Analysis on the soil environment characteristics of tea garden under different management patterns in Beifeng of Fuzhou

Effects of three management patterns, i.e. large-scale, extensive family and fine family management, on the soil nutrients and heavy metal contents were studied in tea garden of Beifeng, Fuzhou. The results showed that the pH value was significantly higher under large-scale pattern than fine family management, increased by 1.6; under large-scale management, the available potassium content increased by 29.48 mg/kg and 33.83 mg/kg respectively, chromium content decreased by 6.10 mg/kg and 4.97 mg/kg, to compare with that under fine family pattern and extensive family patterns and reached significant level; and the copper content significantly decreased by 10.00 mg/kg to compare with that under extensive family pattern.