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

<div>Effect of incubation time on decomposition indexes of green and rooibos tea: (a) alkyl C/O-alkyl C ratio and (b) carbohydrate/methoxyl C ratio error bars for standard deviation (<i>n</i> = 2).</div>

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

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Figure 4: Chemical Underpinning of the Tea Bag Index: An Examination of the Decomposition of Tea Leaves 