Tea Harvesting and Processing Techniques and Its Effect on Phytochemical Profile and Final Quality of Black Tea: A Review

M Aaqil, C Peng, A Kamal, T Nawaz, F Zhang, J Gong - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tea (Camellia sinensis) has grown for over 300 years and is recognized worldwide as
among other well-renowned crops. The quality of black tea depends on plucking (method …

Potential Impact of the Current and Future Climate on the Yield, Quality, and Climate Suitability for Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]: A Systematic Review

SL Jayasinghe, L Kumar - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Even though climate change is having an increasing impact on tea plants, systematic
reviews on the impact of climate change on the tea system are scarce. This review was …

Biodiversity, carbon stocks and sequestration potential in aboveground biomass in smallholder farming systems of western Kenya

M Henry, P Tittonell, RJ Manlay, M Bernoux… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2009 - Elsevier
While Carbon (C) sequestration on farmlands may contribute to mitigate CO2 concentrations
in the atmosphere, greater agro-biodiversity may ensure longer term stability of C storage in …

High fertilizer rates increase susceptibility of tea to water stress

EK Cheruiyot, LM Mumera, WK Ng'etich… - Journal of Plant …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
A study to determine the association of fertilizer with soil water deficit in tea [Camellia
sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] was conducted in a rain-out shelter using potted plants, in which five …

Influence of region of production on relative clonal plain tea quality parameters in Kenya

PO Owuor, FN Wachira, WK Ng'etich - Food chemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
Tea is grown in diverse regions with varying climates. Growers seek high-yielding and
superior quality cultivars to improve profitability of the enterprise. A superior quality genotype …

Effects of genotype, environment and management on yields and quality of black tea

PO Owuor, DM Kamau, SM Kamunya… - Genetics, Biofuels and …, 2011 - Springer
The tea beverages processed from the young tender shoots of Camellia sinensis (L.) O.
Kuntze, are claimed to be the most widely consumed fluids after water. The tea plant …

Productivity and nitrogen use of tea plantations in relation to age and genotype

DM Kamau, JHJ Spiertz, O Oenema, PO Owuor - Field Crops Research, 2008 - Elsevier
Lack of science-based knowledge on responses of tea bushes to nitrogen (N) in ageing tea
plantations hampers the development of ecologically sound and economically profitable N …

Two galactinol synthases contribute to the drought response of Camellia sinensis

Y Xiao, Y Dong, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, L Liu, P Liu, S Wan… - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Main conclusion CsGolS2-1 and CsGolS2-2 are involved in the transcriptional
mechanism and play an important role in the drought response of tea plants. Abstract GolS …

Optimization of informative spectral variables for the quantification of EGCG in green tea using Fourier transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy and multivariate …

Z Guo, Q Chen, L Chen, W Huang, C Zhang… - Applied …, 2011 - opg.optica.org
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is credited with the majority of the health benefits
associated with green tea consumption. It has a high economic and medicinal value. The …

[图书][B] Productivity and Resource Use in Ageing Tea Plantations.

DM Kamau - 2008 - search.proquest.com
The tea industry in Kenya is rural-based and provides livelihood to over three million people
along the value chain. The industry which started in the first quarter of the 20th century has …