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China, the world's largest tea producer, is predicted to experience increases in land suitable for tea-growing under climate change, with the overall range shifting northwards, per AI modeling study

10.08.25 | PLOS
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Prediction of changes in suitable habitats for tea plants in China’s four major tea-producing regions based on machine learning models
Farmers harvesting tea leaves in a lush tea plantation in Zhangjiajie, China. The image highlights the agricultural practices and human activities closely linked with tea cultivation. Credit: we-o_rd35roozacoybbg0c, Pixabay, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

China, the world's largest tea producer, is predicted to experience increases in land suitable for tea-growing under climate change, with the overall range shifting northwards, per AI modeling study

Article URL : http://plos.io/4murlYk

Article title: Prediction of changes in suitable habitats for tea plants in China’s four major tea-producing regions based on machine learning models

Author countries: China

Funding: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 42061004), the Yunnan Agricultural Infrastructure Joint Program (Grant No. 202101BD070001-093), and the Ten Thousand Talent Plans for Young Top-notch Talents of Yunnan Province (Grant No. 20210021).

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0332382

Prediction of changes in suitable habitats for tea plants in China’s four major tea-producing regions based on machine learning models

8-Oct-2025

The authors declare no competing interests

Keywords

Agricultural Intensification Agriculture Climate Change Climate Change Effects Climatology Earth Sciences Farming

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0332382
Article Publication Date
2025-10-08
Article Title
Prediction of changes in suitable habitats for tea plants in China’s four major tea-producing regions based on machine learning models
COI Statement
The authors declare no competing interests

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PLOS
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PLOS. (2025, October 8). China, the world's largest tea producer, is predicted to experience increases in land suitable for tea-growing under climate change, with the overall range shifting northwards, per AI modeling study. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L59X32R8/china-the-worlds-largest-tea-producer-is-predicted-to-experience-increases-in-land-suitable-for-tea-growing-under-climate-change-with-the-overall-range-shifting-northwards-per-ai-modeling-study.html
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"China, the world's largest tea producer, is predicted to experience increases in land suitable for tea-growing under climate change, with the overall range shifting northwards, per AI modeling study." Brightsurf News, Oct. 8 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L59X32R8/china-the-worlds-largest-tea-producer-is-predicted-to-experience-increases-in-land-suitable-for-tea-growing-under-climate-change-with-the-overall-range-shifting-northwards-per-ai-modeling-study.html.