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2. Fertilizer Application:
Which type of fertilizers are applied in tea estate?
a) Chemical Fertilizer only
b) Organic Fertilizer only
c) Tea waste compost only
d) Chemical and organic
e) Green Manure
f) None of the above
If chemical fertilizers are used, how much quantity are applied in which frequency?
3. Pruning
3.1) When and how many times is the pruning applied in tea estate?
Plucking Intervals
Pluck Type Plucked Month / Duration Frequency / plucking Remarks (Quantity)
(Mention the order season
as I, II, III in
brackets)
Fine / Medium
( )
Coarse
( )
Very Coarse
( )
Characteristic of CTC Tea
Grade Name
(Apply codes Production
Category Size Appearance
given in Quantity
notes)
Biggest granular size tea with embedded
> 10 mesh fibre or clean appearance
Bolder grade with granulation and black
> 12 mesh and clean appearance
CTC Leaf
Medium sized and granular clean teas
Grade > 16 mesh Medium granulation with a little flaky
particles
Small sized and granular shape with a
> 24 mesh little flackiness
Granular fine particles with clean
= 24 mesh appearances
> 30 mesh
Finer particles of dust with clan
CTC Dust > 40 mesh appearance smaller than PD
Grade Black and clean powdery appearance
> 50 mesh smaller than RD
Black clean very fine particles with heavy
= 50 mesh density
Finer powdery dust clean fibre
Notes: Flower Pekoe (FP); Pekoe (PEK); Broken Orange Pekoe (BOP); Broken Pekoe (BP); Pekoe Fannings (PF);
Pekoe Fannings one (PF1); Pekoe Dust one (PD1); Pekoe Dust (PD); Red Dust (RD); Super Red Dust (SRD); Super
Fine Dust (SFD); Fine Dust (FD)
Stem
Leaf
2. If you use chemical pesticides, for what purpose do you use them? (apply tick)
a) Weeds control b) Fungi / mold control c) Insect and pest control d) Others (if any, specify)
3) Which type of chemical pesticide do you prefer? a) Broad spectrum b) Pest specific c) Do not know
4) Which chemicals do you use in the tea estate?
S. N. Pesticides Applic Frequency Application Remarks
ation Period
Dose
Herbicides
Sickle(pretilachlor 50%)
RUNOUT (Glyphoste 41% S.L)
RUNOUT-71(Ammonium salt of Glyphosate
71% S.G)
SEIZURE(parquate dichloride 24% S.L)
Insecticides
RUBY
SENSEX GOLD (Imidacloprid 70% W.G)
SENSEX 200 S.L (Imidacloprid 17.8% S.L)
SLAYER (Thiamethoxam 25% W.G)
NIZE(Acetamipride 20% S.P)
CHETAK(Acephate 75% S.P)
MONOMAR(Monocrotophs 36% S.L)
SARPANCH(Deltamethrin 1% + Triazophos
35% E.C.)
AMAZER(Fenpyroximate 5%E.C)
Herbicides
MERCURY (Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb
63% W.P)
29) Can chemical pesticides can be dangerous? Yes / No; If harmful, what is the damage?
a) To human health b) To Animal health c) To Wildlife d) Water bodies e) To all of these f) Others
30) What can be done to minimize the negative effects of the chemical pesticides?
31) Have you, or anyone else in the household ever felt any discomfort or illness after pesticide application?
Yes / No / Sometimes / Don’t know; If yes, what was your feeling? Nausea / Vomiting / Headache / Skin irritation /
Eye irritation / Long-term problems / Others
comparative analysis for select socio economic environmental indicators (1 for yes and 0 for no)
Indicators CTC Workers Orthodox Workers
Occupational poor health
performance
Salary / income generation
Labour rights addressed
Impact on the community
Increased social
satisfaction