Sri Lanka, will sign an MoU with Tocklai, India tomorrow for a joint research programme on tea, the Telegraph reported.

Tocklai - the oldest tea research station in the world, built under the Tea Research Association (TRA) at Jorhat in 1911, will play host to a 12-member delegation from Sri Lanka, headed by Industries Minister D.M. Jayaratne.

The team will look at areas of exchange in information on plant breeding, control of pests, mechanisation of field and factory operations and patents.

The Sri Lanka Tea Research Institute which will work in tandem with Tocklai, was established in 1925. Assam Industry Minister Pradyut Bordoloi, top officials from the Tea Board and the Tea Research Association will also be present during the signing of the MoU.