This study was funded by Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(Grant No.RCYX20210706092103024);the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(2020B020220004).
In plants,5mC DNA methylation is an important and conserved epistatic mark involving genomic stability,gene transcriptional regulation,developmental regulation,abiotic stress response,metabolite synthesis,etc.However,...
supported by grants from National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFD1200200);the Major Project of Agricultural Science and Technology in Breeding of Tea Plant Variety in Zhejiang Province(2021C02067);the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences through the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program(CAASASTIP-2017-TRICAAS);the Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA(CARS-19);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U22A20500,32202553).
Dear Editor,The timing of the spring bud f lush(TBF)is a crucial agro-nomic trait for the tea plant,as it strongly influences the yield and economic value of harvested fresh tea leaves.The TBF of tea plant is generall...
This study was funded by Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(Grant No.RCYX20210706092103024);Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(2020B020220004).
Dear Editor,Tea plant(Camellia sinensis(L.)O.Kuntze)is one of the world’s most important non-alcoholic beverages,with great economic,health,and cultural value.Recently,several genomes of C.sinensis var.assamica(CSA)(...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(3226180451,3226180488);Guizhou Province Outstanding Young Scientific and Technological Talent Cultivation Project(Qiankehe PlatformTalent[2019]5651);Guizhou Province Science and Technology Planning Project(Qiankehe Support[2021]General 111).
Caffeine is considered as one of the most important bioactive components in the popular plant beverages tea,cacao,and coffee,but as a wide-spread plant secondary metabolite its biosynthetic regulation at transcription...
We thank Prof.Liang Chen for insightful input and valuable scientific suggestions,Prof.Dr Xinchao Wang,Lu Wang and Yuchun Wang for kindly supplying experimental materials,Xiwang Li and Jianying Jin for looking after the insects and plants.This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(31272053,31901898);Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund(Y2023PT03,1610212019001);the Elite Youth Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences for Meng Ye.
Protease inhibitors promote herbivore resistance in diverse plant species.Although many inducible protease inhibitors have been identified,there are limited reports available on the biological relevance and molecular ...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(32202551);the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(2022JQ-194);the earmarked fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System(CARS-19);the National Key Research and Development Program(2022YFD1602000);the Agricultural Special Fund Project of Shaanxi Province(NYKJ-2022-YL(XN)37);the special fund for University-Supported Extension Model(TGZX2022-2).
Tea anthracnose is a prevalent disease in China that can lead to reduced tea production and lower quality,yet there is currently a lack of effective means for controlling this disease.In this study,we identified 46 ph...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC grant No.32171801 to S.L.);the Cross-Disciplinary Innovation Founding of Jilin University No.JLUXKJC2020313(S.L.).
Tea is one of the most popular healthy and non-alcoholic beverages worldwide.Tea anthracnose is a disease in tea mature leaves and ultimately affects yield and quality.Colletotrichum camelliae is a dominant fungal pat...
We thank the Natural Science Foundation of China(U21A20232,32372756,32072621);the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2308085MC94);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFF1003103);the Anhui Key Research and Development Program of China(202204c06020035).We are grateful to Professor Yeyun Li for providing the cultivar‘Zhongcha108’cuttings for 2 years with different N:P:K ratios.
Tea(Camellia sinensis)is a well-known beverage crop rich in polyphenols with health benefits for humans.Understanding how tea polyphenols participate in plant resistance is beneficial to breeding resistant varieties a...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31902074);the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2020A1515010539);the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology(2020QNRC001);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2022351);the Basic Frontier Science Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(ZDBS-LY-SM032);the Guangdong Provincial Special Fund for Modern Agriculture Industry Technology Innovation Teams(2023KJ120);Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology Rural Science and Technology Commissioner Project(KTP20210351).
Plant volatile compounds have important physiological and ecological functions.Phenylacetaldehyde(PAld),a volatile phenylpropanoid/benzenoid,accumulates in the leaves of tea(Camellia sinensis)plants grown under contin...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFD1601101);grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32072624);Anhui Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security(2021LXC017)。
Theanine content is highly correlated with sensory quality and health benefits of tea infusion.The tender shoots of etiolated and albino tea plants contain higher theanine than the normal green tea plants and are valu...