Impact of Mild Field Drought on the Aroma Profile and Metabolic Pathways of Fresh Tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i>) Leaves Using HS-GC-IMS and HS-SPME-GC-MS.

ABSTRACT: Aroma plays a pivotal role in defining tea quality and distinctiveness, and tea producers have often observed that specific drought conditions are closely associated with the formation and accumulation of characteristic aroma compounds in tea leaves. However, there is still limited understanding of the differential strategies employed by various tea cultivars in response to drought stress for the accumulation of key volatile aroma compounds in fresh tea leaves, as well as the associated metabolic pathways involved in aroma formation. In this study, two widely cultivated tea cultivars in China, Fuding Dabai (FD) and Wuniuzao (WNZ), were examined to assess the impact of mild field drought stress on the composition and accumulation of key volatile aroma compounds in fresh leaves using headspa

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11544960 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature