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INTRODUCTION

National Tea Research Institute is working under the auspices of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Ministry of Science & Technology, Islamabad. It has been established in 1986 as National Tea Research Station on 50 acres of land in district Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and upgraded to the level of Institute in 1996. NTRI comprises:

 

 

OBJECTIVES

• Standardize techniques of vegetative propagation for efficient multiplication, distribution of improved planting materials.

• Increase the yield and improve the quality of tea by evolving high yielding and quality clones as well as seeds through breeding.

• Standardize culture practice for efficient management to maintain high productivity; formulate and update fertilizer policy in relation to nutrient status of soil and soil-fertilizer relationship.

• Investigate into the manufacturing problems and improvement of factory machinery.

• Investigate into the bio-chemical as well as improved processing aspects of tea manufacture and other factors for improvement of its quality.

• Study the bio-ecology of pests, diseases, weeds of tea to develop remedial measures for their effective control by use of chemicals and cultural operation.

• Training for tea growers on the production and cultivation technologies.

 

RESEARCH PRIORITIES

• Evaluation and Selection of exotic and indigenous high yielding bushes and their multiplication (Genetic Improvement).

• Nutritional requirements

• Plant protection

• Weed management

• Intercropping at initial stage of plantation.

• Nursery raising & its management.

• Tea quality.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Survey and identification of 64000 hectare of land suitable for tea plantation in districts Mansehra, Battagram, Swat (KPK) and 2000 in AJ&K.

• Establishment of 14.4 hectare tea garden at NTRI at 1000 masl.

• Establishment of Experimental Tea Garden at Battal 1500 masl.

• Demonstration of tea crop on farmer’s field in different agro-ecological zones in districts Mansehra, Battagram & Swat, Bajur Agency (FATA) and AJ&K.

• Establishment a progeny garden of 14 different varieties at NTRI.

• Developed the adopted Clonal garden . Preparation/processing of manual green tea.

• Establishment of Black Tea Processing Plant (one ton/day) capacity.

• Establishment of Pilot Green Tea Processing Plant (80 – 150 kg/day) capacity.

• Training of small tea growers/progressive farmers.

 

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

• Developed production technology and disseminated among the tea growers.

• Imparted training to tea small tea grower for manufacturer of green tea at their field.

 

ONGOING RESEARCH STUDIES

• Control of aphids infesting different tea clones with E.M.

• Comparative performance of Chinese, Turkish & Indonesian tea cuttings in nursery and control of aphids with Bio-agents.

• Performance of sand rooted cuttings of tea in soil media .

• Comparative evaluation of tea seed viability preserved in different media.

• Study field performance of tea nursery plants of different ages.

• Yield response of different tea varieties under similar set of environment at NTRI.

• Effect of spray of different fertilizer mixtures on the growth of tea (Camellia sinensis L) cuttings.

• Evaluation of tea germplasm for their nursery performance.

• Different techniques of dormancy breaking of tea seed and germination 

• Effect of different pruning timings on the yield of tea.

• Effect of foliar applied nitrogen fertilizer on the yield and quality of mature tea.

 

DISCIPLINE/SECTIONS OF NTRI

• Soil Science

• Horticulture/Agronomy/Plant breeding

• Bio-Chemistry/Tea Quality

• Plant protection/Pathology

• Transfer Technology

 

TEA RESEARCH & ADVISORY UNITS (TRAU) OF NTRI TRAU, Swat (KPK) TRAU, Battagram (KPK)
	Farmer’s Tea Garden

Tea Plantation in Pakistan

Farmers Field (Baffa)	1958
PARC (Baffa)	1976-77
PARC (Battal, Dewly)	1982
PC-I (National Tea Research Station)	1984-85
Establishment of NTRS  (Shinkiari)	1986
Chinese Experts	1986-89
National  Tea Research Institute (NTRI)	1996
Establishment of Black Tea Processing Plant at NTRI	2001

 

TECHNICAL MANPOWER

Scientists                    In position          Vacant              Total

Director                       01                 -                  01

SSO                           03                 -                  03     

SO                             05                 02                07

 

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