Browsing International Journal of Tea Science Volume 5 (2006) by Title

Browsing International Journal of Tea Science Volume 5 (2006) by Title

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  • History and prospect of tea medicine in China 
    Yong-Xing, Z.H.U. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2006)
    Tea was first used as medicine during the reign of "Emperor Shengnong" in ancient China. The period of more than 4000 years' of Chinese tea medication can be divided in 3 stages of development. In this paper we briefly ...
  • Molecular markers as tools for characterization and improvement of tea germplasm 
    Tripathi, S.B.; Negi, M.S.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2006)
    Tea (Camellia sinensis [L.] 0. Kuntze) is one of the most common non-alcoholic beverages of the world used since ancient times. lndia is the largest producer and exporter of processed tea with over 30% share in global ...
  • Review of tea (Camellia sinensis) breeding and selection in southern Africa 
    Apostolides, Zeno; Nyirenda, H.E.; Mpangwe, N.I.K.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2006)
    Historically tea seeds were imported into Southern Africa that belonged to either the sinensis or assamica varieties. Later on vegetatively propagated hybrid cultivars selected from F, progeny raised from a deliberate ...
  • Selection and testing field performance of Candidate tea clones in India 
    Singh, I.D.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2006)
    The early efforts by tea breeders in India for selecting candidate tea clones from natural variability existing in seed-grown plantations are reviewed. The procedures and criteria in selecting elite clones are described. ...
  • Some ecological factors on population dynamics of red spider 
    Choudhury, P.; Dutta, B.K.; Bhattacharjee, P.C.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2006)
    Mites are serious pests of tea known since the early days in all the tea growing area countries. They damage the green tissues and affect photosynthesis, causing reduction in yield. In the present study, varied severity ...
  • Tea in Myanmar, with special reference to pickled tea 
    Htay, H.H.; Kawai, M.; MacNaughton, L.E.; Katsuda, M.; Juneja, L.R.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2006)
    Eating habit of fermented wet green tea leaves (Pickled tea) in Myanmar and its culture, history, production, processing and health benefits are reported in this paper, together with drinking green tea and black tea. Types ...
  • Transgenic tea 
    Bhattacharya, Amita; Saini, U.; Ahuja, P.S.; Jain, N.K. (International Society of Tea Science (ISTS), 2006)
    Like most of the important crop plants of the world, transgenic technology has also been extended to tea. Both biolistic and Agrobacterium mediated transformation methods have been employed to transform explants like leaves ...