Tea plant is an important economic crop, which is used to produce the world's oldest and
most widely consumed tea beverages. Here, we present a high-quality reference genome …

Main conclusion This review highlights the economic importance of sweet potato and
discusses new varieties, agronomic and cultivation practices, pest and disease control …

Very early somatic embryogenesis has been recognized as a powerful method to propagate
plants in vitro. For some woody species and in particular for some coniferous trees, somatic …

Cold and drought stress are the most critical stresses encountered by crops and occur
simultaneously under field conditions. However, it is unclear whether volatiles contribute to …

Background Fulvic acid (FA) is a kind of plant growth regulator, which can promote plant
growth, play an important role in fighting against drought, improve plant stress resistance …

Tea plants have a long cultivation history in the world, and the beverage (tea) made from its
leaves is well known in the world. Due to the characteristics of self-incompatibility, long-term …

Superoxide dismutases (SODs), as a family of metalloenzymes related to the removal of
reactive oxygen species (ROS), have not previously been investigated at genome-wide level …

Introduction A broad spectrum of rhizosphere bacteria and fungi were shown to play a
central role for health, fitness and productivity of their host plants. However, implications of …

C-repeat (CRT)/dehydration responsive element (DRE)-binding factor CBFs, a small family
of genes encoding transcriptional activators, play important roles in plant cold tolerance. In …

GRAS proteins are important transcription factors that play multifarious roles in regulating
the growth and development as well as stress responses of plants. Tea plant is an …