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

🇮🇳 India

Taste & characteristics

firmaromatic

Parentage: Selektion der UPASI-Teeforschung (var. assamica / südindischer Typ)
Breeder: UPASI Tea Research Foundation (Valparai, Tamil Nadu)
Pollination: self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

UPASI-series clone adapted to South-Indian elevations; good drought tolerance.

Basis for Nilgiri black tea; year-round plucking thanks to mild highland climate.

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