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Synopsis The unique feature of the book is the incorporation and synthesis of available knowledge on more operative aspects of tea cultivation, ranging from the history of 5000 years old crop, nursery, planting materials, fertilizer management, pesticide residues, biological control, integrated pest and disease management, organic tea and many more. The present comprehensive book provides adequate information emanated from current and classical research on tea world over, backed by discussions on different facets of tea cultivation and opens up new vistas of discoveries for researchers as well as serve as a vade-mecum for the vigilant tea growers, and offers alternate solutions of persistent problems for policy planners. Relevant interesting information/research findings have been provided in boxes in most of the chapters. Colour photographs, useful diagrams have also been reproduced.