International Journal of Tea Science Volume 6 (2007)

International Journal of Tea Science Volume 6 (2007)

 

International Journal of Tea Science Volume 6 (2007)
Contents
Alam, K.M.M., Chowdhury, M.A.M. Dynamics of caffeine and polyphenols in pluckable tea shoots of ten clonal agrotypes cultured at BTRISS, Odahlea, Bangladesh
Anna, G.M. Antioxidant potential and radical scavenging activity of different fermentation degree tea leaves extracts
Ayoub, S., Melzig, M.F. Up-regulation of NEP-activity of SK-N-SH cells by green tea extract and its natural products on risk of alzheimer
Bisht, V., Negi, G.C.S., Joshi, G.C. Changing pattern of the flora vis-a-vis tea cultivation in Uttarakhand Hills
Dasgupta, R. Tea in Vietnam
Han, B., Zhou, P., Cui, L., Fu, J. Characterization of the key aromatic constituents in tea flowers of elite Chinese tea cultivars
Govindarajulu, V. Extension services for doubling South Indian tea production
Hamid, F.S. Tea in Pakistan
Ipinmoroti, R.R., Adeoye, G.O., Iremiren, G.O. Soil nutrient dynamics as influenced by organomineral fertilizers and tea seedlings nutrient uptake in Nigeria
Jain, N.K. Tea in India
Owuor, P.O., Kavoi, M.M., Wachira, F.N., Ogola, S.O. Sustainability of smallholder tea growing in Kenya
Sarmah, M., Basit, A., Bhattacharyya, B., Rahman, A., Gurusubramanian, G. Ovicidal, acaricidal and growth inhibitory activity of Xanthium strumarium L., Acorus calamus L., and Pongamia pinnata L. (Pierre) against a major pest of tea, Oligonychus coffeae Nietner (Tetranychidae : Acarina)
Tu, Y., Xia, H. Antimicrobial activity of fermented green tea liquid
Vankatesh, P., Jaiprakash, M., Prasad, P., Pilia, B., Sadhale, P.P., Sinka, V.P. Flavanoid biosynthesis in Camellia sinensis

Recent Submissions

  • Ovicidal, acaricidal and growth inhibitory activity of Xanthium strumarium L., Acorus calamus L., and Pongamia pinnata L. (Pierre) against a major pest of tea, Oligonychus coffeae Nietner (Tetranychidae : Acarina) 
    Sarmah, M.; Basit, A.; Bhattacharyya, Badal; Rahman, A.; Gurusubramanian, G.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2007)
    Ovicidal, post-embryonic development and adulticidal activity of petroleum ether, acetone and methanol fractions of Xanthium strumarium (L.), Acorus calamus (L.), and Pongamia pinnata (Pierre), prepared by following ...
  • Tea in Pakistan 
    Hamid, F.S.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2007)
    Pakistan has a long tradition of tea drinking that has now become an integral part of the country's social life. The first tea experiments were initiated in the then West Pakistan (present Pakistan) in village Baffa (district ...
  • Characterization of the key aromatic constituents in tea flowers of elite Chinese tea cultivars 
    Han, B.; Zhou, P.; Cui, L.; Fu, J.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2006)
    The volatiles in flowers of twenty-three elite tea cultivars were obtained by simultaneous distillation extraction, from which seventy-nine aromatic constituents were identified using gas chromatography coupled with mass ...
  • Tea in India 
    Jain, N.K.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2008)
    This is the first of the draft country reports prepared for compilation into the proposed book "Tea Growing Countries of the World", which will be edited by Nigel Melican, Ashok Kumar, V.S. Sharma, Wilson Ronno, ZenoApostolides, ...
  • Extension services for doubling South Indian tea production 
    Govindarajulu, V. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2007)
    To understand the success story of doubling of South Indian tea production an in-depth review of technical support and information available from UPASl Tea Research Institute has been attempted. This paper also profiles ...
  • Sustainability of smallholder tea growing in Kenya 
    Owuor, P.O.; Kavoi, M.M.; Wachira, F.N.; Ogola, S.O.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2007)
    Although tea was introduced in Kenya in 1903, Africans (natives) were barred from growing the crop until after independence in 1963 when the legislation was repealed. Africans started growing tea under the smallholder tea ...
  • Flavanoid biosynthesis in Camellia sinensis 
    Vankatesh, P.; Jaiprakash, M.; Prasad, P.; Pilia, B.; Sadhale, P.P.; Sinka, V.P.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2007)
    Tea leaf contains very high level of polyphenols, mostly flavonoids, which distinguishes it from other plants. These flavonoids and their oxidative products formed during fermentation and drying, largely determine the color ...
  • Soil nutrient dynamics as influenced by organomineral fertilizers and tea seedlings nutrient uptake in Nigeria 
    Ipinmoroti, R.R.; Adeoye, G.O.; Iremiren, G.O.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2007)
    Cocoa husk, cow dung, poultry droppings, siam weed - Chromolaena odorata and tea fluff are common farm wastes in Nigeria. They were used as manures as sole and in combination with inorganic fertilizer as organominerals ...
  • Changing pattern of the flora vis-a-vis tea cultivation in Uttarakhand Hills 
    Bisht, V.; Negi, G.C.S.; Joshi, G.C.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2007)
    This communication outlines the influence of tea cultivation on the change in vegetation through summer, winter and rainy season in tea gardens and adjoining non-tea areas in Uttarakhand hills. A total of 184 genera (57 ...
  • Up-regulation of NEP-activity of SK-N-SH cells by green tea extract and its natural products on risk of alzheimer 
    Ayoub, S.; Melzig, M.F.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2007)
    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. AD is characterized pathologically by the accumulation of amyloid a-peptide as senile plaques in the brain. Neutral endopeptidase (NEP) and ...
  • Tea in Vietnam 
    Dasgupta, R.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2007)
    Tea has been grown in Vietnam for over 2,000 years and the custom of tea drinking has been handed down from generation to generation. At the end of the 19th century the French colonial power set up the first tea plantation ...
  • Antimicrobial activity of fermented green tea liquid 
    Tu, Y.; Xia, H.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2008)
    Green tea kombucha made of sugar and single yeast was investigated for its antimicrobial activity and composition changes during fermentation. Individual and total tea polyphenols, caffeine, sucrose, reducing sugar, total ...
  • Dynamics of caffeine and polyphenols in pluckable tea shoots of ten clonal agrotypes cultured at BTRISS, Odahlea, Bangladesh 
    Alam, K.M.M.; Chowdhury, M.A.M.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2008)
    Caffeine and polyphenol status in pluckable shoots of ten clonal agrotypes (viz; TV, and BT,-BT,) of 20 years old tea plants cultured under same agro-climatic conditions at BTRISS, Odahlea, were studied on three plucking ...
  • Antioxidant potential and radical scavenging activity of different fermentation degree tea leaves extracts 
    Anna, G.M.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2008)
    Today's world needs a super antioxidant. Researches mainly aim to find new sources of plant world polyphenols, which accessible from everyday food could influence unfavorable aging processes in human body. There are many ...