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What to Do When Tea Plants Bloom? These Response Methods You Should Know

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Yu Huaijiong from Guihua Village, Yuping Town, Hongya County wrote in saying: At present, local tea plants are blooming and fruiting heavily, consuming the tea plants' nutrients and affecting next year's tea yield. He asked what pollution-free pesticide could be used to remove the flowers and fruits produced by the tea plants, to ensure a bumper tea harvest next year. Liao Changli, a tea cultivation expert from Pujiang County, answered: This year's climate featured high temperatures and drought in the early period, increased rainfall in the later period, which caused waterlogging in some low-lying areas with poor drainage, as well as the recent warm winter - these three factors have led to tea plants blooming and fruiting in some areas of our province. This phenomenon will inevitably affect next year's tea yield.

Yu Huaijiong from Guihua Village, Yuping Town, Hongya County wrote in saying: At present, local tea plants are blooming and fruiting heavily, consuming the tea plants' nutrients and affecting next year's tea yield. He asked what pollution-free pesticide could be used to remove the flowers and fruits produced by the tea plants, to ensure a bumper tea harvest next year.

Liao Changli, a tea cultivation expert from Pujiang County, answered: This year's climate featured high temperatures and drought in the early period, increased rainfall in the later period, which caused waterlogging in some low-lying areas with poor drainage, as well as the recent warm winter - these three factors have led to tea plants blooming and fruiting in some areas of our province. This phenomenon will inevitably affect next year's tea yield. To solve this problem, two approaches can be taken. First, physical measures. Manual picking to remove flowers and fruits. This is the simplest and most economical measure. At the same time, pruning branches and leaves can break the tea plants' growth pattern to ensure a bumper tea harvest next year. In addition, for tea gardens with waterlogging, the drainage problem must also be solved. Second, chemical control measures. For tea plants that are blooming and fruiting, hormone-based growth regulators containing abscisic acid can be used, with the trade name ethephon. However, because this regulator is a senescence-promoting agent, if the concentration is not properly controlled, it can easily produce side effects. Therefore, it is recommended to use it with caution. In addition, some nitrogen fertilizer can be applied to help the tea plants grow.

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