| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 384 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Advanced topics in science and technology in China |
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Advanced topics in science and technology in China.
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| Contents |
Delicious and Healthy Tea: An Overview -- Tea Germplasm and Breeding in China -- Breeding of the Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) in India -- Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) Breeding in Sri Lanka -- Tea Improvement in Kenya -- Japanese Tea Breeding History and the Future Perspective -- Breeding of Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) in Vietnam -- Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) Breeding in Korea -- Tea Germplasm and Improvement in Bangladesh -- The Development of High Yielding Tea Clones to Increase Indonesian Tea Production -- The Tea Industry and Improvements in Turkey -- Tea Improvement in Nigeria -- Genetics and Chemistry of the Resistance of Tea Plant to Pests -- Germplasm and Breeding Research of Tea Plant Based on DNA Marker Approaches |
| Summary |
Global Tea Breeding: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives provides a global review on biodiversity and biotechnology issues in tea breeding and selection. The contributions are written by experts from China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Turkey, Indonesia, Japan, Bangladesh, Korea, Nigeria, and etc., which countries amount to 90% of the world tea production. This book focuses on the germplasm, breeding and selection of tea cultivars for the production of black, green and Oolong teas from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze. It can benefit the tea breeders in the global tea industry, as well as the breeders of other woody cash crops like coffee and other sub-tropical fruit trees |
| Analysis |
camellia sinensis |
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thee |
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tea |
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plantenveredeling |
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plant breeding |
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cultivars |
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biodiversiteit |
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biodiversity |
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germplasm |
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Plant Breeding and Genetics (General) |
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Plantenveredeling en -genetica (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Tea.
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Plants, Cultivated
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Tea
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triethanolamine.
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teas (meals)
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Camellia sinensis (species)
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rushlights.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
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Tea
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chen, Liang, 1967- editor.
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Apostolides, Zeno, editor
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Chen, Zongmao, editor
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| ISBN |
9783642318788 |
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3642318789 |
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