Transcriptome-based variations effectively untangling the intraspecific relationships and selection signals in Xinyang Maojian tea population.

ABSTRACT: As one of the world's top three popular non-alcoholic beverages, tea is economically and culturally valuable. Xinyang Maojian, this elegant green tea, is one of the top ten famous tea in China and has gained prominence for thousands of years. However, the cultivation history of Xinyang Maojian tea population and selection signals of differentiation from the other major variety Camellia sinensis var. assamica (CSA) remain unclear. We newly generated 94 Camellia sinensis (C. sinensis) transcriptomes including 59 samples in the Xinyang area and 35 samples collected from 13 other major tea planting provinces in China. Comparing the very low resolution of phylogeny inferred from 1785 low-copy nuclear genes with 94 C. sinensis samples, we successf

SUBMITTER: Cheng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9986275 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature