Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (10): 2235-2246.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240952

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Research and application of whole process mechanization of tea

LIU Jie1(), SHU Zaifa1, LIU Linmin2, YE Huoxiang2, ZHOU Huijuan1, JI Qingyong1, HE Weizhong1,*()   

  1. 1. Lishui Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Lishui 323000, Zhejiang, China
    2. Songyang Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Songyang 323499, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2024-11-07 Online:2025-10-25 Published:2025-11-13

Abstract:

The whole process mechanization of tea refers to the adoption of mechanical equipment as a replacement for traditional manual labor across all stages of tea production, including tea garden management, tea harvesting and tea processing. In this paper, based on the promotion and application of mechanization in tea production, modification recommendations were put forward for machine-friendly tea garden construction, and the automation and mechanization technologies and equipments for key production processes were systematically reviewed. Furthermore, the smart tea garden model was elaborated, which integrated mechanization and intelligent technologies based on the Internet of Things (IoT), and successful cases of mechanized management and smart tea garden construction in major tea-producing regions were highlighted. Besides, the main bottlenecks in the development of mechanization technologies and equipments for tea garden were summarized, and targeted recommendations were suggested based on future trends.

Key words: tea, mechanization, intelligent agriculture

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