This study received financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31801800);the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2020A151501960);Special fund for scientific innovation strategy-construction of high level Academy of Agriculture Science(R2019PY-QY001);Research System Foundation of Litchi and Longan in China(CARS-32-12).
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