Yajun Yang

TL;DR: This study presents a global survey of transcriptome profiles of tea plants in response to low, non-freezing temperatures and yields insights into the molecular mechanisms ofTea plants during the cold acclimation process.

TL;DR: The data revealed the possible critical check points in the flavonoid, caffeine, and theanine biosynthesis pathways, but also implicated the key transcription factors and related mechanisms in the regulation of secondary metabolite biosynthesis.

TL;DR: This work examined the expression stability of 11 candidate reference genes from three different sources: the orthologs of Arabidopsis traditional reference genes and stably expressed genes identified from whole-genome GeneChip studies, together with three housekeeping genes commonly used in tea plant research.

TL;DR: The achievements of tea genetic improvement and breeding, the current situation of collection, conservation, appraisal and evaluation of tea germplasms, the establishment and development of tea breeding system were reviewed and the main research emphases for the genetics and breeding of tea plant in the near future in China are proposed.

TL;DR: Investigation of variations of sugar contents and the expression of a large number of sugar-related genes in tea leaves indicated that cold tolerance of tea plant was improved with the development of CA during early winter season, indicating that sugar accumulation contributes to tea plant cold tolerance during winter season.