THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PH STATUS OF SOIL IN TEA PLANT CULTIVATING PROVINCES AND SOIL PROPERTIES IN TURKEY

TURAN M. A.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, vol.29, no.3, pp.1734-1740, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.1734-1740
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Tea plant is grown only in the area starting from the Georgian border and extending to Fatsa in the West in Turkey. It is desirable that the soils cultivated for tea plant should be acid reactive. Tea plant develops optimally in soils ranging from pH 4.5 to 6.0. When the pH in the soil decreases below 4.0 for any reason, the tea plant cannot develop normally and quality fresh leaves cannot be produced. Therefore, qualified black tea cannot be obtained.