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Article

Exogenous Application of Thidiazuron, Carbaryl, Ethephon, and Lime Sulphur Promotes Flower Abscission and Suppresses Tea Pests in the Tea Plant Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze

by
Meina Jin
1,
Xiaoyue Lun
1,
Ruirui Zhang
1,
Yu Zhang
1,
Xiangzhi Zhang
1,
Feiyu Guan
1,
Liping Wang
1,
Yiheng Ying
1,
Zhengqun Zhang
1,* and
Xiuxiu Xu
2,*
1
Department of Tea Science, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
2
Tea Research Institute of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 202 Gongye North Road, Jinan 250100, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Agriculture 2025, 15(2), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15020150
Submission received: 29 November 2024 / Revised: 30 December 2024 / Accepted: 10 January 2025 / Published: 12 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
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Abstract

Tea plants Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze consume substantial quantities of water and nutrients during the flowering period, which can adversely affect the yield and quality of tea plants. Therefore, the effects of thidiazuron, carbaryl, ethephon, and lime sulphur on flower buds and flower abscission in tea plants were investigated. The photosynthetic characteristics and biochemical components, the electrical conductivity of leaves, and the occurrence of insect pests and frost damage in the tea plants were assessed following the exogenous application of these chemicals. The results showed that 0.015, 0.03, and 0.06% thidiazuron, 0.08% ethephon, and 2.0 and 3.0% lime sulphur significantly promoted tea flower buds and flower abscission. Thidiazuron notably increased the concentrations of total amino acids, caffeine, catechin, and soluble sugar in tea leaves while reducing leaf electrical conductivity to some extent. Additionally, it also suppressed the occurrence of Empoasca onukii Matsuda (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and Apolygus lucorum Meyer-Dür (Hemiptera: Miridae). Furthermore, thidiazuron enhanced both the length and weight of tea shoots the following early spring. Application of 3.0% lime sulphur enhanced chlorophyll a and b, carotenoid, catechin, and caffeine and decreased the number of Aleurocanthus spiniferus Quaintanca (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on the tea plants. However, no significant differences in frost damage were observed across treatments. Overall, exogenous application of the chemicals, particularly thidiazuron, effectively reduced flower production, altered key biochemical components, controlled tea pests, and ultimately enhanced tea productivity.
Keywords: tea plants; flower abscission; tea pests; thidiazuron; biochemical components tea plants; flower abscission; tea pests; thidiazuron; biochemical components

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Jin, M.; Lun, X.; Zhang, R.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, X.; Guan, F.; Wang, L.; Ying, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Xu, X. Exogenous Application of Thidiazuron, Carbaryl, Ethephon, and Lime Sulphur Promotes Flower Abscission and Suppresses Tea Pests in the Tea Plant Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze. Agriculture 2025, 15, 150. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15020150

AMA Style

Jin M, Lun X, Zhang R, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Guan F, Wang L, Ying Y, Zhang Z, Xu X. Exogenous Application of Thidiazuron, Carbaryl, Ethephon, and Lime Sulphur Promotes Flower Abscission and Suppresses Tea Pests in the Tea Plant Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze. Agriculture. 2025; 15(2):150. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15020150

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Jin, Meina, Xiaoyue Lun, Ruirui Zhang, Yu Zhang, Xiangzhi Zhang, Feiyu Guan, Liping Wang, Yiheng Ying, Zhengqun Zhang, and Xiuxiu Xu. 2025. "Exogenous Application of Thidiazuron, Carbaryl, Ethephon, and Lime Sulphur Promotes Flower Abscission and Suppresses Tea Pests in the Tea Plant Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze" Agriculture 15, no. 2: 150. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15020150

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Jin, M., Lun, X., Zhang, R., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Guan, F., Wang, L., Ying, Y., Zhang, Z., & Xu, X. (2025). Exogenous Application of Thidiazuron, Carbaryl, Ethephon, and Lime Sulphur Promotes Flower Abscission and Suppresses Tea Pests in the Tea Plant Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze. Agriculture, 15(2), 150. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15020150

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