Article
The identification and evaluation of two different color variations of tea.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Dec 2016
Li Yuchen, Chen Changsong, Li Yusheng, Ding Zhaotang, Shen Jiazhi, Wang Yu, Zhao Lei, Xu Meng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The tea plant, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntz, is a perennial woody plant widely cultivated for the production of a popular non-alcoholic beverage. To rapidly identify and evaluate two different color tea varieties (yellowish and purplish), the main phenotypic traits and quality components were tested in the present study. The metabolic profiles of tea shoots and leaves were also analyzed using...
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