Mishra, J.Nandi, S.K.Palni, L.M.S.Jain, N.K.2008-12-182008-12-182006Mishra, J, Nandi, SK & Palni, LMS 2006, 'Assesment of Physiological, Biochemical and Genetic Fidelity with a Brief Review on Tissue Culture of Tea', International Journal of Tea Science, vol. 5, no. 1&2, pp. 61-80.0972-544Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/8470This item was scanned with a HP 4850 Scanjet at 300 dpi and consists of 20 pages.Tea [Camellia sinensis (L) 0. Kuntze] is the oldest non-alcoholic caffeine containing beverage crop, belonging to the genus Camellia (family Theaceae). India is the foremost producer, and after Sri Lanka and China, it is the third largest exporter of commercial tea in the world (Anonymous 2000). The ever-increasing demand for higher productivity and better quality of tea has resulted in the need for mass multiplication of elite clones. Tea is propagated largely through seeds or cuttings, but a major concern associated with seed raised populations has been the occurrence of high genetic variability.enInternational Society of Tea Science (ISTS)Camellia sinensisMass multiplicationElite clonesGenetic variabilityTea -- PropagationTissue cultureBeveragesTea trade -- IndiaCommercial productsExports -- IndiaTea -- QualityTea -- ClonesTea -- YieldsArticle