UPASI-9
Variety of Tea plant · Camellia sinensis
High-yielding South-Indian UPASI clone for the highland tea gardens of the Nilgiris.
Also known as: UPASI TRF 9
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Selektion der UPASI-Teeforschung (var. assamica / südindischer Typ)
- Breeder
- UPASI Tea Research Foundation (Valparai, Tamil Nadu)
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Description
Growth
UPASI-series clone adapted to South-Indian elevations; good drought tolerance.
Yield
Basis for Nilgiri black tea; year-round plucking thanks to mild highland climate.
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