Quality response of clonal black tea to nitrogen fertilizer, plucking interval and plucking standard

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 439-446

  Owuor, P Okinda ^a   Ng'etich, Wilson K ^a   Obanda, Martin ^a  

^a TEA RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF KENYA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Black tea quality; Camellia sinensis; Clones; Nitrogen fertilizer; Plucking intervals; Plucking standards

Indexed keywords

BLACK TEA; CLONE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; QUALITY CONTROL; TEA PICKING; TEA PRODUCTION;

EID: 0034055055     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(200003)80:4<439::AID-JSFA546>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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