Habitat management as a safe and effective approach for improving yield and quality of tea (Camellia sinensis) leaves.

ABSTRACT: Tea (Camellia sinensis) leaves are used to make the most widely consumed beverage globally after water. Therefore, the safety and quality of raw tea leaves are important indices for making tea and related products. Habitat management has been widely used as an environmentally friendly method to control pests in agroecosystems. To investigate the impact of habitat management on tea plantation ecosystems, a habitat management approach with intercropping was established. The function of habitat management on pest control was evaluated. Furthermore, metabolome and transcriptome analysis were applied to assay changes in quality-related metabolites. The habitat management approach was found to maintain arthropod biodiversity and develop natural arthropod enemies in the tea plantation. Therefore,

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6344551 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature