Species Investigation and Population Dynamic of Spiders in Tea Gardens in Northern Guangxi

A systematic investigation on spiders in a tea garden of Guilin Institute of Tea Sciences was conducted. The results showed that totally 687 specimens were collected, belonging to 34 species, 27genera, 14 families, 2 suborders, and a new record species Trochosa suiningensis in Guangxi was found. Spider is a ma- jor developing natural enemy group of insect pests in tea garden, with features of wide distribution, large quantity, long duration, strong predatory and stress resist- ance, which has strong predation on adults and nymphs of Empoasca vitis and young larvae of Ectropis oblique. The population of spiders in tea garden significantly increases after middle June, and reaches the peak in July and August every year.

Effects of Different Farming Methods and Their Effects on Soil Physicochemical Properties of Guilin Maojian Tea Gardens

In order to further optimize the cultivation and agronomic technology of Guilin Maojian tea gardens, the effects, efficiencies and costs of different farming methods and their effects on the physiochemical properties of tea garden soil were studied through the modification of the test sites with the non-farming land as the control. The results showed that human farming, mini-tiller farming and crawler tractor farming could improve the physical and chemical properties of soil. After farming, the soil had good water retention but low moisture content compared to the control group, while the soil bulk density and hardness value were significantly lower than those of the control, and the porosity of soil was significantly higher than that of contrast. With the passage of time, soil bulk density and hardness value gradually increased after farming, while the porosity of soil decreased gradually. There were great differences in the effects, efficiencies and costs of different farming methods. Crawler tractor had the best and most stable farming effect, and the operation efficiency was 10 times that of human farming while the cost was only 0.39 times of human farming. Therefore, it was feasible to adopt mini-tiller or crawler tractor to carry out mechanical farming of Guilin Maojian tea garden, which provided theoretical references for the soil property improvement using mechanical farming and was favorable for promoting the popularization of farming machines and the acceleration of mechanization of tea gardens. But for tea plantations that are intended to be mechanized, apart from the mechanical and technical personnel to be configured in place, the site conditions, planting modes and mechanical way reservation of tea garden should be planned accordingly. It is recommended to select flat or gentle slope for reclamation, and preference is given to non-sexual tea tree varieties with big line spacing over 180 cm long. Moreover, the main road construction should be more than 3.0 m, and trunk road 2.0 m or above. And isolation ditch and drain should be set between the tea garden and the surrounding mountain forests and farmland.

Research Progress and Prospect of Intelligent Tea Garden Technology Application

The development and application of internet plus modern tea industry technology is more and more extensive.As an important part of the development process of tea industry,intelligent tea garden plays an important role in the development of the whole industry.At present,intelligent tea garden technology is widely used in many fields such as intelligent monitoring,water and fertilizer integration,green prevention and control,quality and safety traceability.In this paper,the application of intelligent tea garden technology in tea gardens was reviewed.On this basis,the development trend of new information technology and tea industry was prospected,in order to provide some reference and thinking for the innovative research of new technology in tea garden in the future.

INTERCROPPING TEA PLANTATIONS WITH SOYBEAN AND RAPESEED ENHANCES NITROGEN FIXATION THROUGH SHIFTS IN SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES

Intercropping with eco-friendly crops is a well-known strategy for improving agriculture sustainability with benefits throughout the soil community,though the range of crop impacts on soil microbiota and extent of feedbacks to crops remain largely unclear.This study evaluated the impacts of different intercropping systems on soil bacterial community composition,diversity,and potential functions in tea gardens.Intercropping systems were found to be significantly influenced soil microbiota.Within the three tested intercropping systems(tea-soybean,tea-rapeseed and tea-soybean-rapeseed),the teasoybean-rapeseed intercropping system had the most dramatic influence on soil microbiota,with increases in richness accompanied by shifts in the structure of tea garden soil bacterial networks.Specifically,relative abundance of potentially beneficial bacteria associated with essential mineral nutrient cycling increased significantly in the tea-soybean-rapeseed intercropping system.In addition,soil microbial functions related to nutrient cycling functions were significantly enhanced.This was in accordance with increasing relative abundance of nitrogen cycling bacteria,including Burkholderia spp.and Rhodanobacter spp.Based on these results,it is proposed that intercropping tea plantation with soybean and rapeseed may benefit soil microbiota,and thereby promises to be an important strategy for improving soil health in ecologically sound tea production systems.