Quality Profiles of Cultivated and Wild Bush Tea (Athrixia phylicoides) Harvested at Various Phenological Stages

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 552-556

  Maudu, Mpho E ^a   Mudau, Fhatuwani N ^a   Mariga, Irvine K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bush tea; New growth; Older growth; Phenological stages; Quality; Wild and cultivated plants

Indexed keywords

ATHRIXIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 84865730626     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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