TEA PRODUCTION

cultivation of the tea plant, usually done in large commercial operations. The plant, a species of evergeen (Camellia sinensis), is valued for its young leaves and leaf buds, from which the tea beverage is produced. This article treats the cultivation of the tea plant. For information on the processing of tea and the history of its use, see the article tea. Additional reading T. Eden, Tea, 3rd ed. (1976). Campbell Ronald Harler The Editors of the Encyclopdia Britannica