CHAPTER-5
RECOMMENDATION & CONCLUSION:
Based on the present study, the following recommendations have been recommended for tea cultivation with associate crops of this tea garden:
i. Good quality of mother tea bush of proven varieties should be established for continuous supply of cuttings and seedlings at a lower cost.
ii. Establishment of Nucleus Clone Plot (NCP) for high yield variety of seedlings is necessary.
iii. The tea planter should be provided with technical expertise and managerial training about site selection, site suitability study, proper spacing and tending operations of tea cultivation to ensure maximum proper utilization of the land and for sustainable yield of production.
iv. The essential materials which are needed for the cultural operation such as pesticides, weedicide, fungicide and fertilizers must be provided adequately.
v. Study reveals that there is limited research on associated crops. So extensive research should be conducted to cultivate effective crops.
vi. Species and site suitability study should be should be conducted about associated crops for tea estate.
vii. Different workshop and seminar should be arranged with estate owners and management authority about associated crops.
Conclusion:
Farming is an extensive man made culture to fulfill the day to day demand of directly or indirectly needed commodities. Tea garden covers a large amount of land of our country. To fulfill the growing demand from the tea estate, different technologies about tea and other associated crops should be introduced. Associated crops would improve the tea ecosystem which need for sustainable production. So it is right time for proper utilization of resources to get maximum benefit. Proper utilization and management of associated crops along with tea in the tea estate could help increase the socioeconomic condition of the country.
