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 …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Microsatellites are randomly interspersed within eukaryotic genomes. These are also known
as SSRs (Simple sequence repeats), STRs (Short tandem repeats), STMs (Sequence …

Tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) originated from China, where distributed
abundant genetic resources. It is of critical importance to well understanding of genetic …

Background Despite great advances in genomic technology observed in several crop
species, the availability of molecular tools such as microsatellite markers has been limited in …

Background Laccase (LAC) is the pivotal enzyme responsible for the polymerization of
monolignols and stress responses in plants. However, the roles of LAC genes in plant …

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 …

Catechins are the most important bioactive compounds in tea, and have been demonstrated
to possess a wide variety of pharmacological activities. To characterize quantitative trait loci …

Despite the worldwide consumption and high economic importance of tea, the plant
(Camellia sinensis) is not well studied in molecular biology. Under the few circumstances in …

Background Tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world. Many species in the
Thea section of the Camellia genus can be processed for drinking and have been …