Seasonal variations in quality of Kangra tea (Camellia sinensis (L) O kuntze) in Himachal Pradesh

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-236

  Gulati, Ashu ^a   Ravindranath, S D ^a  

^a Hill Area Tea Science Division   (India)

Author keywords

Aroma profile; Caffeine; Growth flushes; Orthodox Kangra tea; Seasonal variations; Theaflavins; Thearubigins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001781526     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199606)71:2<231::AID-JSFA573>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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