Background Tea trees originated in southwest China 60 million or 70 million years ago.
Written records show that Chinese ancestors had begun drinking tea over 3000 years ago …

The diversity and complexity of secondary metabolites in tea plants contribute substantially
to the popularity of tea, by determining tea flavors and their numerous health benefits. The …

Tea plant is an important economic crop, which is used to produce the world's oldest and
most widely consumed tea beverages. Here, we present a high-quality reference genome …

Tea plants (Camellia sinensis) are commercially cultivated in> 60 countries, and their fresh
leaves are processed into tea, which is the most widely consumed beverage in the world …

Camellia plants include more than 200 species of great diversity and immense economic,
ornamental, and cultural values. We sequenced the transcriptomes of 116 Camellia plants …

Timely and accurate identification of tea tree pests is critical for effective tea tree pest control.
We collected image data sets of eight common tea tree pests to accurately represent the true …

Under high light conditions or UV radiation, tea plant leaves produce more flavonols, which
contribute to the bitter taste of tea; however, neither the flavonol biosynthesis pathways nor …

Phenolic compounds or polyphenols are among the most common compounds of secondary
metabolism in plants. Their biosynthesis is characteristic of all plant cells and is carried out …

Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) is a metalloenzyme with a type III copper core that is abundant in
nature. As one of the most essential enzymes in the tea plant (Camellia sinensis), the further …

The genus Camellia consists of about 200 species, which include many economically
important species widely used for making tea, ornamental flowers and edible oil. Here, we …