Impact of different sources and doses of Magnesium Fertilizer on Biochemical Constituents and Quality Parameters of black Tea

Asian Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-281

  Jayaganesh, S ^a   Venkatesan, S ^b   Senthurpandian, V K ^c  

^a UPASI Tea Research Foundation   (India)

^b CavinKare Pvt Ltd   (India)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Flavour index; Kieserite; Magnesite; Magnesium; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 79959685035     PISSN: 18159923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajb.2011.273.281     Document Type: Article

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