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RIRDC Projects and Results
Project Details
Name |
Green tea profitability and environmental assurance |
|---|---|
Summary |
This project will build upon the results of the recently completed RIRDC green tea project (DAN-227A) to optimise management factors to produce quality Japanese style green tea (Camellia sinensis var. sinensis). This project will have the following objectives: (1) Refine integrated pest and disease management (IPDM), including field pathogen survey and desk-top study to investigate the potential of minor use permits, (2) Achieve high yield and quality green tea whilst caring for the environment particularly in relation to nitrogen nutrition, (3) Examine opportunities to maintain and extend the quality of the freshly-harvested leaves of Japanese green tea, determine green tea quality and investigate alternate uses of tea components, (4) Establish and facilitate a technical steering committee to develop a national approcach to green tea research and development (this may later incorporate broader industry development and economics). Facilitate broad industry communication through second Australian green tea conference. |
Program |
New Plant Products |
Research organisation |
New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment for and on behalf of the State of NSW |
Objective summary |
(1) Refine integrated pest and disease management (IPDM), including field pathogen survey and desk-top study to investigate the potential of minor use permits, (2) Achieve high yield and quality green tea whilst caring for the environment particularly in relation to nitrogen nutrition, (3) Examine opportunities to maintain and extend the quality of the freshly-harvested leaves of Japanese green tea, determine green tea quality and investigate alternate uses of tea components, (4) Establish and facilitate a technical steering committee to develop a national approcach to green tea research and development (this may later incorporate broader industry development and economics). Facilitate broad industry communication through second Australian green tea conference. |
Corporate goal |
Develop new opportunities |
National priority |
Frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian industries |
Rural priority |
Productivity and adding value |
RIRDC goal |
NPP-Culinary Herbs, Spices & Beverages |
Principal researcher |
John Golding, phone (02) 4348 1926 |
Research manager |
Alan Davey, phone (02) 6271 4126 |
Admin contact |
Graham Denney |