Sustainable Practices in Tea Plantations
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 April 2026 | Viewed by 805
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tea; ecological management; soil microorganisms; quality control; physiology and biochemistry
Interests: tea; germplasm resources; tea processing; quality control
Interests: tea; ecological restoration; soil acidification; quality control
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Against the backdrop of intensifying global climate change and ecological security challenges, the sustainable transformation of tea plantations has become a core issue in the horticultural industry. This Special Issue, entitled "Sustainable Practices in Tea Plantations", aims to systematically explore the synergistic mechanisms for resource optimization, environmental resilience, and economic feasibility within tea cultivation ecosystems.
The research encompasses key technological breakthroughs in soil health management, the breeding of elite germplasm, the control of biotic and abiotic stresses, and carbon neutrality pathways (e.g., carbon-sink agroforestry intercropping models). Simultaneously, this Special Issue examines policy-driven certification system development and innovations in value distribution across the entire industry chain, facilitating a paradigm shift from a "yield-oriented" approach to a triad paradigm of "quality–low carbon–equity".
This collection integrates interdisciplinary findings from tea plantation ecology, precision agriculture, and circular economy. It not only provides solutions to critical bottlenecks such as tea replanting obstacles and chemical dependency, but also lays a scientific foundation for establishing climate-smart farming standards for the global tea industry.
Dr. Qi Zhang
Prof. Dr. Jianghua Ye
Prof. Dr. Haibin Wang
Dr. Kai Su
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable tea plantation management
- targeted quality regulation
- precision agriculture technologies
- resource recycling and reuse
- climate-resilient cultivation practices
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