Fine plucking contains one- two leaves and a bud. This part of tea bush contains maximum percentage of poly-phenols and useful chemical constituents of tea. Every 4-14 days new shoots grow and re-plucked depending on region,monsoon or low rain season. Plucking accounts for 70-80 percent of green leaf production.
Plucking job is mostly carried by women.They break two leaves and bud nimbly by twisting and throwing in bag/basket.
The basket/bags is so designed they can not fill it more than 12-14 kgs so that sufficient aeration of leaf is maintained to prevent heat generation.
Collected leaves should reach to next process(withering) with minimum possible time and without damage.
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