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Studies on Flavan-3-Ols and Biological Activity of Kangra Tea [Camellia sinensis [L] O Kunstze]

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Title Studies on Flavan-3-Ols and Biological Activity of Kangra Tea [Camellia sinensis [L] O Kunstze]
 
Creator Ghabru, Arti
 
Subject 633.72 Tea
 
Description Tea, throughout its history, has been one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages in the world. Tea originated in China where its legendary history dates to as far back as 2737 B. C. Several centuries later, tea was brought to Japan in the 6th century and to Europe in 1559 A. D. (Wickremasinghe 1978). Although the first tea plantation was established in 1839 with seeds brought from China; however, it is believed that the indigenous tea [Camellia sinesis var. assamica] was cultivated by one of the indigenous north-east tribes, Singhpo, since time immemorial. The East India Company was the first to develop plantation in North-East India which was subsequently extended across Brahmaputra valley, Darjeeling and other Himalayan hills in North India. In the equatorial South, tea cultivation was taken up in the Nilgiris, Karnataka and Highlands of Kerala, simultaneously (Jain 2007). Tea plant grows best in slightly acidic soil conditions under tropical and sub-tropical areas with adequate rainfall and good drainage; however, presently it is cultivated all over the world in a wide range of soil types under diverse climatic conditions (Graham 1999). Although all cultivated tea is generally assigned to one species Camellia sinensis (L) O Kuntze (Eden 1976), most of the tea grown in the world today is highly heterogeneous (Kingdon-Ward 1950) as a result of the large-scale dispersal of the tea plant during the long history of its cultivation, its out-breeding nature, and the free hybridization between geographical races. Accordingly, the eco-physiology of the commercially grown tea plant has been closely linked with the climate to which it adapts (Carr 1972).
 
Date 2010
 
Type Thesis
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Language en
 
Identifier http://hillagricrepository.co.in/757/1/ARTI%20GHABRU.pdf
Ghabru, Arti (2010) Studies on Flavan-3-Ols and Biological Activity of Kangra Tea [Camellia sinensis [L] O Kunstze]. PhD thesis thesis, CSKHPKV Palampur.