Variety Treatment(a) Concentration of catachin (mg g- tea leaves) Total content of catachin (mg g- tea leaves) Percentage of Increase/Decrease of catachin Content over control treatment
EGCG GCG ECG
TV 25 C
IF
V
V+VW 		7.65
2.41
9304
8.20 		3.83
3.30
4.26
6.94 		3.31
1.61
3.07
3.55 		14.79
7.32
16.37
18.69 		--
50.5(-)
10.7(+)
26.4(+)
TV1 C
IF
V
V+VW 		6.35
1.76
7.96
8.55 		3.13
2.15
4.37
4.71 		3.13
1.03
3.61
3.22 		12.61
4.94
15.94
16.48 		--
60.82(-)
26.4(+)
30.7(+)
C: Control; IF: Chemical Fertilizer; V: Vermicompost; V+VW: Vermicompost+Vermiwash
Table 2: Catechin content (mg/gm) in tea leaf as influenced by fertiliser source