Question

With reference to the cultivation of tea answer the following:
(i) Why is tea grown on hill slopes?
(ii) Why tea bushes have to be pruned at regular intervals?

Answer 1

• Tea requires heavy rainfall for its growth, but stagnant water is injurious to its roots.
  
• Tea plantation demands evenly distributed rainfall with no water logging problems.

• The hill slopes provide an easy drainage of the rainwater, hence prevents the conditions of waterlogging.
• Tea bushes have to be pruned at regular intervals because it is convenient for picking the tea leaves on a regular basis. Also, pruning helps in bring fresh leaves and buds on the tea plant.