Tea is an evergreen shrub that is grown in a variety of soil types, but it prefers well-drained loamy soils. It needs a warm and humid climate and rainfall of about 1500-2000 mm.

India is the world's second-largest producer of tea, after China. The major tea-growing states in India are Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Darjeeling, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

The cultivation of tea involves several steps, including land preparation, planting, irrigation, pruning, pest control, and harvesting. The crop is harvested by hand, and the leaves are then processed to make tea. Tea is a popular beverage in India and is used to make a variety of products, such as black tea, green tea, and chai.

A few of the many diseases and weeds that can affect cotton cultivation in India include blister blight, red rust, grey blight, dieback, yellow leaf curl, amaranth, sorghum halepense, cyperus rotundus, common lambsquarters, and velvetleaf. The best way to prevent these problems is to use good agricultural practices, such as crop rotation, weed