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Details of Tea Seed Stocks

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  Biclonal Seed  A hybridisation between two selected clones under natural condition is called Biclonal Seed. TS-378 Parents - 14/5/35 X 14/6/28 Best in Manufacturing - CTC. Remarks - Standard Clone Drought Resistance - Moderate Tolerant.  TS-379 Parents - 14/5/35  X  14/12/16 Best in Manufacturing - CTC. Remarks - Standard Clone Drought Resistance - Moderate Tolerant.  TS-397 Parents - 19/29/13  X  19/35/2 Best in Manufacturing - CTC. Remarks - Standard Clone Drought Resistance - Moderate Tolerant.  TS-449 Parents -  19/31/14  X  19/29/13 Best in Manufacturing - CTC. Remarks - Standard Clone Drought Resistance - Moderate Tolerant.  TS-450 Parents - 20/23/1 X 270/2/13 Best in Manufacturing - CTC. Remarks - Standard Clone Drought Resistance - Moderate Tolerant.  TS-462 Parents - 19/29/13 X 124/48/8 Best in Manufacturing - CTC. Remarks - Standard Clone Drought Resistance - Moderate Tolerant.  TS-463 Parents - 19/29/13 X 107/14 Best in Manufacturing - CTC. Remarks - Standard Clone Drought

Details of Tea Clones

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  Tea Clones Develop a new Tea plants from its cuttings is called Tea Clones. Tocklai Vegetative Clones:- TV-1   Parents - Assam - China(Cinnamara) Year of Release             - 1949 Best in Manufacturing - CTC (The taste of CTC Teas is minty). Remarks - Standard Clone(Yield 3000 -3500 kgs MTPH). It tips are light golden colour and very susceptible for pest attack.  Drought Resistance - Tolerant TV-2 Parents - Assam(Betjan) Year of Release             - 1949 Best in Manufacturing - Orthodox Remarks - Standard Clone Drought Resistance - Susceptible TV-3 Parents - Assam (Rajgarh) Year of Release              - 1949 Best in Manufacturing - Orthodox Remarks - Standard Clone Drought Resistance - Susceptible TV-4 Parents - Assam (Betjan) Year of Release              - 1959 Best in Manufacturing - Orthodox Remarks - Standard Clone Drought Resistance - Susceptible TV-5 Parents - Assam (Betjan) Year of Release              - 1959 Best in Manufacturing - Orthodox Remarks - Standard Clone Drought

Returns & Notices in Tea Management

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Returns in Tea Management These are the main returns of Tea Estate to government offices... Form -1 - Fortnightly Provident fund contribution, advance & deduction return. Form - 2 - Yearly Renewal of factory licence. Form -3 - P.F. nomination form. Form -4 - P.F. Settlement form Form -5 - P.F. Annual return. Form -11 - Annual return under meternity benefit(Presently 84 days providing). Form -12 - Annual labour office return. Form -16 - Annual return to ALC. Form -18 -Notice for  Accident. Form -20 - Hospital feeder Register. Form -21 - Annual factory return of mandays. Form -22 - Half yearly factory return. Form -26 - Accident register form Form -III - Annual labour office return. Form -IV - Annual factory return in about mandays. Form -IV A & B - Annual return of payment & wages.(Rs 3 allowance/day in spraying) Form - C- Assam tea employes welfare vfund act. Form -D - Annual return of bonus payment. Form -E - Annual Tea board return. ER-1 - Monthly central excise factory

Orthodox Tea Processing

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Processing of Orthodox Tea Orthodox Tea - In the process we use rolling tables to roll the leaves and turn them into half opened leaves. These teas are best in brisk & fragrance but soft in liquor. Stages of manufacturing - 1. Plucking - The process in which pluck 1 bud with 2 small leaves from top of bushes, best if plucked only buds.  For Orthodox manufacturing we pluck leaves in early morning to avoid tiny black spots on Orthodox teas. 2. Collection - The plucked leaves is collected after weighment in crate to maintain their softness.  3. Transportation - Then by vehicle, it is send to factory for manufacturing 4. Withering - By this process we deduct moisture from leaves to concentrate theine alcoloid in control measures. For Orthodox - 40-45% loss weight from leaves @4%/ hour. Determine moisture% - By K.B. moisture meter we can determine withering. In this process we take 5 gram CTC cutting wither leaves and keep it in K.B Moisture Meter for 25 minutes and then weight, the

Type of Teas

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Types of Tea Black Tea - The value of a tea from its infusion (,clour, brightness, quality, strength, briskness & flavour) and appearance of the dry leaf particles(Fibre less, blackish & brightness like black pearl). Quality of Tea - It is something that stimulates the taste- buds of the tonge and has the effect of enhancing the value of aroma.  Type of processing in Tea - 1. CTC Teas - In the process we use CTC machines for cutting & crushing of leaves and turn them into small rounded teas after processing. These teas are strong & hard in liquor. 2. Orthodox Tea - In the process we use rolling tables to roll the leaves and turn them into half opened leaves. These teas are best in brisk & fragrance but soft in liquor. 3. Green Teas - In the process steamed the leaves after Plucking and dried them for better oxidation, then it turn in little brown colour. 4. Oolong Teas - In the process leaves are withered in sun's shade and oxidated before curling. This a

CTC Tea processing

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  Processing of CTC Tea  CTC Teas - In the process we use CTC(Curling Tearing Crushing) machines for crushing & cutting of leaves and turn them into small rounded teas after processing. These teas are strong & hard in liquor. Discovered & patent by - W. Merkhar in 1930 Black Tea - The value of a tea from its infusion (,clour, brightness, quality, strength,  briskness & flavour) and appearance of the dry leaf particles(Fibre less, blackish & brightness like black pearl). Quality of Tea - It is something that stimulates the taste- buds of the tonge and has the effect of enhancing the value of aroma. Stages of manufacturing - 1. Plucking - The process in which pluck 1 bud with 2 & 3 leaves leaves and single banjhies from top of bushes. 2. Collection - The plucked leaves is collected after weighment in crate to maintain their softness.  3. Transportation - Then by vehicle, it is send to factory in crate for manufacturing 4. Withering - By this process we deduct

Management in Tea

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Management in Tea Management is the way of Administration to manage the resources and achieve the goal in minimum costing with high productivity by proper planning and supervising.  Points to do for better Management - 1.Development programme - Prepare a 3 years Estate's devlopment & yield improving programme. 2. Deployment Programme - Prepare a daily deployment list of workers monthwise on the basis of SP-NP & other work activities. 3. Seasonal Calendar/Yearly Budget - prepare a yearly calendar monthwise with all Cultivation activities, mandays requirment and costing(including material & wages). 4. Cultivation Programme - Prepare a cultivation work list with planning  (datewise) and require mandays task & area wise to do as... Drain Digging(In LP section),  Drain cleaning (In UP, DS & MS),  Hoeing (In RP & MP),  Forking (In LP),  Ground levelling,  Cheeling (In DS & MS),  Weeding(In Young Teas),  Pahi & Passage cutting (In UP,MS & DS),  Hand le