1. History of tea in India………Brajinder Singh and R.K. Sud
   Introduction
   Tea in Assam
   Tea in Darjeeling
   Tea in South India
   Tea in Uttarakhand
   Tea in Kangra valley

2. Genetic improvement of tea…..S. Singh, Ashok Kumar, S. Karthigeyan and P.S. Ahuja
   Introduction
   Origin and distribution
   Germplasm resources and conservation
   Problems of tea production and breeding
   Breeding objectives
   Inheritance of yield and quality traits
   Breeding approaches for genetic improvement of tea
   Future strategies

3. Tea applied genomics: utilizing genetic variability and current genomic tools to enhance productivity.    …..R.K. Sharma, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Rahul Kumar, Himanshu Sharma and P.S. Ahuja
   Background
   Population and genetic diversity
   Assessment of gene flow among the gobal tea cultyivations other than centre of origin
   DNA fingerprints for unique identification
   Establishment of genetic uniformity
   SSR marker development
   Genome mapping and quantitative trait loci (QTLs) mapping
   Opportunities and prospects

4. Plant propagation…..R.K. Sud
   Introduction
   Requirements
   Nursery structure
   Vegetative propagation
   Raising seedlings
   Centring of nursery plants
   Raising grafted plants

5. Tea seed and its biology…..Amita Bhattacharya, R.K. Ogra, Om Prakash and R.S. Shekhawat
   Introduction
   Biclonal and polyclonal seeds
   Flowering and pollination
   Fruit and seed development
   Seed bearing pattern
   Seed morphology
   Germination
   Physiology of tea seeds
   Storage
   Uses

6. Young tea management……R.D. Singh
   Young tea raising
   Mulching
   Intercropping in young tea
   Root growth in young tea
   Tillage
   Water requirement

7. Tea pruning……R.K. Sud
   Definition and importance
   Objectives of pruning
   Types of pruning
   Types of skiffing
   Level and time of pruning and skiffing
   Pre-requisites for pruning
   Pruning and biochemical changes
   Pruning and hormones
   Pest infestation in relation to pruning
   Post pruning care
   Pruning cycle
   Other management practices during pruning season
   Development of unproductive and abandoned tea plantations
   Future area of work

8. Tea plucking…..R.K. Sud
   Definition and importance
   Basics of plucking
   Tipping
   Shoot growth and crop distribution
   Systems of plucking
   Standards of plucking
   Plucking interval
   Management of different flushes in kangra
   Yield vs quality
   Harvesting quality crop
   Future lines of work

9. Mechanization in tea…..K.K. Singh
   Introduction
   Engine operated sprayers
   Aeroplanes and helicopter sprayer
   Tea plucking machine
   Shear harvesting
   Motorized harvesting can be classified as follows
   Self –propelled machines
   Mechanization of pruning
   Mechanical up rooting of tea
   Bio-composting

10. Plant nutrition….R.D. Singh
   Deficiency of important nutrient elements in tea
   Use of Fertilizers
   Nitrogen
   Phosphorus
   Potassium
   Calcium
   Magnesium
   Sulphur
   Micronutrients
   Zinc
   Manganese
   Copper
   Boron
   Aluminum
   Selenium
   Trace elements as chelates
   Fertilizer and tea quality
   Time of fertilizer application
   Method of application
   Plant nutrition in young tea
   Age of plantation and fertilizer use
   Fertilizer use and root growth
   Mulching and nutrient uptake
   Pruning vs fertilizer levels
   Leaf analysis for diagnosis
   Importance of soil testing

11. Water management in tea…..K. K. Singh
   Introduction
   Study of hydrological data
   Estimation of crop evapotranspiration
   Water management in tea
   Irrigation in tea
   Water application methods
   Drainage in tea
   Design discharge of open ditch
   Design of open drains
   Sub surface drainage
   Lay out of drainage system

12. Disease management in tea…..Arvind Gulati and R.K. Sud
   Leaf diseases
   Stem diseases
   Root diseases
   Management strategies for primary root disease

13. Managing weeds in tea…..R.D. Singh
   Critical period
   Reasons for weed infestation in tea
   Losses caused due to weeds in tea
   Weed management
   New herbicides
   Quality of water and bioefficacy of herbicide solution
   Physical and mechanical methods
   Weed biology
   Benefits of weeds in tea crop management
   Economics of weed management
   Suggested cultural practices

14. Insect and mite pests of tea and their management…..Gireesh Nadda, S.G. Eswara Reddy and Adarsh         Shanker
   Sucking pests
   Lepidopteran pests
   Coleopteran pests
   Mite pests (acarina)
   Soil pests
   Minor pests

15. Pesticide residues in tea…..Yogesh B. Pakade and Adarsh Shanker
   Introduction
   Fate of pesticides
   Fate of pesticides residue during processing
   Fate of pesticides during infusion
   Methods for determination of pesticide residues
   Mrls in tea and global trade
   Conclusions

16. Organic tea farming…...R.D. Singh
   Planting material
   Manuring
   Mulching
   Technical efficiency
   Scope

17. Plant physiological approaches for enhancing productivity in tea…..S.K. Vats and P.K. Nagar
   Introduction
   Effect of environmental factors on tea
   Dry matter production
   Winter dormancy
   Dormancy and plant growth regulators
   Plant growth regulators for crop improvement

18. Tea biochemistry….Ashu Gulati
   Polyphenols
   L-theanine (n5-ethyl-glutamine)
   Caffeine
   Lipids
   Biogenesis of aroma during manufacture
   Polyphenol oxidase

19. Tea manufacture…..Ashu Gulati
   Green tea
   Oolong tea
   Black tea
   Leaf preconditioning machine for withering
   Other developments in tea technology

20. Diversified tea products….H.P. Singh, Brajinder Singh and Mahesh Gupta
   Tea as major nutraceuticals base
   CSIR-IHBT role in developing tea nutraceuticals
   Future trends

21. Some recent innovations in tea biotechnology…..Anil Sood, Madhu Sharma, Amita Bhattacharya, Sanjay Kumar, R.K. Sharma, P.K. Nagar, Om Prakash and P.S. Ahuja
   Introduction
   Tea glutamine synthetase: gene isolation, characterization and exploration
   Molecular diagnostics using DNA markers
   Physiological and molecular basis of winter dormancy
   Response of tea to drought
   Molecular basis of catechin biosynthesis in tea
   Tea micropropagation
   Rooting, hardening and field transfer of tissue culture raised plants
   Somatic embryogenesis
   Synthetic seeds
   Tea transgenics
   Conclusion