Masahiko Ikeda

Honeybee (Apis mellifera L, Hymenoptera: Apidae) Produce Honey from Flowers of Tea Plants (Camellia sinensis L., Theaceae)

Kieko Saito, Rieko Nagahashi, Masahiko Ikeda & Yoriyuki Nakamura · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2015

We obtained honey from the blooming flowers of tea plants (Camellia sinensis L.) pollinated by honeybees (Apis mellifera L.). Functional amino acids, theanine, which is a unique ingredient to tea, was determined using reversed-phase chromatography. We also determined the main ing...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/21811

Roots of Hydroponically Grown Tea (Camellia sinensis) Plants as a Source of a Unique Amino Acid, Theanine

Kieko Saito, Kenji Furue, Hideki Kametani & Masahiko Ikeda · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2013

The beneficial effects of green tea are well documented. However, most research has reported the effects of green tea brewed solely from leaves or leaf extracts. We focused on tea roots and developed a hydroponic system to explore the effect on roots that biosynthesize one of the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2014/5122