Effects of water availability and pest pressures on tea (Camellia sinensis) growth and functional quality

AoB PLANTS

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ahmed, Selena ^a,b   Orians, Colin M ^b   Griffin, Timothy S ^b   Buckley, Sarabeth ^c   Unachukwu, Uchenna ^d   Stratton, Anne Elise ^b   Stepp, John Richard ^e   Robbat, Albert ^b   Cash, Sean ^b   Kennelly, Edward J ^d,f  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e University of Gainesville   (United States)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Camellia sinensis; catechins; climate change; herbivory; methylxanthines; precipitation; tea; total phenolic concentrations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901724276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20412851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plt054     Document Type: Article

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