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Variations of main quality components of tea genetic resources [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] preserved in the China National Germplasm Tea Repository.
Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) - 1 Mar 2005
Chen Liang, Zhou Zhi-Xiu
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The variations of the main quality components of tea, tea polyphenols, catechins, amino acids, caffeine, and water extract of 596 accessions Chinese tea genetic resources, preserved in the China National Germplasm Tea Repository (CNGTR), were analyzed. Tea polyphenols content on a dry weight basis varied from 13.6 to 47.8%, averaging 28.4%. The tea polyphenols content increases gradually from northern and eastern...
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