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Knowledge quest magazine
Knowledge quest magazine published this article page no 37 it is an indigenous crop of hills in northern china. it is grown over undulating topography of hilly areas and welldrained soils in humid and sub-humid tropics and sub-tropics. in india tea plantation started in 1840s in brahmaputra valley of assam which still is a major tea growing area in the country. later on its plantation was introduced in the sub-himalayan region of west bengal darjiling jalpaiguri and cooch bihar districts. tea is also cultivated on the lower slopes of nilgiri and cardamom hills in western ghats. india is a leading producer of tea and accounts for about 28 per cent of total production in the world knowledge quest magazine subscription.