Chemical Underpinning of the Tea Bag Index: An Examination of the Decomposition of Tea Leaves

<div>Effect of incubation time on (a) mean total C and (b) mean total N contents on an absolute mass basis and (c) mean C : N ratio in green and rooibos tea bags over 91 d. Error bars signify standard deviation (<i>n</i> = 2).</div>

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

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Figure 2: Chemical Underpinning of the Tea Bag Index: An Examination of the Decomposition of Tea Leaves 