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 …

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 …

SIRT6 and COX-2 are oncogenes target that promote the expression of proinflammatory and
pro-survival proteins through a signaling pathway, which leads to increased survival and …

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 …

Abstract Background Panax notoginseng (Burk) FH Chen is important medicinal plant of the
Araliacease family. Triterpene saponins are the bioactive constituents in P. notoginseng …

Background Cotton, with a large genome, is an important crop throughout the world. A high-
density genetic linkage map is the prerequisite for cotton genetics and breeding. A genetic …

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 …

Polyploidy is an important aspect of the evolution of flowering plants. The potential of gene
copies to diverge and evolve new functions is influenced by meiotic behavior of …

Tree peony is a well-known ornamental and medicinal plant in China, as well as a new crop
that has been recently demonstrated to exhibit a great potential for edible oil production …

To unravel the molecular mechanism of defense against blister blight (BB) disease caused
by an obligate biotrophic fungus, Exobasidium vexans, transcriptome of BB interaction with …