This week’s readings (focused on soils and climate) cover a range of topics. In general the Tuesday lecture will focus on tea growing within India within the Himalayas, Assam, and Nilgiris areas, as well as a general discussion of soils and soil development that you would expect in these regions.

Students new to the Terroir program may not have studied soils and soil development in the past– therefore the Chapin and Brady & Weil readings posted should provide some foundation.  For this Tuesday, we are only asking for you to read excerpts, but they are good resources and you are encouraged to read them over the next few weeks to support discussions of soil over the quarter.  Students continuing the terroir program, are asked to read the Chapin and Brady & Weil chapters last quarter– please review as needed.  The additional readings posted are designed to apply concepts you have seen in Earth Sciences.