The use of catechins as biochemical markers in diversity studies of tea (Camellia sinensis)

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-114

  Magoma, G N ^a,b   Wachira, F N ^b   Obanda, M ^b   Imbuga, M ^a,b   Agong, S G ^a,b  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b TEA RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF KENYA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Camellia sinensis; Catechins; Genetic differentiation

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BIOCHEMICAL POLYMORPHISM; CATECHIN; CHINA; CLONE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC MARKER; GERMPLASM; KENYA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0034081127     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008772902917     Document Type: Article

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