TEA RESEARCH ASSOCIATION TOCKLAI TEA RESEARCH INSTITUTE JORHAT , ASSAM

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1 TEA RESEARCH ASSOCIATION TOCKLAI TEA RESEARCH INSTITUTE JORHAT , ASSAM Bulletin of crop and weather for the of December 2016, Darjeeling CROP (Kg) RAINFALL () TEMPERATURE ( 0 C) Mirik 12,317 10,07,701 2,792 12,03, Kurseong (N) 3,609 9,20,246 4,531 9,81, Kurseong (S) 3,326 11,61,874 4,485 11,53, Darjeeling (E) 9,264 11,70,869 8,104 11,84, Darjeeling (W) 4,418 7,04,593 4,591 6,11, Rungbung Valley 27,996 5,75,888 13,973 5,87, Teesta Valley 22,568 14,76,052 13,691 13,82, TOTAL Remarks: Both, average maximum and minimum temperature was higher by around 2 deg C during December this year compared with the same of last year. Helopeltis and red spider were the coon pests in various sub areas. Page 1 of 8

2 Bulletin of crop and weather for the of December 2016, Terai CROP (Kg) RAINFALL () TEMPERATURE ( 0 C) Terai (N) Terai (S) Terai (W) TOTAL Please note that above figures are averages of 13 gardens. Remark: During the of December, 2016, west terai sub area produced more crop and North & South Terai produced less crop in comparison to the corresponding of December, However, the to-date production was less in all the sub area as compared to last year. The to-date crop produced by entire Terai (avg. of 3 sub areas) was less by 3.7% than that of last year. Rainfall received during the was more than the corresponding of As regards to insect pests, resurgence of Looper, Red spider, Helopeltis, Thrips and Greenfly in mild level were reported from all the sub areas. Page 2 of 8

3 Bulletin of crop and weather for the of December 2016, Nagrakata CROP (Kg) RAINFALL () TEMPERATURE ( 0 C) Todate Damdim (9) Chulsa (6) Nagrakata (4) Binnaguri (12) Dalgaon (4) Kalchini (5) Jainti (5) TOTAL Goalpara (2) Note: The figures in parenthesis indicate the no. of estates sampled. Remarks: The crop for the under review as well as do-date crop was ahead by 2.1% and 6.5% respectively across the sub-districts of Dooars as compared to corresponding period of last year. Highest crop gain was observed in Dalgaon sub-district (38.3%) followed by Binnaguri (8.3%), Nagrakata (7.9%) and Goalpara (5.9%) whereas crop loss was seen in Kalchini (19.7%), Damdim (14.8%), Chulsa (3.4%) and Jainti (2%) sub-districts. Both maximum and minimum temperatures during the of December were observed to be higher by 2ºC with compared to last year. Emergence of fresh brood of looper caterpillar has been reported. Sporadic incidence of Helopeltis and red spider mite wasseen in many tea estates of Dooars. Minor incidence of red slug, thrips and green fly was also reported by few gardens. Page 3 of 8

4 Bulletin of crop and weather for the of December 2016, Upper Assam CROP (Kg) RAINFALL () TEMPERATURE ( 0 C) No. of No. of Dibrugarh Panitola Tingrai Doomdooma NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Margherita Naharkatia Moran NA 23.1 NA NA NA NA NA TOTAL *NA: Not available Remark: From crop point of view, widely varying performance has been shown by different estates in December. Margherita sub-district performed extremely well whereas Dibrugarh and Naharkatia sub-districts failed badly. Of course, in absence of crop data from Doomdooma and Moran sub-districts proper comparison could not be made possible. Rainfall received during the also showed wide sub-district-wise variations. Helopeltis and Scale insects remained active in many areas. Fresh brood of Looper caterpillar had also been reported from many estates. Overall crop position of the district remained marginally ahead of last year s crop. Page 4 of 8

5 Bulletin of crop and weather for the of December 2016, North Bank CROP (Kg) RAINFALL () TEMPERATURE ( 0 C) No. of Nagaon Tezpore Biswanath & Boroi North Lakhimpore Borsola Mangaldoi TOTAL TRA, Thakurbari Remarks: Crop of North Bank for the of December 2016 remained ahead by 5.55 % than the corresponding of the last year. Todate crop is also ahead by 16.53% than the same period of the last year. ly crop-highest: North Lakhimpur (26.37 %), Lowest: Tezpore ( % ), crop Highest : Tezpore (28.63 % ), Lowest: North Lakhimpur (6.70 ) As per record of Met. Station, TRA, Thakurbari, rainfall during the was against last year value of and to-date rainfall since January 2016 was against last year s record of during the period. Yield achievement of North Bank in 2016 is 1963 kg made tea/ha. Pest/disease during the period under review remained in a low profile. Page 5 of 8

6 Bulletin of crop and weather for the of December 2016, South Bank CROP (Kg) RAINFALL () TEMPERATURE ( 0 C) Todate Jorhat (14) Golaghat (19) Sonari Nazira (17) TOTAL Note: The figures in parenthesis indicate the no. of estates sampled. Remarks: The crop for the of December this year has been higher in all the sub-areas of the South Bank region compared to the of December last year : Jorhat (34.53%), Sonari Nazira (21.51%) and Golaghat (7.46%). The average production of the South Bank region in the of December was higher by 20.79% compared to last year. The to-date crop of the South Bank region upto December, 2016 or the calendar year 2016 has been higher in all the sub-areas of the region compared to last year: Golaghat (16.38%), Jorhat (12.11%), and Sonari Nazira (7.04%). This resulted in a total increase in production of the calendar year 2016 by 11.96% compared to last year. The average rainfall received and number of during the in December, 2016 lower compared to last year. Both the average maximum and minimum temperatures were however, higher in all the -areas of the regions, particularly the average maximum temperature. Pests and diseases were mostly under control in the region during the except for sporadic infestation of Helopeltis and looper caterpillar in some tea estates. Page 6 of 8

7 Bulletin of crop and weather for the of December 2016, Cachar Happy Valley Chutlabeel North Cachar Hailakandi Longai & Karimganj TOTAL CROP (Kg) RAINFALL () TEMPERATURE ( 0 C) Page 7 of 8

8 Bulletin of crop and weather for the of December 2016, Tripura Dharmanagar Kailasahar Tripura (W) Kamalpur Tripura (S) TOTAL CROP (Kg) RAINFALL () TEMPERATURE ( 0 C) Remarks: The year 2016 was a better year as compare to 2015 both in regard to quality (till know) and quantity. The favorable weather during the year and good cultivation practices lead to an increase in to-date crop (15.4%) over Crop for the of December, 2016 was ahead by 49.4% over the corresponding period of last year. Infestation of Helopeltis in spots was reported from few of the estates. Page 8 of 8