Imagine a cup of tea that started in your own garden. If growing your own food isn’t your cup of tea, Cassie Liversidge is out to change your mind. Be forewarned, though, that if you love tea, ...

Geraniol contributes to the floral scent of tea (Camellia sinensis) and is abundant in tea plants, yet its biosynthesis and role in stress responses remain unclear. Although research has identified ...

Magnesium plays a vital role in the growth and quality of tea plants, influencing key processes such as photosynthesis and the synthesis of important metabolites. However, tea plants often suffer from ...

As British farmers confront intense heat waves tied to climate change, some are cultivating new crops rarely grown in their ...

For the perfect cup of tea, does one add milk to boiling water, or the reverse? Neither, if new research in the journal Current Biology is to be believed. What must be prepared first, instead, are the ...

Excessive fluoride accumulation in tea leaves poses a potential threat to consumer health. In this study, researchers identified an aluminum-activated malate transporter gene, CsALMT6, that plays a ...

At Handunugoda Tea Estate on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, an unusually scarce tea begins at the tip of an unopened bud.

A pivotal study illuminates the essential function of magnesium in the metabolic and genetic makeup of tea plants. The research uncovers how magnesium deficiency impacts key growth processes and the ...