Tea plant genomics: achievements, challenges and perspectives

EH Xia, W Tong, Q Wu, S Wei, J Zhao… - Horticulture …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Tea is among the world's most widely consumed non-alcoholic beverages and possesses
enormous economic, health, and cultural values. It is produced from the cured leaves of tea …

Combating climate change in the Kenyan tea industry

CR Muoki, TK Maritim, WA Oluoch… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Climate change triggered by global warming poses a major threat to agricultural systems
globally. This phenomenon is characterized by emergence of pests and diseases, extreme …

Molecular markers in tea plant (Camellia sinensis): Applications to evolution, genetic identification, and molecular breeding

JW Li, H Li, ZW Liu, YX Wang, Y Chen, N Yang… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tea plants have a long cultivation history in the world, and the beverage (tea) made from its
leaves is well known in the world. Due to the characteristics of self-incompatibility, long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Domestication origin and breeding history of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in China and India based on nuclear microsatellites and cpDNA sequence data

MK Meegahakumbura, MC Wambulwa… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Although China and India are the two largest tea-producing countries, the domestication
origin and breeding history of the tea plant in these two countries remain unclear. Our …

Genome-wide identification of simple sequence repeats and development of polymorphic SSR markers for genetic studies in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

S Liu, Y An, F Li, S Li, L Liu, Q Zhou, S Zhao, C Wei - Molecular Breeding, 2018 - Springer
The tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) is one of the most popular non-alcoholic
beverage crops worldwide. The availability of complete genome sequences for the Camellia …

Indications for Three Independent Domestication Events for the Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) and New Insights into the Origin of Tea Germplasm in …

MK Meegahakumbura, MC Wambulwa, KK Thapa… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Tea is the world's most popular non-alcoholic beverage. China and India are
known to be the largest tea producing countries and recognized as the centers for the …

Construction of fingerprinting for tea plant (Camellia sinensis) accessions using new genomic SSR markers

S Liu, H Liu, A Wu, Y Hou, Y An, C Wei - Molecular Breeding, 2017 - Springer
As one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverage crops, the tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
plays an important role in human health and lifestyle. Genetic fingerprinting based on …

From the wild to the cup: Tracking footprints of the tea species in time and space

MC Wambulwa, MK Meegahakumbura… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Tea is one of the world's most popular beverages, known for its cultural significance and
numerous health benefits. A clear understanding of the origin and history of domestication of …

Transferability of ISSR, SCoT and SSR Markers for Chrysanthemum × Morifolium Ramat and Genetic Relationships Among Commercial Russian Cultivars

LS Samarina, VI Malyarovskaya, S Reim… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Characterization of genetic diversity in germplasm collections requires an efficient set of
molecular markers. We assessed the efficiency of 36 new SCoT markers, 10 new ISSR …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic analysis of walnut cultivars from southwest China: Implications for germplasm improvement

MC Wambulwa, PZ Fan, R Milne, ZY Wu, YH Luo… - Plant Diversity, 2022 - Elsevier
Walnuts are highly valued for their rich nutritional profile and wide medicinal applications.
This demand has led to the intensification of breeding activities in major walnut production …