Nitrate and oxalate contents of tea plants (Camellia sinensis L.) with special reference to types of green tea and effect of shading

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 547-553

  Morita, Akio ^a   Tuji, Masaki ^b  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Toyohashi Research and Extension Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Green tea quality; Nitrate; Oxalate; Shading; Tea plant

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0036688146     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2002.10409237     Document Type: Article

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