ABSTRACT
Tea cultivation under changing climatic conditions Wenyan Han, Xin Li, Peng Yan, Liping Zhang and Golam Jalal Ahammed, Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRI, CAAS), China
1 Introduction
2 Climate change and climatic variability
3 Effects of climate change on the suitability of tea planting areas and plucking duration
4 Effects of climate change on tea production
5 Effects of climate change on tea quality
6 Adaptation and mitigation strategies
7 Conclusion
8 Where to look for further information
9 Acknowledgements
10 References
Intense human activity over the last two centuries has resulted in a rapid global climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that the concentrations of the main greenhouse gases CO2, CH4 and N2O have reached 393.1 ppm, 1819 ppb and 325.1 ppb in 2012, increasing by 41%, 160% and 20%, respectively, compared to the preindustrial era (IPCC, 2013). As a result, the speed of global warming has increased and the global mean surface temperature has increased by 0.85°C over the period 1880-2012. The world meteorological organisation confirmed the continuation of this warming trend over the past few decades, with the five-year period from 2011 to 2015 being the warmest on record globally, and 2015 being the warmest year on record to date (WMO, 2016).
