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Introduction The use of natural antioxidants, especially those derived from plants, was found to successfully combat stress-related diseases. Tea, whether green or black, is widely known for its valuable health-promoting effects ( Annunziata et al
Isolates of Pestalozzia theae Saw. and Trichoderma spp. were collected from Bangladesh Tea Research Institute (BTRI) farm area, Bangladesh. The cultural morphology and antagonistic potentiality of Trichoderma spp. against grey blight pathogen Pestalozzia theae was studied for tea cultivation. The antagonistic potentiality of Trichoderma spp., against Pestalozzia theae showed maximum (inhibition 84.45±0.77%) after 72 hrs of inoculation under in vitro condition followed by 76.02±3.50% after 24 hrs of inoculation. This study revealed that Trichoderma strain was highly effective to control Pestalozzia theae, the causal agent of grey blight disease of tea.
Plants exposure to environmental sources of common inorganic anions (chloride, nitrate, phosphate, and sulphate) is discussed. Various commercial tea products were examined for the content of water soluble anions by the use of sample preparation procedure corresponding to the conditions generally applied for the preparation of tea infusions (2 g of tea, 5 min brewing time, 250 ml final volume) widely consumed by humans. Suppressed ion chromatography (IC) (Metrohm Metrosep A Supp 5 (150 mm × 4 mm) column) with conductometric detection was used for the determination. The IC technique allows isolation of the signals of particular anions and their detection (DLs of 0.012 (Cl−), 0.019 (NO3 −), 0.047 (PO 4 3–), and 0.011 (SO 4 2–) mg l−1) within 15 min.
The Servo agro spray oil (petroleum based horticulture oil) was evaluated in the laboratory against tea red spider mite, Oligonychus coffeae to determine its effect on adult mortality, viability of eggs, oviposition deterrence and repellent properties. The same was also evaluated in the field to determine its effect on mite population. Direct spray method was used in the laboratory at concentrations of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5%. Mortality of O. coffeae was both concentration and time dependent. Deposition of eggs by adult mites on treated leaf surfaces decreased significantly and the viability of eggs was also significantly reduced. In addition, different concentrations of the Servo agro spray also exhibited repellent properties against adult mites. In the field Servo agro spray oil significantly reduced the mite population and its bio-efficacy was comparable to that of the synthetic pesticide (propargite 57 EC). No phytotoxic effect was observed when tea bushes were sprayed with different doses of Servo agro spray. Tea samples were taint free. Quality (appearance of liquor, flavour, taint and taste) of made tea was not adversely affected by treatments with Servo agro spray oil. Therefore Servo agro spray oil may be a potential agent to be used in the sustainable management of tea red spider mite.
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Radioactivity in Turkish tea of the 1986 crops was measured. Doses were calculated for persons drinking customarily tea.
al., 2019 ; Villeda-González et al., 2020 ). Green tea (GT) is produced from the leaves of a plant called Camellia sinensis . GT and its major components, catechins, have been indicated to be beneficial for health due to antioxidative, anti
Waterhouse (Miridae: Hemiptera) collected from Jorhat area tea plantations, South Assam, India . Resistant Pest Manag. Newsl. 17 , 8 – 12 . 6. Han , B. Y. , Chen , Z. M
medication, diet, and lifestyle adjustments ( Zhu et al., 2020c ), there is a growing interest in investigating the therapeutic potential of bioactive compounds derived from plants to complement existing treatments ( Jones et al., 2019 ). Liubao tea (LBT), a
