Micronutrients (B, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, and Zn) content in made tea (Camellia sinensis L.) and tea infusion with health prospect: A critical review

T Karak, FR Kutu, JR Nath, I Sonar… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) is a perennial acidophilic crop, and known to be a nonalcoholic
stimulating beverage that is most widely consumed after water. The aim of this review paper …

Temperature effect on biochar produced from tea (Camellia sinensis L.) pruning litters: A comprehensive treatise on physico-chemical and statistical approaches

A Borgohain, K Konwar, D Buragohain… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to optimize the production of biochar from tea (Camellia sinensis
L.) pruning litter. Characterization of biochar prepared from four tea pruning litters (mixed …

Foresight from the hometown of green tea in China: Tea farmers' adoption of pro-green control technology for tea plant pests

S Lou, B Zhang, D Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of pesticides can lead to respiratory, reproductive, genetic, and nervous system
diseases, which are major potential threats to human health. The abuse of pesticides by …

Effect of potassium fertilizer on tea yield and quality: A meta-analysis

S Xi, H Chu, Z Zhou, T Li, S Zhang, X Xu, Y Pu… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global tea (Camellia sinensis L.) output has been in decline despite the continued
increases in global tea consumption amount and cultivation area. Application of potassium …

Can tea pruning litter biochar be a friend or foe for tea (Camellia sinensis L.) plants' growth and growth regulators?: feasible or fumes of fancy

A Borgohain, M Sarmah, BB Gogoi, K Konwar… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A mammoth amount of tea pruning litter (TPL) is generated through the pruning of the tea
plant and kept on the soil surface which makes the soil sick due to the accretion of …

Culturable endophytic bacteria of Camellia species endowed with plant growth promoting characteristics

A Borah, R Das, R Mazumdar… - Journal of applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aim Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) is an economically important caffeine‐
containing beverage crop with massive plantation in the Northeast corner of the agroclimatic …

Changes in major catechins, caffeine, and antioxidant activity during CTC processing of black tea from North East India

H Deka, PP Sarmah, A Devi, P Tamuly, T Karak - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) leaves undergo complex chemical transformations during black
tea processing. However, the dynamic chemical changes during tea processing have not …

Transition from N to P limited soil nutrients over time since restoration in degraded subtropical broadleaved mixed forests

S Yang, C Feng, Y Ma, W Wang, C Huang, C Qi… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Soil stoichiometry (C: N: P ratio) is an important indicator of soil fertility and plant
nutrient status. To understand the impacts of the long-term restoration of degraded …

Sick or rich: Assessing the selected soil properties and fertility status across the tea-growing region of Dooars, West Bengal, India

H Malakar, G Timsina, J Dutta, A Borgohain… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Harnessing the potential yields of evergreen perennial crops like tea (Camellia sinensis L.)
essentially requires the application of optimum doses of nutrients based on the soil test …

Paradigm shift of contamination risk of six heavy metals in tea (Camellia sinensis L.) growing soil: A new approach influenced by inorganic and organic amendments

T Karak, K Bora, RK Paul, S Das, P Khare… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study provides several contamination and ecological risk indices for selected
metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni and Zn) in tea (Camellia sinensis L.; cv. S. 3A/3) growing soil …