Article · Estates & Terroir
TV1 to TV31: The Clones That Built Modern Assam
Almost no Assam garden grows tea from seed anymore. Since 1949, Tocklai's breeding station has released a numbered line of clones, TV1 to TV31, and they now cover most of the valley. Here is what a clone is, why the industry switched, and what got lost along the way.
Jun 16, 2026 →