IDENTIFICATION OF REASONS FOR HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF TEA OFF GRADES IN TEA PROCESSING

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dc.contributor.authorMOWLITHAS, A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-06T07:01:08Z
dc.date.available2021-08-06T07:01:08Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractSri Lanka is one of the major tea exporting countries in the world. Tea is the oldest, most popular and non-alcoholic caffeine-containing beverage. Sri Lankan tea grades have a high demand in the global market. Grading is a methodically classified presentation of a produce helps in its marketing.Off grades have lower price than main grades. But, its cost of production is higher than main grades. Off grade teas reduce the quality of the end product.This research was conducted in Wewessa tea factory, of Balangoda Plantations PLC. This research was focused on the tea manufacturing sector and analysis the tea off grade percentage in terms of good leaf percentage, withering percentage, big bulk percentage and moisture content of fired tea. Both primary and recorded data were collected. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple linear regressions. Findings revealed that there wasa negative relationship between tea off grade percentage with the good leaf percentage and withering percentage.Results showed that there was a positive relationship between tea off grade percentage and big bulk percentage and moisture content of fired tea. Key words:Tea grading, Off gradesen_US
dc.identifier.otherUWU/TEA/08/0023
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/6879/UWULD%20TEA%2008%200023-03052019104202.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUva Wellassa University of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;UWU/TEA/08/0023
dc.subjectTea Technology and Value Addition Degree Programme ( TEA)en_US
dc.titleIDENTIFICATION OF REASONS FOR HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF TEA OFF GRADES IN TEA PROCESSINGen_US
dc.title.alternativeResearch Article – TEA 2012en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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