Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Resources

Assessment of impact of climate change on productivity of tea(Camellia sinensis L.) plantations in Sri Lanka

Title Assessment of impact of climate change on productivity of tea(Camellia sinensis L.) plantations in Sri Lanka
Abstract/Description This study was undertaken to assess impact of climate change on productivity of tea lands in Sri Lanka. Findings of the study showed that tea cultivations at low and mid elevations are more vulnerable to adverse impacts of climate change than those at high elevations.
Author(s) Anandacoomaraswamy. A.
Basnayake. B.R.S.B.
Kalra, N.
Wijeratne. M.A.
Publisher(s) National Science Foundation
Medium English
Document Category Impacts,Vulnerability and Adaptation
Document Sub-category Agriculture & Food Security
Resource Type Journal Article
How to Cite Wijeratne, M.A., Anandacoomaraswamy, A., Amarathunga, M.K.S.L.D., Ratnasiri, J., Basnayake, B.R.S.B. and Kalra, N., (2007). Assessment of impact of climate change on productivity of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) plantations in Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 35(2), pp.119–126. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v35i2.3676
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