Nourishment of Plants with Tea Leaves as a Growth Inducer

Abstract

Tea extract which is rich in nutrients and minerals can be mixed with the soil as a nourishment for plants. Compared to compost which requires decomposition, these tea extract is a direct source of nutrients to plants. Tea extract can be a good nutrient adjuvant, especially when number of plants are less and are grown in pots. In this research 12 healthy rose plants were take. In that 6 plants were planted in one pot and was fertilised without tea extract and other 6 plants were planted and fertilised with tea extract and the growth was observed. It was observed that the rose plants nourished with added tea extracts showed an increase in growth rate compared to the other plants. From this research it is evident that tea leaves contains vital ingredients for the nourishment of plants.