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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2020

Changes in Tea Plant Secondary Metabolite Profiles as a Function of Leafhopper Density and Damage.

Eric R Scott, Xin Li, Ji-Peng Wei, Nicole Kfoury, Joshua Morimoto, Ming-Ming Guo, Amma Agyei, Albert Robbat, Selena Ahmed, Sean B Cash and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Redefining the Tea Green Leafhopper:Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  7. Comparative analysis ofJournal of biosciences · 2024
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  9. Plant Responses to Herbivory, Wounding, and Infection.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Eric R ScottDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States.
Xin LiTea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Ji-Peng WeiTea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Nicole KfouryDepartment of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States.
Joshua MorimotoDepartment of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States.
Ming-Ming GuoTea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Amma AgyeiDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States.
Albert RobbatDepartment of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States.
Selena AhmedFood and Health Lab, Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States.
Sean B CashFriedman School of Nutrition and Policy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States.
Timothy S GriffinFriedman School of Nutrition and Policy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States.
John R SteppDepartment of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, United States.
Wen-Yan HanTea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Colin M OriansDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States.
Tufts University · USChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNMontana State University · USTea Research Institute · CNUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insect herbivores have dramatic effects on the chemical composition of plants. Many of these induced metabolites contribute to the quality (e.g., flavor, human health benefits) of specialty crops such as the tea plant (

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Camellia sinensiscatechinscrop qualityEmpoasca onukiiherbivoryinduced responsesplant VOCssecondary metabolites

Identifiers

PMID32547579
PMCPMC7272924
OpenAlexW3031870327

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