Amino Acid Programmes For Tea And Cash Crops
Foliar amino acid programmes timed to the plucking round
The Constraints In This Crop
- Leaf quality and market grade, not tonnage, decide the return on a tea garden, and both are set in the days before plucking.
- Pruning and flush transitions leave the bush recovering when it should be building bud density.
- Standard NPK programmes push vegetative bulk without addressing the amino compounds that influence flavour and grade.
- Programme timing has to fit a plucking round measured in days, not a fertiliser season measured in months.
What The Programme Has To Deliver
- A grade concentrated enough to spray at low dilution without adding tank volume
- Complete solubility so nothing settles in a knapsack or boom sprayer
- A free amino acid figure that can be checked against a laboratory report
- Rates expressed per 100 L of spray, not only per hectare
Products That Suit This Crop
Amino Acids 80
The density grade: ≥ 80% total amino acids, ≥ 80% organic matter, and 75.37% free amino acids measured by Eurofins. Glycine and proline rich, for conc
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Amino Acids 45
The benchmark grade: ≥ 45% total amino acids, ≥ 60% organic matter, and 41.93% free amino acids measured by Eurofins under GB/T 18246-2019. The grade
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Programme Note 1
Foliar application 7 to 10 days before each plucking round at a 0.1 to 0.15% solution, two to three applications per flush cycle.
Programme Note 2
Post-pruning recovery sprays to support regrowth before the next flush.
Programme Note 3
Amino Acids 80 for premium programmes where the concentration per litre of finished spray matters; Amino Acids 45 for standard foliar cycles.
Methods And Reading For This Crop
Foliar Fertilizer Programmes
Direct leaf application at 0.1 to 0.2% for rapid uptake and stress resistance
See the methodBiostimulant Concentrates
10 to 50% of concentrate, where free amino acid content is the label claim
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The crop groups most often formulated for with compound amino acid powder, and how to qualify a grade for each of them.
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How to Apply Compound Amino Acid Powder Safely
A trial-based framework for foliar, fertigation and root-zone use, including jar testing, crop safety checks and dosage priority.
Read moreQuestions From Tea And Cash Crops Buyers
Which grade should this crop start with?
Amino Acids 80. Amino Acids 80 for premium programmes where the concentration per litre of finished spray matters; Amino Acids 45 for standard foliar cycles.
Do you provide crop-specific programmes?
Yes. Send the crop, the area, the current programme and the climate, and our team returns a grade, rate and timing recommendation.
How are the rates expressed?
Foliar rates are given as grams per 100 L of spray and as a percentage solution; fertigation and soil rates are given per hectare per application.
Can the powder be tank mixed with what we already spray?
Run a jar test with the intended tank partners at field concentration before committing a full tank.
What documentation ships with an order?
A batch-specific COA with every shipment, with TDS and SDS available before the order.
Build A Programme For Tea And Cash Crops
Send the crop, the area and what you already apply. We will come back with a grade, a rate and a timing plan.