UV_C_12hrs_R3
Two ethylene and two UV-C experiments were performed on tea shoots (two or three leaves and a bud [2LB or 3LB] shoots) harvested from Sri Lankan Clone 2 tea bushes (planted in May 1971) located in a small tea plantation based in Bedfordshire, UK. Experiments using ethylene (3LB) and UV-C (2LB) were performed over two years (Year 1 and 2) for each treatment. Immediately after plucking the tea shoots, samples were covered with wet paper to prevent water loss (relative humidity between 85 and 95 %), and transported to Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK, within two hours using an air-conditioned vehicle. Shoots remained at room temperature (ca. 20 oC) during transportation.