Key message This article presents a comprehensive review on the success and limitations
of biotechnological approaches aimed at genetic improvement of tea with a purpose to …

Tea, which is processed by the tender shoots or leaves of tea plant (Camellia sinensis), is
one of the most popular nonalcoholic beverages in the world and has numerous health …

Tea is a product made up from topmost part of the plant Camellia sinensis. This part includes
bud, first leaf (next to bud), second leaf, and stem (spanning from bud to second leaf). Tea is …

Abstract Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is a perennial and most popular non-
alcoholic caffeine-containing beverage crop. Tea has several constraints for its genetic …

Sequencing of plant genome and expressed sequence tag (EST) have provided abundant
sequence information in several plant species. Elucidating function (s) of all of these genes …

Unfavourable environment brings many kinds of stresses to plants. To survive such stresses,
efficient resistance is required for the plants. Multifunctional genes enable the cross-talk …

As transient expression systems are effective methods for the functional characterization of
genes, a transient gene expression and silencing system was developed for Betula …

In this study, recalcitrance of tea plant (Camellia sinensis) to Agrobacterium-mediated
genetic transformation was investigated with an emphasis on specialized compounds in tea …

" Global tea science: Current status and future needs would suit the library of any botanical
enthusiast or academic, with its comprehensive collection of relevant chapters. The humble …

RNA interference (RNAi) is an incredible revolution in the field of functional genomics, a
breakthrough in plant molecular genetics. This technology will generate enormous potential …