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Question
What do you understand by the term ‘Clonal Planting’?
Solution
Cuttings are taken from a tea plant known for its special quality and flavour, called the ‘mother plant’ and then grown so as to produce tea shrubs. They are first grown in nurseries apd a year later when they are about 20 cm high they are transplanted to the main tea garden. This is known as clonal planting.
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