Brassinosteroids Attenuate Moderate High Temperature-Caused Decline in Tea Quality by Enhancing Theanine Biosynthesis in Camellia sinensis L.

Temperature is a major environmental signal that governs plant growth and development. A moderately high ambient temperature alters plant metabolism without significant induction of heat–stress responses. Despite ancillary reports on the negative effect of warmer climate on tea quality, information...

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Main Authors: Xin Li, Ji-Peng Wei, Golam J. Ahammed, Lan Zhang, Yang Li, Peng Yan, Li-Ping Zhang, Wen-Yan Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01016/full