Biochemical diversity of global tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] germplasm and its exploitation: a review

JD Kottawa-Arachchi, MTK Gunasekare… - Genetic Resources and …, 2019 - Springer
Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) is the most widely-consumed beverage in the world. The
biochemical components of tea leave include polyphenols (catechins and flavonoides) …

How Tea Plant Defends Against Blister Blight Disease: Facts Revealed and Unexplored Horizons

N Mahadevan, GD Sinniah, P Gunasekaram… - Plant …, 2024 - Am Phytopath Society
Tea (Camellia sinensis [L.] O. Kuntze) is cultivated as a beverage crop. Despite being a
hardy perennial, the tea plant is susceptible to various biotic stresses. Among them, the foliar …

Catechin and caffeine content of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) leaf significantly differ with seasonal variation: A study on popular cultivars in North East India

H Deka, T Barman, J Dutta, A Devi, P Tamuly… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Two thirds of the tea growing area of North East India is covered by Tocklai vegetative (TV)
cultivars. The present study investigates the principal catechins [(−)-epigallocatechin gallate …

Impact of the Season on Total Polyphenol and Antioxidant Properties of Tea Cultivars of Industrial Importance in Northeast India

H Deka, PP Sarmah, P Chowdhury, K Rajkhowa… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tocklai vegetative (TV) cultivars are extensively planted in the tea-growing regions of
Northeast India. The present investigation explores the impact of season on the total …

Application of Electronic Nose to Predict the Optimum Fermentation Time for Low‐Country Sri Lankan Tea

T Sharmilan, I Premarathne… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The fermentation stage is vital during the black tea manufacturing process to produce the
best‐quality tea. The oxidation of tea biochemical compounds results in the appearance of …

[HTML][HTML] Natural variation of main biochemical components, morphological and yield traits among a panel of 87 tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] cultivars

F Zaman, E Zhang, L Xia, X Deng, M Ilyas, A Ali… - Horticultural Plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
Many attentions have been previously focused to identify the multiple biochemical
components related to tea quality and health benefits, however, the natural variation of …

A Novel F35H Allele with 14 bp Deletion Is Associated with High Catechin Index Trait of Wild Tea Plants and Has Potential Use in Enhancing Tea Quality

JQ Jin, YF Liu, CL Ma, JQ Ma, WJ Hao… - Journal of agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Catechins are important chemical components determining the quality of tea. The catechin
index (CI, ratio of dihydroxylated catechin (DIC)/trihydroxylated catechin (TRIC)) in the green …

[HTML][HTML] Variation of catechin and caffeine content in exotic collection of tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] in Sri Lanka and potential implication in breeding …

JD Kottawa-Arachchi, MAB Ranatunga… - Food Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tea leaves are rich in diverse metabolites with medicinal importance. The quality of made
tea is largely depended on the qualitative and quantitative attributes of key metabolites. The …

[PDF][PDF] 茶饼病研究进展

张瑾, 王志博, 郭华伟, 孙晓玲, 肖强 - 植物病理学报, 2023 - zwblxb.magtech.com.cn
茶饼病是由担子菌真菌主要为害茶树嫩叶引起的病害ꎬ 已是茶叶生产中重要真菌病害ꎬ
严重制约茶产业发展ꎮ 目前ꎬ 茶饼病病原离体培养非常困难ꎬ 在一定程度上限制了病原菌与 …

[HTML][HTML] Variation in levels of flavonols myricetin, quercetin and kaempferol—In kenyan tea (Camellia sinensis L.) with processed tea types and geographic location

SM Kingori, SO Ochanda, RK Koech - Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 2021 - scirp.org
The aim of this study was to determine the levels of myricetin, quercetin, and kaempferol in
green and black Kenyan types in relation to geographic location of production. Tea samples …