Encyclopaedia of Natural Wealth of India : Vol. 2: Tea in India/Bala Subramaniam. 1995, 126 p., col. photos, $17 (Vol. II).
Contents: Introduction. 1. History of tea. 2. The tea-plant and its home. 3. Climate and soil requirements. 4. Inputs for cultivation. 5. Evolving elite bushes. 6. Cultural practices. 7. Pruning and plucking. 8. Manufacture and quality of tea. 9. Tea and its uses. 10. Trade and marketing. 11. Further reading. Index.
"Tea, coffee and cocoa are the three important non-alcoholic beverages from nature's rich storehouse of plant resources. Of the three, tea is the oldest known and the most popular beverage.
"This profusely illustrated book, written in an easy-to-understand style, gives an overview of the tea trade especially the role of Indian tea industry in the world tea market. This book also focusses on the history, characteristics of the plant, genetic improvement of the bush, cultivation, different types of tea and their manufacture, therapeutic properties, and nutritive value of the beverage." (jacket)
[Bala Subramaniam is a Scientist with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. His books include Chromosome Atlas of Flowering Plants of the Indian Subcontinent.]
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