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For Selected: Download Citations EndNote Reference Manager ProCite BibTeX RefWorks Toggle Thumbnails Select Analysis of Aroma Characteristics and Volatile Components of Zhenghe White Tea with Different Storage Years HUANG Wei, ZHANG Lingzhi, ZHANG Jialin, LIN Fuming, RONG Jiefeng, XIAO Chunyan, YUE Penghang, YU Huazhu, SUN Weijiang, HUANG Yan Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (5): 667-680.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.05.006 Abstract （290）      PDF（pc） （1492KB）（321）       Knowledge map    Save In order to investigate the aroma characteristics of Zhenghe white tea with different storage years, quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA) combined with headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) was used to analyze the aroma characteristics and volatile components of Zhenghe white peony tea stored for 0, 5, 10 and 15 years. The results show that the aroma characteristics of Zhenghe white peony tea varied significantly among different storage years. The aroma characteristics of BMD0 were mainly pekoe, fresh, sweet and floral. With the extension of storage time, the pekoe, fresh, sweet and floral weakened, while the stale flavour and woody increased. A total of 66 volatile components were detected in Zhenghe white peony tea with different storage years, mainly alcohols, esters and acids, with the highest alcohol content in BMD0 and BMD5, and the highest ester content in BMD10 and BMD15. With the extension of storage time, the total volatile components decreased significantly, and the composition and proportion of relative contents changed significantly. The Orthogonal partial least-squares discrimination analysis (OPLS-DA) model could effectively discriminate Zhenghe white peony tea with different storage years. A total of 14 volatile components were screened based on relative odor activity value (rOAV)>1, while 30 volatile components were screened based on variable importance for the projection (VIP)>1. Based on rOAV value>1 and VIP value>1, 6 major volatile components were screened, including β-ionone, α-ionone, nerolidol, benzyl alcohol, benzeneacetaldehyde, linolenic acid. This study provided a theoretical reference and basis for the scientific storage of white tea and the flavour analysis of aged white tea. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Construction of Flavor Wheel and Quantitative Sensory Description Analysis of Pu'er Tea and Fu Brick Tea CHEN Guohe, HU Tengfei, XIE He, FU Wenjie, ZHAI Yuke, BAO Sudou, AN Qin, WANG Chao, WANG Yingzi, LIU Zhonghua, HUANG Jian'an Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (5): 631-644.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.05.008 Abstract （247）      PDF（pc） （1988KB）（234）       Knowledge map    Save Flavor wheel is a simple and easy method to understand descriptor system, which is convenient for consumers to communicate the sensory flavor attributes of Pu'er tea and Fu brick tea. In this study, by establishing a sensory evaluation team, sensory evaluation was conducted on the flavor of Pu'er tea and Fu brick tea, and the flavor wheels of Pu'er tea and Fu brick tea were drawn from two dimensions: aroma and taste. On this basis, a vocabulary for quantitative sensory description of Pu'er tea and Fu brick tea was established by setting reference samples with different intensities for 23 typical sensory descriptions. Furthermore, using the M-value method combined with analysis of variance and multivariate statistical analysis, the main sensory descriptors that can better describe Pu'er tea and Fu brick tea were selected. A total of 7 aroma descriptors (woody, sweet aroma, herbal, ferment, glutinous, jujube and aged) and 5 flavor descriptors (sweet taste, bitter, astringent, sour and mellow and thick) were selected for Pu'er tea, and 5 aroma descriptors (woody, sweet aroma, herbal, aged and fungal floral) and 5 flavor descriptors (sweet taste, bitter, astringent, sour and mellow and thick) were identified for Fu brick tea, and these descriptors can better evaluate the sensory quality characteristics of Pu'er tea and Fu brick tea samples. The results of this study provide application value for distinguishing and evaluating the sensory flavor characteristics of Pu'er tea and Fu brick tea, as well as in the development of their products. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Analysis of Codon Usage Bias and Phylogenesis in the Chloroplast Genome of Ancient Tea Tree Camellia taliensis in Forest-tea Garden TONG Yan, HUANG Hui, WANG Yuhua Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 297-309.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.010 Abstract （230）      PDF（pc） （571KB）（230）       Knowledge map    Save Camellia taliensis is one of the important tea plants which is often grown in forest-tea gardens, which participated in the origin and domestication of C. sinensis var. assamica. To determine the codon usage bias pattern and its main influencing factors in the chloroplast genome of C. taliensis, neutral plotting, ENC-plot, PR2-plot analyses were performed and the optimal codons were found. The results show that the GC content of 54 CDS sequences was 37.68%, while GC1 and GC2 content were 46.44% and 39.77%, higher than GC3 (27.67%), indicating that the third base of the codon preferred to end in A/U. The effective codon number (ENC) ranged from 35.64 to 56.67 , with an average value of 46.1, demonstrating weak codon usage bias in chloroplast genome of C. taliensis. Neutral plotting, ENC-plot, PR2-plot analyses show that the main factor affecting the codon usage bias of the C. taliensis chloroplast genome was natural selection. In total, 11 optimal codons were identified in the chloroplast genome of C. taliensis. Although phylogenetic trees constructed by matK gene and CDS sequence display different topological structures, all trees show that C. taliensis and C. gymnogyna are clustered into one branch and are closely related to cultivated tea plant. This study provided the basis for analyses of genetic evolution, phylogeny and improved agronomic traits of C. taliensis. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Ecological Thoughts in Ancient Chinese Tea Books and Their Contemporary Value LIU Xinqiu, DU Xiya Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 437-446.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.013 Abstract （223）      PDF（pc） （362KB）（214）       Knowledge map    Save Chinese traditional ecological thoughts with the core of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism culture, in the pursuit of harmony in the process of human and nature, are consisted of a series of environmental protection and respect for life. It is formed by the particular geographical environment, political status, economic conditions and cultural factors, which thereby formed an agriculture production system of intensive cultivation. Under the influence of the ecological thoughts, a special system of tea planting management and tea drinking methods has been established in the production and development of tea industry, which was mostly recorded in the tea books of all dynasties. The ecological thoughts of tea industry were embodied in different periods, including the historical understanding of tea planting ecological environment, the development and evolution of tea garden management technologies and the stage change of tea drinking mode. The ecological concept of ancient tea industry has been inherited and can still be used for reference and implementation today. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Changes of Endogenous Hormone Contents and Expression Analysis of Related Genes in Leaves of Tea Plants Under Heat and Drought Stresses TANG Ziyi, DU Yue, YANG Hongbin, LI Xinghui, YU Youben, WANG Weidong Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (4): 489-500.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.04.006 Abstract （216）      PDF（pc） （1970KB）（230）       Knowledge map    Save Extreme environments, such as heat and drought, seriously affect the growth and development of tea plants and the quality of tea production. Hormones are important signaling factors, but the molecular mechanisms of hormones involved in the response of tea plants to heat and drought stresses are rarely reported. In this study, we systematically analyzed the changes in endogenous hormone contents and the expression levels of related genes in leaves of tea plants under heat and drought stresses. The results show that the contents of IAA and GA3 were significantly reduced and the contents of ZR were slightly increased in leaves of tea plants under heat and drought stresses, which were presumably used to delay the growth of tea plants to adapt to the environment stresses. Meanwhile, many genes related to biosynthesis and signal response of IAA, GA3 and ZR were significantly differentially expressed, which provided a molecular basis for explaining the hormone content changes and signal transduction. In addition, the contents of ABA and JA increased significantly under both heat and drought stresses, which may depend on the up-regulated expressions of ABA biosynthetic pathway genes such as ZEP, NCED, SDR and JA biosynthetic pathway genes such as LOX, OPR, ACX. Furthermore, many ABA signal responsive genes such as PYR/PYL, PP2C and JA signal responsive genes such as JAZ, MYC2 were also significantly differentially expressed, suggesting the important role of ABA and JA signaling pathways in the response of tea plants to heat and drought stresses. These results provided theoretical references for further exploring the molecular mechanisms of tea plants response to heat and drought stresses, which rely on endogenous hormones. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Diversity Analysis of Leaf Phenotype and Biochemical Components in Tea Local Population Resources TANG Lu, LI Changle, GE Yue, WANG Pu, ZHAO Hua, WANG Mingle, WANG Yu, GUO Fei, NI Dejiang Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (4): 473-488.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.04.008 Abstract （210）      PDF（pc） （528KB）（214）       Knowledge map    Save In order to protect tea germplasm resources and promote tea germplasm innovation, the phenotypic character and biochemical component diversity of 32 tea germplasm resources from 12 provinces were studied. The results showed that the genetic diversity index of 16 phenotypic character ranged from 0.81 to 1.94, and the phenotypic genetic diversity of the test population was high. The cumulative contribution rate of the six phenotypic characters including leaf area, leaf shape, leaf upper surface, young shoot pubescence, leaf tip shape and leaf cross section were 71.78%, which was the main factor causing the phenotypic difference of the tested tea population. Based on the determination results of biochemical components in two years, the variation coefficient of caffeine content (17.95% and 14.55%) was the largest, followed by the variation coefficient of tea polyphenol content (13.61% and 8.11%). The variation coefficient of free amino acid (5.62% and 7.52%) was the lowest. Cluster analysis based on the results of biochemical component content determination was conducted to divide the tested tea tree populations into three groups, each including different types of germplasm. From the geographical distribution of the tested tea populations, the content of biochemical components showed regional differences. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Catalytic Function, Promoter Structure and Functional Analysis of CsNUDX1-cyto in Different Tea Cultivars YANG Jihong, ZHOU Hanchen, XU Yujie Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (5): 621-630.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.05.001 Abstract （203）      PDF（pc） （1842KB）（142）       Knowledge map    Save Geraniol is an important monoterpenoid in tea plants, and its accumulation varies greatly among different tea cultivars. The recent study shows that CsNUDX1-cyto is responsible for the production of geraniol and its glycosides in tea plants. In order to explore the differences in the catalytic function and regulation of CsNUDX1-cyto in different tea cultivars, this study analyzed the differences in the accumulation of geraniol and expression patterns of CsNUDX1-cyto, and analyzed the differences in the catalytic function, promoter structure and function of CsNUDX1-cyto in seven tea cultivars. The result shows that CsNUDX1-cyto expression was positively correlated with geraniol content (r=0.805). The content of geranyl in fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis var. sinensis (CSS) was significantly higher than that in C. sinensis var. assamica (CSA) cultivars. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation system shows that CsNUDX1-cyto of different tea cultivars could promote the biosynthesis of geraniol. Analysis of promoter activity shows that CsNUDX1-cyto promoter had the weakest activity in ‘Yunkang 10’, and the structural analysis shows that the promoter of CsNUDX1-cyto in ‘Yunkang 10’ had an 185 base sequence insertion at the transcription start site -33, making the enhancing element CAAT-box located at -133 (CAAT-boxes in other cultivars were located at -47). The results of this study indicate that CsNUDX1-cyto in different tea cultivars could promote geraniol biosynthesis, but the genetic diversity of the promoter region results in differences in its expression level. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Identification of Transcription Factors Interacting with CsNCED2 Promoter and Their Response to Abiotic Stress LI Jiasi, LIU Yingqing, ZHANG Yongheng, ZHANG Ying'ao, XIAO Yezi, LIU Lu, YU Youben Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 325-334.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.007 Abstract （203）      PDF（pc） （1496KB）（115）       Knowledge map    Save Nine cis epoxide carotenoid dioxygenase (NCED) is a key rate-limiting enzyme in abscisic acid (ABA) synthesis and widely involved in plant growth and development as well as abiotic stress response. CsNCED2 is involved in the response to drought and salt stress in tea plants, while the transcriptional regulation mechanism involved is still unclear. In this study, two transcription factors, CsDof5.4 and CsERF38, which binded to the CsNCED2 promoter were identified by yeast single hybrid (Y1H) library screening. Subcellular localization, yeast self-activation and luciferase (LUC) assay show that they were located in the cell nucleus and could activate the expression of CsNCED2. RT-qPCR results show that the expressions of CsERF38 and CsDof5.4 were highly correlated with CsNCED2 under salt stress. While under drought stress, only the expression of CsERF38was highly correlated with that of CsNCED2. In this study, two transcription factors (CsDof5.4 and CsERF38) binding to the CsNCED2 promoter were identified. Both drought and salt stresses could induce the expression of CsNCED2, thus participate in the abiotic stress response in tea plants. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Preparation of a Cross-linked Polyphenol Oxidase Aggregate Based on Catechins and Its Efficient Catalytic Synthesis of Theaflavin-3,3ʹ-digalate ZHOU Jinghui, LIU Changwei, ZHANG Sheng, XU Gang, XU Wei, HUANG Jian′an, LIU Zhonghua Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 377-388.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.005 Abstract （201）      PDF（pc） （1818KB）（139）       Knowledge map    Save In order to prepare theaflavin more efficiently and economically, catechins were used as the cross-linking reagent in this study, and a polyphenol oxidase (tyrosinase) crossed-linked aggregate derived from Bacillus megaterium was prepared and used for the synthesis of theaflavin-3,3ʹ-digalate. Through optimization of enzyme cross-linking parameters and the catalytic performance before and after cross-linking, the results show that the optimal enzyme activity recovery rate of cross-linked enzyme (200 U·mL-1) could be obtained at pH 4.0, EGCG 0.5 mg·mL-1 and cross-linking time 50 min. Compared with free enzymes, cross-linked enzymes showed better catalytic performance (thermal stability, organic solvent tolerance, substrate tolerance). When the cross-linked enzyme was used to synthesize theaflavin-3,3′-digallate, the concentration of the product could reach 800 μg·mL-1, and the cross-linked enzyme could be reused for at least three batches. This method could significantly reduce the application cost of theaflavin, which has potential industrial application value. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Glyphosate-stress Effects on Shikimic Acid in Tea Leaves LIU Hongxia, LIU Yingying, CHEN Hongping, CHAI Yunfeng Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (5): 657-666.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.05.005 Abstract （199）      PDF（pc） （1058KB）（110）       Knowledge map    Save To investigate the effect of glyphosate stress on the growth and shikimic acid metabolism of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) plants, tea seedlings were cultured in nutrient solution with different concentrations of glyphosate and the visual phytotoxicity on tea leaves was observed. The non-targeted analysis of non-volatile metabolites in the leaves and quantitative determination of shikimic acid and glyphosate in the leaves were carried out by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry. The results show that the tea seedlings under the high dose of glyphosate (200 mg·L-1) treatment exhibited characteristics of pesticide damage, while the tea seedlings under the low dose of glyphosate (50 mg·L-1) treatment and control did not show apparent pesticide damage. Mass spectrometric and statistical analysis indicates that there were significant changes in the contents of shikimic acid pathway metabolites in the leaves of glyphosate-treated tea seedlings, with shikimic acid being one of the main differential metabolites. Within 21 d, the accumulation of shikimic acid in leaves was highly positively correlated with the absorption amount and action time of glyphosate. When the absorption amount of glyphosate was larger than 28 mg·kg-1, the shikimic acid metabolism in tea plants was significantly inhibited, resulting in a large accumulation of shikimic acid in tea leaves. Compared with the control group, the content of shikimic acid in tea leaves affected by pesticides increased about 16-fold. This study shows that shikimic acid is one of the main metabolites of tea plants in response to glyphosate stress. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Data Enhancement Optimization and Class Activation Mapping Quantitative Evaluation for CNN Image Recognition of Multiple Tea Categories ZHANG Zhanyi, ZHANG Baoquan, WANG Zhouli, YANG Yao, FAN Dongmei, HE Weizhong, MA Junhui, LIN Jie Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 411-423.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.006 Abstract （197）      PDF（pc） （1936KB）（415）       Knowledge map    Save There are many kinds of tea in China, and subjective identification is easy to be confused and very dependent on professional experience. Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) image recognition applied to multi-tea identification has the advantages of objectivity, adaptability to complex image backgrounds and portability to mobile devices. However, the current CNN image recognition of tea lacks data enhancement optimization and objective evaluation of recognition accuracy, which limits the robustness and generalization ability of model recognition. In this study, a total of 6 123 images of 29 common tea categories were collected to construct a dataset, and the ResNet-18 (Residual network-18) training effects of 10 image data enhancement methods were compared. To objectively evaluate the accuracy of the model recognition area, two gradient-weighted class activation mapping (Grad-CAM ) quantitative evaluation indexes (IOB and MPI) were constructed. The results show that grid erasure (Ratio=0.3), resolution perturbation and HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space perturbation are better data enhancement methods, with four indicators of accuracy, loss, IOB and MPI performing better. Furthermore, through the ablation experiment, the optimal combination of data enhancement methods “horizontal mirror flip + grid erasure (Ratio=0.3) + HSV color perturbation” was obtained. The accuracy rate of model test reached 99.82%, with a loss value of only 0.64, and the IOB and MPI indicators also performed better, reflecting good accuracy in image recognition. This study optimized the tea image data enhancement method, and obtained the multi-tea CNN image recognition model with high robustness. The constructed quantization indexes IOB and MPI also solved the problem of accuracy evaluation of CAM recognition region. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Comparison of Soluble and Membrane-bound Polyphenol Oxidase from Cultivars Suitable to Ninghong Tea Production ZHAN Kun, YANG Zhengli, XU Ziyi, LAI Zhangfeng, LI Jun, CHEN Luojun, ZHOU Sixi, LI Mingxi, GAN Yudi Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 356-366.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.003 Abstract （192）      PDF（pc） （459KB）（79）       Knowledge map    Save In order to investigate the enzymatic properties of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) in cultivars suitable for Ninghong tea production, as well as to increase the theaflavin content in Ninghong tea, one bud and two fresh leaves from ‘Ningzhou population’, ‘Ningzhou 2’ and ‘Dayelong’ were used as raw materials to obtain membrane-bound polyphenol oxidase (mPPO) and soluble polyphenol oxidase (sPPO) crude enzymes and to analyze the enzymatic properties. Using catechol as the substrate, the mPPO specific activity of each cultivar was higher than sPPO specific activity. mPPO specific activity of ‘Dayelong’ was the highest (542.59±25.13 U·mg-1), and sPPO activity of ‘Ningzhou 2’ was the lowest (112.57±14.01 U·mg-1). The optimum reaction temperature for mPPO was 40-60 ℃, the optimum reaction temperature for sPPO was 30-50 ℃, and the highest optimum reaction temperature for mPPO of ‘Ningzhou 2’ and ‘Dayelong’ was 55 ℃. The lowest sPPO optimum reaction temperature for ‘Ningzhou 2’ and ‘Ningzhou population’ was 35 ℃. The optimum pH of sPPO ranged from 7.00-8.50 with one peak, while the optimum pH of mPPO ranged from 5.00-8.00 with two peaks. The optimum pH of sPPO in ‘Ningzhou population’ was 8.00, and the optimum pH of mPPO in ‘Ningzhou 2’ was 5.50. mPPO and sPPO had strong affinity for dihydroxy phenols, and mPPO in ‘Ningzhou 2’ had the strongest affinity for catechol and the highest catalytic efficiency. Ascorbic acid had the best inhibitory effect on sPPO in ‘Ningzhou population’. While halide inhibitors had no inhibitory effect on both sPPO and mPPO activities in tea cultivars suitable for Ninghong tea production. EDTA had an activating effect on mPPO. The thermal deactivation of sPPO and mPPO in these tea cultivars followed the primary reaction kinetics, with mPPO in ‘Dayelong’ having the best thermal resistance, the worst thermal sensitivity, and the weakest sensitivity to temperature. While sPPO in ‘Ningzhou population’ had the worst thermal resistance. The sPPO of ‘Ningzhou population’ was the worst heat-resistance, the highest heat-sensitivity and temperature-sensitivity. The results show that there were some differences in the sPPO and mPPO enzyme properties among the cultivars. Tea cultivar ‘Dayelong’ had the highest mPPO specific activity and the best heat resistance, which provided a suitable enzyme source for the processing of high theaflavin Ninghong tea. This study also provided a theoretical reference for the actual Ninghong tea production. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Regulatory Effect and Mechanism of EGCG on Metabolic Disorders in High-fructose Diet Mice ZHOU Jihong, CHEN Wei, DING Lejia, WANG Yuefei Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 399-410.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.012 Abstract （187）      PDF（pc） （3419KB）（205）       Knowledge map    Save This study investigated the effects and mechanisms of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) on high-fructose diet-induced metabolic disorders. Fifteen male SPF C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into three groups: normal diet group (NCD), high-fructose diet group (HFD), and high-fructose diet supplemented with 1% EGCG group (HFE), with 5 mice in each group. After 8 weeks of feeding, the body weight, energy utilization rate, ALT and AST levels, as well as tissue morphology staining of the mice were measured. Furthermore, hepatic TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and intestinal IL-6 inflammatory cytokine levels were detected by ELISA. The expressions of Srebp-1c, Tlr4, Myd88 in liver and Zo-1, Occludin, Tlr4 and Myd88 in intestine were measured by quantitative real-time PCR. Protein expressions of ZO-1 and Occludin were detected by IHC. The results show that dietary supplementation of EGCG could effectively reduce high-fructose diet-induced body weight gain, fat accumulation, hepatic and intestinal inflammatory responses, and could improve the intestinal barrier function by upregulating the expression of Zo-1 and the protein expressions of ZO-1 and Occludin. It also modulated lipid metabolism by reducing the expression level of Srebp-1c in liver, and downregulated the expression levels of inflammatory-related genes (Tlr4 and Myd88) in colon and liver. The results above suggest that dietary supplementation of EGCG has a preventive effect on high-fructose diet-induced metabolic disorders and inflammatory responses, and its mechanism may be related to the regulation of the gut-liver axis mediated by the TLR4/MyD88 signaling pathway. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Study on the Differences of Leaf Color and Volatiles of Different Insect-resistance Tea Cultivars SUN Yue, LIU Mengyue, GAO Chenxi, WU Quanjin, CAO Shixian, YU Shuntian, CHEN Zhidan, JIN Shan, SUN Weijiang Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (4): 525-543.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.04.005 Abstract （186）      PDF（pc） （2465KB）（104）       Knowledge map    Save In order to explore the differences in leaf color and volatiles of different insect-resistant tea cultivars, a two-year field population density survey was conducted on 11 tea cultivars. Through the indoor incubation test of field branches and the indoor life parameter determination test, the reliability of field population density as the resistance grading standard was proved. The color difference and wax content per unit leaf area of leaves were determined, and the volatiles of new shoots of one bud and two leaves that were not harmed by pests and diseases were detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in order to screen the differences among different insect-resistant tea cultivars. The results show that, M. onukii preferred tea cultivars with darker, lighter yellow leaves. D minowai preferred tea cultivars with brighter, more saturated colors and a higher yellow color, and D minowai placed more emphasis on the color of the leaf back. In terms of volatiles, the population densities of M. onukii were significantly and positively correlated with the relative content of linalool and negatively correlated with the relative contents of nonanal and dodecane. Population densities of D. minowai were significantly and positively correlated with the relative levels of dodecane and phenylethanol. The effects of dodecane on M. onukii and D. minowai were opposite, and the same trend was observed for the relationship between wax and population density in tea leaves, suggesting that the same volatile substance may have different reactions to different insects. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Genetic Analysis and Marker Development for Wuyi Tea (Camellia sinensis, Synonym: Thea bohea L.) Based on GBS-SNP LI Li, LUO Shengcai, WANG Feiquan, LI Xiangru, FENG Hua, SHI Yutao, YE Jianghua, LIU Fei, ZHAO Jialin, LI Shuying, ZHANG Bo Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 310-324.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.001 Abstract （185）      PDF（pc） （4730KB）（95）       Knowledge map    Save In order to understand the genetic diversity background of Wuyi tea (Camellia sinensis, Synonym: Thea bohea L.), 126 Wuyi tea cultivars/strains and 223 elite tea cultivars/strains (a total of 349 tea germplasm resources) from 12 different regions were collected. Genotyping by sequencing (GBS) technology was used to screen 973 high-quality core SNPs for genetic diversity and background analysis. Model-based structure (Structure), phylogenetic tree construction (NJ-tree) and principal component analysis (PCA) show that the 349 tea resources could be divided into 5 subgroups, and the clustering of subgroups was mainly based on the genetic relationship between tea resources, rather than morphological characteristics such as tree type or leaf shape. Gene flow analysis shows that Wuyi tea might have spread from southern Fujian Province to Wuyi Mountain in northern Fujian Province and from Wuyi Mountain to Zhejiang Province. Genetic similarity analysis shows that among 349 tea cultivars/strains, 136 pairs of cultivars/strains had genetic similarity greater than 0.9, among which 26 pairs involved Wuyi tea. Based on the results of gene flow and genetic similarity, the genetic relationship and background of some representative and controversial Wuyi tea were discussed and analyzed. Furthermore, through the discernibility analysis of pairwise comparison, 21 SNPs were selected from 973 SNP markers that can 100% identify 349 tea cultivars/strains, among which 18 SNPs could 100% identify 126 Wuyi tea cultivars/strains. Genetic fingerprints were established and identification primers were developed. These results provided valuable information for the management and breeding of Wuyi tea in the future. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Research on the Effect Evaluation and Dynamic Mechanism of the Integrated Development of Tea and Tourism Industry LIN Xi, WU Qinyao, YANG Jiangfan Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (5): 718-732.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.05.011 Abstract （181）      PDF（pc） （624KB）（117）       Knowledge map    Save This study was based on the theories of industry integration, industry chain value, and coupling coordination, as well as previous research results. Taking the development level of the tea industry and tourism industry in the eight main tea-producing areas in China from 2011 to 2020 as the empirical research object, a quality evaluation index system for the development of the tea and tourism industry was constructed, and the coupling coordination model and spatial analysis method were used to evaluate and present the effect of tea tourism integration. And regression models were used to explore the driving mechanism of tea tourism integration development. The results indicate that the tea and tourism industries in the main tea-producing areas over the past decade were highly coupled, which were present in the middle to late stages of integrated development. The overall trend shows a spatial feature of "high in the middle and low on both sides", with an inverted "U" shape in the east-west direction. The high value area at the provincial level has always been Yunnan Province. The driving force mechanism is the joint influence of internal and external factors: the internal driving force is the internal coupling between the tea and tourism industries, which drives the formation of a new business model: the integration of tea and tourism. In terms of external macro environment, policy guidance and support are the leading forces, sustained economic development is the driving force, social and cultural prosperity is the pulling force, and technological innovation and application are the supporting forces. Suggestions were also made on further promoting the integrated development of tea tourism consisting of strengthening government guidance and support to improve factor protection, promoting the improvement of industry quality and efficiency to consolidate the foundation of development, digging and highlighting cultural connotations to expand the depth of development, applying technology to cultivate talents and thus strengthen development support. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Changes in Chemical Composition of Zijuan Tea under Anaerobic Treatment Conditions and Their Effects on in vitro ACE Activity YANG Gaozhong, SHI Jiang, ZHANG Yue, PENG Qunhua, LIN Zhi, LÜ Haipeng Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (4): 553-566.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.04.007 Abstract （179）      PDF（pc） （1565KB）（323）       Knowledge map    Save In this study, fresh leaves of Zijuan tea were treated with anaerobic treatment and used to make freeze-dried, green, black and white tea samples. The main non-volatile components (such as catechins, amino acids, anthocyanins) in these samples were determined and their in vitro angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activities were evaluated by high performance liquid chromatography. In addition, molecular docking simulation experiments were conducted to investigate the potential interaction mechanisms between the major chemical components in tea and ACE. The results show that the GABA content in the freeze-dried samples after anaerobic treatment increased to 1.72 mg·g-1, which was significantly higher than that in the tea samples without anaerobic treatment (0.04 mg·g-1, P<0.05). The composition and contents of amino acids and polyphenolic compounds in the tea samples were significantly affected by the processing methods after anaerobic treatment. The white tea process could increase the contents of amino acid components in the tea samples, while the freeze-drying process could maximize the retention of polyphenolic compounds in the tea samples. The in vitro ACE inhibitory activity of Zijuan tea fresh leaf samples was significantly enhanced after anaerobic treatment (P<0.05); the strongest ACE activity inhibition was observed in samples prepared by freeze-drying process after anaerobic treatment, which was significantly higher than that of samples prepared by green, white, and black tea processing methods (P<0.05). In addition, molecular docking simulation experiments reveal that the strength of the interaction between the main chemical components in tea and ACE was related to the hydrophilic groups and aromatic ring structures in their molecular structures. The results of the study helped to reveal the effect of anaerobic treatment on the ACE inhibitory activity of Zijuan tea and provided a theoretical basis for the development of special functional Zijuan tea products with potential treatment of hypertension. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Effects of Growth and Development on the Visual Ability of Empoasca onukii TAN Chang, SHAN Yao, ZHOU Xiaosen, YAO Qiuyi, CAI Xiaoming, BIAN Lei Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 367-376.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.004 Abstract （177）      PDF（pc） （1304KB）（122）       Knowledge map    Save Allometry is an important strategy for insects to adapt to the surrounding environment. Visual cues are the key information for host selection and flight movement of Empoasca onukii. With the growth and development of E. onukii, the size and mobility of the leafhopper gradually increase, and the morphology of the compound eye also changes significantly. In this study, histological and behavioral methods were used to determine the morphological structure and visual ability of the compound eye of E. onukii at different ages. The results show that the visual ability gradually increased during the growth and development process of E. onukii. From 1st instar to 5th instar, the optical sensitivity of the nymph increased from 0.04 μm2·sr to 0.11 μm2·sr, and the visual acuity increased from 0.086 cycles per degree (cpd) to 0.112 cpd. Both of optical sensitivity and visual acuity were consistent with the allometric growth, but their growth rates were slower than that of the size of nymphs. After the emergence of nymphs, the optical sensitivity of the center region of the compound eye decreased and there was a significant difference between the male and the female. Although the visual acuity kept increasing, the compound eye of E. onukii was still a low-resolution organ with limited effective visual distance. This study confirms that E. onukii slows down the growth rate of visual ability to prioritize the development of body size and motion-related organs, and focuses on the increase of visual field to facilitate to perceive visual cues in a wide range. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Effects of Nitrogen Form and Weak Light Stress on Tea Plant Growth and Metabolism SHEN Ruihan, MA Lifeng, YANG Xiangde, FANG Li Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 349-355.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.01 Abstract （175）      PDF（pc） （295KB）（112）       Knowledge map    Save In order to analyze the effects of N form and weak light stress on the tea plant growth and metabolism, the two-year-old cutting seedlings of ‘Longjing 43’ were taken as experimental materials, and two different forms of N sources (NH4+-N and NO3--N) and two light intensities (normal light and weak light) were supplied under solution culture. The results show that: (1) the net photosynthetic rate of tea seedlings was mainly affected by the N form under normal light intensity. The net photosynthetic rate of tea seedlings treated with NH4+-N was significantly higher than that treated with NO3--N. Under the same nitrogen conditions, compared to normal light, weak light stress had a tendency to reduce the net photosynthetic rate of tea seedlings. (2) Under normal light intensity, the chlorophyll content in young shoots treated with NH4+-N was significantly higher than that treated with NO3--N, but the chlorophyll a (Chl a)/chlorophyll b (Chl b) ratio was basically unchanged. The chlorophyll content increased significantly after weak light stress, but Chl a/b ratio under NH4+-N treatment was significantly increased, while Chl a/b ratio under NO3--N treatment was slightly decreased. NO3--N treated tea plants showed better shade tolerance than that treated with NH4+-N. (3) N uptake by tea seedlings was mainly influenced by both N form and light, and weak light stress helped to improve the accumulation of N in new shoots of tea seedlings. The N content of NH4+-N treated tea seedlings was significantly higher than that treated with NO3--N under normal light. Weak light stress significantly increased the above-ground N content in tea plants. (4) Under normal light intensity, the contents of free amino acids and caffeine in young shoots treated with NH4+-N were significantly higher than those treated with NO3--N, while the ratio of tea polyphenol to free amino acids was lower. After weak light stress, the contents of free amino acid and caffeine in shoots further increased, while the contents of tea polyphenol and the ratio of tea polyphenol to free amino acids continued to decline. The increase rate of total free amino acid and descent rate of tea polyphenol and tea polyphenol/free amino acids ratio were faster in young shoots treated with NO3--N than those treated with NH4+-N. The composition of shoot quality was mainly affected by light intensity, but tea polyphenol-free amino acids ratio was influenced by both light intensity and N form. The research results provide theoretical basis for the analysis of its mechanism. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Exploring the Potential Mechanism of Hypoglycemic Effect of Fungus Fermented Black Tea Based on Liver Transcriptomics ZENG Hongzhe, PENG Liyuan, WAN Liwei, LIU Changwei, FANG Wenwen, WANG Kuofei, ZHANG Xinyi, WEN Shuai, HUANG Jian'an, LIU Zhonghua Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (5): 645-656.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.05.003 Abstract （175）      PDF（pc） （2294KB）（147）       Knowledge map    Save EGCG is often regarded as the main active ingredient in tea to protect blood glucose homeostasis. The content of low molecular weight polyphenols such as EGCG in fungus fermented black tea (FFBT) is extremely low, and there are few studies on the hyperglycemic effect of FFBT. To explore the hypoglycemic effects and potential mechanisms of FFBT, GK rats with spontaneous hyperglycemic were given 280 mg·kg-1 FFBT extract (equivalent to 9 g of FFBT for daily human consumption) by gavage intervention. The study assessed the effects of FFBT on body weight, glucose homeostasis, regulatory factors related to glucose homeostasis, diabetic complications and liver transcription profiles in hyperglycemic rats. The results indicated that FFBT could obviously reduce the fasting blood glucose level and random blood sugar level of hyperglycemic rats, improve the abnormal glucose metabolism in hyperglycemic rats, maintain glucose homeostasis and alleviate the damage caused by diabetic complications in hyperglycemic rats. In addition, transcriptome analysis revealed that the hypoglycemic properties of FFBT might be related to the regulation of gene expression in the liver, such as Gck, Pklr, Pkm. This study found that FFBT may be a potential hypoglycemic functional beverage, providing a theoretical basis for the development and utilization of fermented tea such as FFBT. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select The Impact of Product Processing Standardization on Tea Firms’ Income from the Perspective of Scale Heterogeneity XIONG Yun, CHEN Jianghua, LI Daohe Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 424-436.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.009 Abstract （174）      PDF（pc） （373KB）（94）       Knowledge map    Save Product processing standardization is an important means to promote the quality of tea products, enhance the competitiveness of tea firms. Based on the micro-research data of tea firms in Jiangxi Province, this study analyzed the impact of product processing standardization on tea firms’ income using ordinary least square (OLS), two stage least square (2SLS) and treatment effects model (TEM), and further analyzed the difference of the impact of product processing standardization on tea firms’ income under different operating scales using the threshold effect model. It was found that (1) the product processing standardization had a significant positive impact on tea firms’ income, and the adoption of standardized production could help increase tea firms’ income, among which the blending process and sensory evaluation measurement dimensions had a significant impact, and the sales of tea firms adopting standardized processing methods could be 10.01% higher than the control group. (2) The impact of product processing standardization on tea firms’ income had scale heterogeneity, and the income increasing effect of product processing standardization of tea firms under moderate scale operation was obvious, and the income increasing effect of processing standardization under over-scale operation was not obvious. Therefore, the government should actively guide and promote the promotion and application of processing standardization of tea firms, while encouraging firms to incorporate the blending process into the standardization system. Advocating tea firms in the moderate scale range could expand the operating scale through a variety of ways to fully stimulate the operating income of product processing standardization. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Effect of Jiukeng Longjing Tea on SREBPs Signaling Pathway and Gut Microbiota Regulation in High-fat Diet C57BL/6 Mice with Hepatic Steatosis GONG Mingxiu, YUAN Yiwei, ZHANG Yifan, YE Jiangcheng, GUO Li, LI Xiaojun, HUANG Hao, MAO Yuxiao, ZHAO Yun, ZHAO Jin Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (4): 576-592.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.04.010 Abstract （173）      PDF（pc） （2452KB）（307）       Knowledge map    Save To investigate the effect of Jiukeng Longjing tea water extract (LJT) on liver steatosis and the regulation of gut microbiota in C57BL/6 mice fed with high-fat diet, a non-alcoholic fatty liver model was established in mice induced by a high-fat diet, and LJT (300 mg·kg-1) was gavaged for intervention. The body weight of mice was recorded regularly, and serum biochemical indicators such as AST, ALT, TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C, and glucose tolerance levels were measured. The characteristics of HE staining and oil red O staining liver tissue sections were observed and analyzed. Real-time qPCR technology was used to detect the expressions of seven genes including SREBP-1c, FAS, SCD-1, ACC-1, SREBP-2, HMGCR, and PPARγ in mouse liver tissues. The relative expressions of proteins related to lipid metabolism were studied by western blot. At the same time, the gut microbiota of mice was sequenced by high-throughput sequencing (16 S rDNA) and its structure was analyzed. The results show that the body weight, blood glucose AUC, serum TG, TC, LDL-C, and liver TG, TC levels significantly decreased under LJT intervention. Western blot shows that LJT intervention reduced the expressions of SREBP-1c, FAS, ACC-1, SCD-1, and PPARγ in liver tissue of mice. LJT also significantly downregulated the relative expressions of SREBP-1c, SCD-1, FAS, ACC-1, SREBP-2, HMGCR and PPARγ in liver tissue. The 16 S rDNA detection reveals that the levels of gut microbiota were mainly classified into four categories: Firmicutes, Bacteroidota, Desulfobacterota, and Actinobaciota. LJT could effectively alleviate the trend of increasing the relative abundance of Firmicutes and decreasing the relative abundance of Bacteroidota caused by high-fat diet, and increase the species abundance of gut microbiota. Therefore, LJT could interfere with the signal expression of SREBPs pathway in mouse liver steatosis, and improve the disturbance of gut microbiota in mice, thereby achieve the effect of reducing fat and weight loss. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Geochemical Characteristics and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Typical Tea Gardens in Yunnan Province XIE Mengli, CHANG He, ZHOU Xiaohua, YANG Tianfu, LONG Kun Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (4): 501-512.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.04.004 Abstract （172）      PDF（pc） （963KB）（229）       Knowledge map    Save In order to explore the relationship and the current situation between the geological background of tea garden and the content of heavy metal elements in tea, the rocks, soil and tea in Mengku tea garden and Jingmai tea garden in Yunnan Province were selected as the research objects. The contents of 10 heavy metal elements (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Zn, Mn, As) were determined. Multivariate statistical analysis and spatial analysis were used to summarize the characteristics and risk assessment of heavy metals in tea gardens. The results show that: (1) compared with the abundance of elements in the crust, the rocks in Mengku and Jingmai tea gardens were rich in As. While the rocks of Mengku tea garden were poor in Hg and the rocks of Jingmai tea garden were poor in Mn. (2) The soil of Mengku tea garden was mainly polluted by As and Cr. The soil of Jingmai tea garden was mainly polluted by Cr and Cu. They were all lightly polluted and had good soil quality. (3) The average contents of heavy metal elements in tea followed the order of Mn>Zn>Cu>Ni>Cr. The accumulation ability followed the order of Mn>Zn>Hg>Cu>Ni. Only a few tea samples from Mengku tea garden had As content exceeding the standard. And the heavy metal contents in tea were generally at the safe level. (4) For tea samples from Mengku and Jingmai tea gardens, Mn had the highest non-carcinogenic risk. As in Mengku tea had the highest carcinogenic risk. Cr in Jingmai tea had the highest carcinogenic risk. And other heavy metal elements were within the safe range. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Study on the Regulation Roles of Plant Hormones on the Growth and Development of Tea Shoots in Spring LI Congcong, WANG Haoqian, YE Yufan, CHEN Yao, REN Hengze, LI Yuteng, HAO Xinyuan, WANG Xinchao, CAO Hongli, YUE Chuan Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 335-348.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.002 Abstract （172）      PDF（pc） （1612KB）（112）       Knowledge map    Save Hormones play important roles in the regulation of plant growth and development. In order to clarify the effects of different hormones on the growth and development of tea shoots in spring, and to identify the main pathways and key genes involved, tea cultivar ‘Longjing 43’ was used as the experimental materials, and treated with 100 μmol·L-1 ABA, 100 μmol·L-1 GA3 and 100 μmol·L-1 IAA respectively in the sprouting period. The phenotypic characteristics of buds were determined, and the buds at the 7th day after treatments were investigated using RNA-Seq technique. The results show that exogenous ABA treatment inhibited the germination and growth of shoots, and the length of shoots was significantly shorter than the control after 7 days after treatment. On the other hand, GA3 and IAA treatments had a promoting effect, and the bud length was significantly extended on the 7th day after GA3 treatment and on the 14th day after IAA treatment. RNA-Seq analysis indicates differentially expressed genes were mainly enriched in amino acid biosynthesis pathway under ABA treatment, oxidative phosphorylation pathway and photosynthesis pathway under GA3 treatment, and flavonoid biosynthesis pathway under IAA treatment. GAI, PSBO2, PSBQ-2 and PSBP-1 related to plant hormone and photosynthesis pathways might be the key genes involved in shoot growth and development. The real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR results of some candidate genes were consistent with the RNA-Seq results. The above studies identified the main pathways and key genes involved in the hormone regulation on tea shoot growth and development, which provided a theoretical basis for deeply revealing the regulation mechanism of tea shoot growth and development. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Study on the Control Effect of Chemical Pesticides on the Empoasca onukii Adults ZOU Jiating, GUO Yuhang, BIAN Lei, LUO Zongxiu, LI Zhaoqun, XIU Chunli, FU Nanxia, CAI Xiaoming Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (4): 544-552.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.04.003 Abstract （171）      PDF（pc） （419KB）（83）       Knowledge map    Save Empoasca onukii is an important pest in tea gardens. Currently, the control was mainly depended on chemical pesticides, but less attention was paid to the control effect on the adults. In this study, the control effects of chemical pesticides on the adult E. onukii were evaluated through field experiments, and the reasons for the poor control efficiency were investigated by laboratory test. The results show that the chemical pesticides with good control effects on nymphs in the field did not have ideal control effects on adults. Indoor studies have shown that when spraying the entire tea shoots at concentrations even lower than those in the field, the adult mortality rates were 100%. Furthermore, the adult mortality rates were the highest (63.33%~71.67%) when the pesticides were applied at the middle part of tea plant shoots, and the adult mortality rates were the lowest (20.00%~28.33%) when applied at the top of shoots. Moreover, the adult mortality rate could be increased by increasing the shading range around the shoots or reducing the light intensity at the top of the shoots, when the pesticides were applied at the top of shoots. These results indicate that the main reason for the poor control efficiencies of chemical pesticides on the adult E. onukii in field is that the adults mainly live in the middle part of tea plant shoots. This phenomenon should also be related with light intensity. This finding provided a reference for the control of the adult E. onukii, and helped to enhance the control effects of chemical pesticides on E. onukii. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Exploratory Study on the Image Processing Technology-based Tea Shoot Identification and Leaf Area Calculation LÜ Danyu, JIN Zijing, LU Lu, HE Weizhong, SHU Zaifa, SHAO Jingna, YE Jianhui, LIANG Yuerong Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (5): 691-702.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.05.007 Abstract （169）      PDF（pc） （2181KB）（93）       Knowledge map    Save In this study, based on the picture collection of tea shoot growth in the field, we used deep learning target detection algorithm YOLOv5 to construct a model for identifying different growth stages of tea shoots, and the testing results indicate that the model had high accuracy. Furthermore, the Image-J software and the image processing methods of threshold cutting based on Gray, RGB and HSV values were applied to process tea leaf area, and the accuracy and efficiency of different methods were compared. The results show that the accuracy of HSV-based algorithm system of cutting tea leaves and automatically calculating tea leaf area was over 94%, which had better performance than RGB-based algorithm system. The research results provide technical support for the intelligent recognition model of tea growth state and information extraction algorithm of leaf traits, and also build a theoretical basis for the development of tea bud automatic recognition module of tea plucking machinery. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Effect of Tea Polyphenols on the Determination of Reducing Sugar in Tea Food SHENG Zheng, DU Wenkai, WANG Chongchong, ZHANG Boan, ZHANG Haihua, DU Qizhen Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (4): 567-575.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.04.011 Abstract （165）      PDF（pc） （2929KB）（136）       Knowledge map    Save In order to find an accurate method to determine the content of reducing sugar in the digestive products of tea noodle products, phenolic acid, phenolic and glucose blending systems and phenolic and amylenzymeate blending systems alone were used to study the effects of four typical phenols including epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), gallic acid, proanthocyanidin and ferulic acid on the quantitative determination of reducing sugars by 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) method, glucose oxidase/peroxidase (GOPOD) method and fluorescence-assisted sugar electrophoresis (FACE) method. The results show that ferulic acid had no effect on the DNS method, while EGCG, gallic acid and proanthocyanidin could react with DNS, indicating that they would affect the accuracy of the DNS method. All four phenolic substances significantly reduced the glucose results determined by GOPOD method, while the FACE method was not affected by phenols and could visually characterize the distribution of oligo reducing sugar in the amylase hydrolysate. Therefore, the FACE method has a good application value in determining the content of reducing sugars in tea noodle products and their enzymatic digestion products. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select Acid-assisted Improvement of Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction for Rapid Detection of Pesticide Residues in Tea WU Zhenghao, ZHENG Qinqin, HAO Zhenxia, WANG Chen, CHEN Hongping, LU Chengyin Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (3): 389-398.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.03.008 Abstract （162）      PDF（pc） （774KB）（115）       Knowledge map    Save The false-positive results encountered in the rapid detection of pesticide residues in tea samples are primarily caused by matrix interference. However, limited by the physical and chemical properties of tea matrix components (e.g., caffeine), the development of pretreatments suffers major dilemmas in matrix removal effectiveness. In current work, a novel pretreatment method for tea samples was proposed by developing specific removal procedures based on the molecular structure characteristics of the main matrix components. On the basis of conventional pretreatment for tea samples, the novel method introduced acid solutions and polyvinylpolypyrrolidone adsorbents, which reduced the matrix effect of tea sample detection significantly with a high matrix removal rate of more than 99.99%. Under the assistance of the current pretreatment, the rapid detection of methomyl and carbofuran residues in tea samples was successfully achieved accurately. The limits of detection for carbofuran and methomyl in tea were 0.57 mg·kg-1 and 0.20 mg·kg-1, respectively. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select The Characteristics of Fungal Community Structure in Tea Rhizosphere Soil Interplanted with Ganoderma lucidum Based on High-throughput Sequencing Technology HAN Haidong, ZHOU Liuting, HUANG Xiaoyun, YU Chengran, HUANG Xiusheng Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (4): 513-524.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.04.009 Abstract （162）      PDF（pc） （1541KB）（146）       Knowledge map    Save The tea plantation with Ganoderma lucidum is an ecological cycle intercropping model of resource utilization of tea processing waste, and the composite community formed can cover the ground more thoroughly and play an important role in improving the soil microbial community structure and maintaining the balance of soil microbiological system. In this study, we investigated the changes of tea rhizosphere soil fungal community structure in uncropped (CK), intercropping 1 year (A1), intercropping 2 years (A2) and intercropping 3 years (A3) using Miseq PE300 high-throughput sequencing technology. The results show that: (1) compared with CK, interplanting Ganoderma lucidum significantly increased the contents of available nitrogen, available phosphorus, available potassium and organic carbon in tea rhizosphere soil, with soil of A3 having the highest increase, reaching 32.36%, 13.01%, 69.21% and 9.56%, respectively. (2) The α diversity index shows that the observed species and Chao1 index of tea rhizosphere soil fungal community were CK>A3>A1>A2. ACE index, Shannon index and Simpson index showed A3>CK>A1>A2. (3) The β diversity index shows that the composition and structure of fungal community in tea rhizosphere soil of A2 were relatively different from those of CK, A1 and A3. (4) Through taxonomic analysis, it is found that tea rhizosphere soil fungi were distributed in 18 phyla, 48 classes, 135 orders, 309 families and 632 genera. At phylum level, Ascomycota was the dominant phylum of CK, A1 and A3, with relative abundances of 71.28%, 68.74% and 51.79%, respectively. Basidiomycota was the dominant phylum of A2 with a relative abundance of 64.48%. At the genus level, compared with CK, the contents of Ceratobasidium, Mortierella, Piedraia and Saitozyma in A1 were significantly increased by 59.14, 1.34, 3.70 and 1.92 times, respectively (P<0.05). The relative abundance of Archaeorhizomyces in A2 decreased significantly by 76.81%, while that of Tomentella and Cladophialophora increased by 788.43 and 36.24 times, respectively (P<0.05). The Mortierella and Ganoderma in A3 soil significantly increased 1.09 and 0.81 times, respectively (P<0.05). In summary, the interplanting Ganoderma lucidum in tea gardens can effectively regulate the composition and structure of tea rhizosphere soil fungal community, improve the soil micro-ecological environment and this study provided a theoretical basis for the technical model to promote the sustainable green development of tea plantation. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics Select The Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Thosea sinensis JIANG Hongyan, CHEN Shichun, LIAO Shuran, CHEN Tingxu, YANG Puxiang, XIE Xiaoqun, WANG Xiaoqing Journal of Tea Science    2023, 43 (4): 460-472.   DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2023.04.002 Abstract （162）      PDF（pc） （1311KB）（178）       Knowledge map    Save Thosea sinensis is an important agricultural and forestry pest in China with characteristics of wide distribution, polyphagy, and high damage. The purpose of this study was to report the mitochondrial genome of T. sinensis collected from Jiangxi, investigate its diversity and difference, and explore the evolutionary characteristics of Limacodidae insects. After Sanger sequencing, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of T. sinensis was obtained by splicing, correcting and annotating, and the phylogenetic tree of 26 moth species in 17 families of Lepidoptera was constructed based on the protein sequences. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence was 15 540 bp in size, encoding 37 genes, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 1 control region of 425 bp. The gene arrangement is the same as that of the Ditrysia moths. By comparing the similarity of the full sequence and protein-coding genes of the mitochondrial genomes with other moths, the results show that the similarity between T. sinensis and Iragoides fasciata was the highest, and that between T. sinensis and Parasa consocia was the lowest. Phylogenetic analysis shows that the closest relationship of T. sinensis was with Iragoides fasciata, followed by Narosa nigrisigna, and all the moths from Lepidoptera were clustered into one branch. This study provided a scientific basis for further research on the origin, genetic diversity, migration, and differentiation of T. sinensis, as well as its resistance to pesticides. Reference | Related Articles | Metrics page Page 1 of 2 Total 55 records First page Prev page Next page Last page