Tea CropBioLife
Application
CropBioLife is a plant foliar spray that boosts plant and soil health.
CropBioLife is a 100 % natural flavonoid- based spray, developed from naturally
occurring bitter-orange extract. This application data sheet contains an overview of CropBioLife application on tree crops – including what to expect, results, and spray rates.
CropBioLife is exceptional at supporting the growth phases in tea crops
• Gibberelic acid and Cytokinins promote bud burst in stage 2.
• During dormancy there will be an increased activity of root growth whereby enhanced levels of Cytokinins are found.
• Auxin, produced in the apex and transported down the stem, is thought to inhibit the production of auxin in lateral buds, hence inhibiting lateral bud growth.
This assumes that the export of auxin from the lateral bud is required for growth.
Spray Application
The following table shows the spray rates and timing that we recommend based on 10 years of trial work.
Crop
Tea
Dose Rate
Apply 200 mls of CropBioLife per 100 litres of water.
Stage 2
Apply CropBioLife per the
flyer dose rate
Stage 4
Apply CropBioLife per the
flyer dose rate
Stages of growth:
The following table shows the spray rates and timing that we recommend based on 10 years of trial work.
Bud Burst Expansion of Cataphylls (Lower Leaf)
Initiation of Shoot
Present of high concentration
of Gibberelins
Fluch leaves growth
shoot expansion
Decrease in levels of Zeatin
Riboside
Expansion of final flush
leaf shoot expansion done
Initiation of Shoot
Increase in Auxin Hormones
- Endogenous shoot growth
hormoneconcentration of
Gibberelins
Leaf expansion done, dormancy initiates
leaf sam multiplication
of leaf shoot Apical Meristem
Requirement of long days, high
photosynthetic requirement
and high night temperature.
Long light days, 16 hours
needed, pruning is essential to
increase the quality. Yield will
decrease if not for the optimum environment conditions
Fresh leaves are
harvested as Green Tea
.