T/SDTS 001-2022 Technical Specifications for the Construction of Ecological Tea Gardens in Shandong Province
T/SDTS 001-2022
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Scope
Scope: This document specifies the terms and definitions for the construction of ecological tea gardens, site selection and planning for tea gardens, soil remediation, the construction of protective forest ecosystems, water ecosystems, tea tree planting management, and the establishment of management systems. This document is applicable to the construction of ecological tea gardens in Shandong Province. Main technical content: 3. Terms and definitions The following terms and definitions apply to this document. 3.1 Ecological tea garden An ecological tea garden is a tea plantation that primarily cultivates tea trees. Based on ecological theory and applying the principles of ecosystem design, it integrates sustainable agricultural technologies to link the material cycles and energy transformations between organisms and the environment in the tea garden, and scientifically constructs and manages an ecological system suitable for tea tree growth, achieving resource conservation, environmental friendliness, sustainable and stable yield, and high-quality product safety. [Source: NY/T 3934, Definition 3.1] 3.2 Ecological land on tea plantations Areas within a tea plantation covered by other plants and non-productive tea trees, including but not limited to: non-productive tea plantations, vegetation patches and corridors planted with other woody and herbaceous plants, and green areas surrounding the tea plantation, such as water bodies, roads, and the perimeters of the tea plantation. [Source: NY/T 3934, Definition 3.2] 3.3 Secondary plants in tea plantations Other plants that grow alongside tea trees in the tea plantation ecosystem and have functions such as water and soil conservation and climate regulation, which are beneficial to tea tree growth and the ecosystem. [Source: NY/T 3934, Definition 3.3] 3.4 Main forest belt The forest belt that provides the greatest protection against major wind hazards in a tea plantation. The main forest belt is lo