Tea Research and Extension Station

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| formed = 1903 (as Tea Manufacture Experiment Station)
2003 (as TRES)

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| jurisdiction = Taiwan (ROC)

| headquarters = Yangmei, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

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| parent_agency = Council of Agriculture

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The Tea Research and Extension Station (TRES; {{zh|c=行政院農業委員會茶業改良場|p=Xíngzhèngyuàn Nóngyè Wěiyuánhuì Cháyè Gǎiliáng Chǎng}}) is the research and development center of Taiwan tea where scientists and tea masters conduct study, research and experiment to improve tea plantations, to develop new and better cultivars, to manufacture and educate the industry and consumers in Taiwan. It is located on a {{convert|20|hectare|acre|adj=on}} site in Yangmei District, a region in which the slightly acidic soil not well suited for other agriculture has seen tea become a major crop.{{cite web |url= http://163.29.216.138/yangmei_en/4_4.html |title=Yangmei City Office-Tea Research and Extension Station |publisher=Yangmei City Office|access-date=15 March 2012}} It is the only professional institution for the study and testing of tea in Taiwan,{{cite web |url= http://en.swcb.gov.tw/07outdoor/outdoor_01.asp?id=93 |title=Soil and Water Conservation Bureau-Outdoor Classrooms |publisher=Soil and Water Conservation Bureau |access-date=15 March 2012}} and is affiliated to the governmental Council of Agriculture.{{cite web |url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/11/06/2003335052 |title=Tea researchers seek new name for Taiwan Tea No. 1|first=Chung |last=Li-hua|work=Taipei Times|date=6 November 2006|access-date=15 March 2012}}

History

The center was originally established in 1903 as Tea Manufacture Experiment Station. In 1968, it was reorganized as Taiwan Tea Experiment Station. In 1999, it was reorganized again as Taiwan Tea Experiment Station. In 2003, it was renamed to Tea Research and Extension Station. The station has developed hybrid tea varieties such as Taiwan Tea No. 18 to boost Taiwanese black tea production.{{cite web |url= http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=21246&CtNode=451|title=Black tea makes comeback in central Taiwan's Yuchih|work=Taiwan Today|first=Owen|last=Chu |date=8 April 2005|access-date=15 March 2012}}