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Agriculture — IV: Cash Crops (2) — Question 20

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Question 5(d)

(i) Name the leading producer of tea in India. State two factors that have helped it to become the leading state in tea production.

(ii) Define the following terms:

  1. Clonal Planting
  2. Pruning
Answer

(i) Assam is the leading producer of tea in India.

Two factors that have helped Assam to become the leading state in tea production are-

  1. No stagnant water due to hilly terrain
  2. Availability of cheap labour

(ii) The definitions of Clonal Planting & Pruning are given below:

  1. Clonal Planting — Tea shrubs can be grown in nurseries from cuttings of high yielding varieties. This is known as clonal planting.
  2. Pruning — Pruning means plucking of tea leaves. Frequent pruning encourages the rapid production of fresh leaves and shoots. Pruning of tea bush starts after two years in order to maintain the height and diameter of the plant limited to one metre.