American Journal of Plant Sciences
Vol.4 No.3(2013), Paper ID 29150, 13
pages
DOI:10.4236/ajps.2013.43081
Variation in Catechin Composition of Popularly Cultivated Tea Clones in East Africa (Kenya)
Leonida Cherotich, Samson M. Kamunya, Amos Alakonya, Solomon W. Msomba, Marie A. Uwimana, John K. Wanyoko, Phillip O. Owuor
Institute of Biotechnology Research (IBR), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, Kericho, Kenya
Institute of Biotechnology Research (IBR), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
Tea Research Institute of Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Office Des Cultures Industrielles du Rwanda The’ (OCIR The’), Kigali, Rwanda
Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, Kericho, Kenya
Department of Chemistry, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya
Copyright © 2013 Leonida Cherotich, Samson M. Kamunya, Amos Alakonya, Solomon W. Msomba, Marie A. Uwimana, John K. Wanyoko, Phillip O. Owuor et al. This is
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How to Cite this Article
Cherotich, L. , Kamunya, S. , Alakonya, A. , Msomba, S. , Uwimana, M. , Wanyoko, J. and Owuor, P. (2013) Variation in Catechin Composition of Popularly Cultivated Tea Clones in East Africa (Kenya).
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
4, 628-640. doi:
10.4236/ajps.2013.43081.