03. Irrigation to the Tea Field

Irrigation must be provided to the tea plantation to reduce the water stress which occurs in the tea plants during the dry season. If terraces are dug in the field, they should be 1 m wide at 2 m vertical intervals and also have a 1:30 gradient for drainage. Irrigation should be provided to the loss amount by the evopo-transpiration. Irrigation of the tea plantations are carried out with the portable, semi-portable and permanent portable equipments consisting of pumps, pipes and sprinklers. The water must be analyzed before it is supplied to the field to check its chemical composition and to detect the presence of any toxic products or excess mineral salts.