Ø China type
Ø Assam-type
Ø Manipuri-type
Ø Burma-type
Ø Hybrid-I
Ø Hybrid-II
Ø Hybrid-III, etc.
A great deal of research has been devoted to the vegetative propagation of tea with a view to produce commercial plants having superior yield and quality attributes. To this endeavor, Russia, Japan, India and Sri Lanka have made a great contribution. Russian clone No. 257 (out of 16 released), Indian TV1 (out of 24 released) and the 2020 series of Sri Lanka and Yabukita of Japan were found to be excellent. In Bangladesh, six outstanding clones, namely BT1, BT2, BT3, BT4, BT5 and BT6 have so far been released. Of these clones, BT2 combines high yield and flavor throughout the season.
