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Review
. 2023 Aug 10;24(16):12643.
doi: 10.3390/ijms241612643.

Application of Multi-Perspectives in Tea Breeding and the Main Directions

Haozhen Li  1 , Kangkang Song  1 , Xiaohua Zhang  1 , Di Wang  1 , Shaolin Dong  1 , Ying Liu  1 , Long Yang  1
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Application of Multi-Perspectives in Tea Breeding and the Main Directions

Haozhen Li et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

Tea plants are an economically important crop and conducting research on tea breeding contributes to enhancing the yield and quality of tea leaves as well as breeding traits that satisfy the requirements of the public. This study reviews the current status of tea plants germplasm resources and their utilization, which has provided genetic material for the application of multi-omics, including genomics and transcriptomics in breeding. Various molecular markers for breeding were designed based on multi-omics, and available approaches in the direction of high yield, quality and resistance in tea plants breeding are proposed. Additionally, future breeding of tea plants based on single-cellomics, pangenomics, plant-microbe interactions and epigenetics are proposed and provided as references. This study aims to provide inspiration and guidance for advancing the development of genetic breeding in tea plants, as well as providing implications for breeding research in other crops.

Keywords: applications; breeding; germplasm; omics; tea.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Pattern diagram of multiomics in mining abiotic stress gene resources of tea plants.
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Diagram of genes and metabolite pathways associated with the major secondary metabolites of tea plants. (A) Catechin biosynthetic pathway. (B) Theanine biosynthesis pathway. (C) Caffeine biosynthesis pathway.
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Figure 3
Major biotic and abiotic stresses exposed to tea plants. lmage was created with the tools of BioRender (https://app.biorender.com/ (accessed on 18 June 2023)) and Figdraw (https://www.figdraw.com/ (accessed on 18 June 2023)).
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Figure 4
Diagram of the role or contribution of multiple perspective-based techniques to tea plants breeding. lmage was created with the tools of BioRender (https://app.biorender.com/ (accessed on 28 June 2023)).
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Figure 5
Schematic representation of key search terms in different cutting-edge technologies.
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