Metabolite profiling and characterization of somaclonal variants in tea (Camellia spp.) for identifying productive and quality accession

Phytochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1136-1142

  Thomas, Jibu ^a   Raj Kumar, R ^a   Mandal, A K A ^a  

^a UPASI Tea Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Camellia; Physiology; Productivity and quality; Somaclonal variants; Tea; Volatile flavour constituents

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; CHLOROPHYLL; FLAVONOID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; QUALITY CONTROL; TEA;

AMINO ACIDS; CAFFEINE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CHLOROPHYLL; FLAVONOIDS; PLANT LEAVES; QUALITY CONTROL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 33746850614     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.03.020     Document Type: Article

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