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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Pea-Tea Intercropping Improves Tea Quality through Regulating Amino Acid Metabolism and Flavonoid Biosynthesis.

Qingping Ma, Laichao Song, Zhanhai Niu, Ziyuan Qiu, Haiwei Sun, Zhihong Ren, Huanhuan Wu, Yu Wang, Huiling Mei, Xinghui Li and 1 more

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Qingping MaCollege of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China.
Laichao SongCollege of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China.
Zhanhai NiuCollege of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China.
Ziyuan QiuCollege of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China.
Haiwei SunTaian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taian 271000, China.
Zhihong RenTaian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taian 271000, China.
Huanhuan WuTaian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taian 271000, China.
Yu WangCollege of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China.
Huiling MeiInternational Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for "one Belt, one Road", Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Xinghui LiInternational Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for "one Belt, one Road", Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Zhaotang DingTea Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Rizhao 276800, China.
Liaocheng University · CNNanjing Agricultural University · CNNanjing Institute of Industry Technology · CNQingdao Agricultural University · CNTea Research Institute · CN

Funding

China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA CAR-19National Natural Science Foundation of China 31972506Natural Science Fund of Shandong Province ZR2021QC159Shandong Agricultural Seed Engineering Project 2020LZGC010the Changqing Tea Team Fund, the Shandong Agricultural Seed Engineering Project 2020LZGC010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pea-tea intercropping is an excellent cultivation method that can improve tea quality. However, the underlying mechanism is still unclear. The present study was aimed at elucidating the mechanism of the effect of pea-tea intercropping on tea quality through a high-throughput method. Transcriptome and metabolome analyses were conducted to identify the changes in gene expression and metabolites changes intercropping, respectively. In addition, the amino acids and catechins were detected using the LC-MS method and quantified absolutely. The results showed that total polyphenols and catechins decreased but amino acids increased in pea intercropped tea shoots. Correspondingly, genes related to amino acid metabolism and flavonoid biosynthesis were differentially expressed. For amino acid metabolism, 11 differentially expressed genes were identified, including 5 upregulated and 6 downregulated genes. Meanwhile, three genes involved in carbohydrate transport and metabolism were upregulated in pea intercropped tea plants. These genes were also involved in amino acid metabolism. For flavonoid biosynthesis, two downregulated genes were identified, which were the flavonol synthase and anthocyanidin synthase genes and followed a similar pattern to changes in catechins and polyphenols. These advances have opened new horizons for understanding the biochemical mechanisms of amino acids and flavonoids in improving tea quality in the pea-tea intercropping cultivation model.

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amino acid biosynthesiscatechinsflavonoidsintercroppingtea quality

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