Lei Xiaogang, Li Haoyu, Li Pingping, Zhang Huan, Han Zhaolan, Yang Bin, Duan Yu, Njeri Ndombi Salome, Yang Daqiang, Zheng Junhua, Ma Yuanchun, Zhu Xujun, Fang Wanping
College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Dongshan Agriculture and Forestry Service Station, Suzhou 215100, China.
Plants (Basel). 2023 Oct 30;12(21):3719. doi: 10.3390/plants12213719.
The elite germplasm resources are key to the beautiful appearance and pleasant flavor of Biluochun tea. We collected and measured the agronomic traits of 95 tea plants to reveal the trait diversity and breeding value of Biluochun tea plant populations. The results revealed that the agronomic traits of Biluochun tea plant populations were diverse and had high breeding value. Additionally, we resequenced these tea plant populations to reveal genetic diversity, population structure, and selection pressure. The Biluochun tea plant populations contained two groups and were least affected by natural selection based on the results of population structure and selection pressure. More importantly, four non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) and candidate genes associated with (-)-gallocatechin gallate (GCG), (-)-gallocatechin (GC), and caffeine (CAF) were detected using at least two GWAS models. The results will promote the development and application of molecular markers and the utilization of elite germplasm from Biluochun populations.
优质种质资源是碧螺春茶外形美观、香气宜人的关键。我们收集并测定了95株茶树的农艺性状,以揭示碧螺春茶树群体的性状多样性和育种价值。结果表明,碧螺春茶树群体的农艺性状多样,具有较高的育种价值。此外,我们对这些茶树群体进行了重测序,以揭示遗传多样性、群体结构和选择压力。基于群体结构和选择压力的结果,碧螺春茶树群体分为两组,受自然选择的影响最小。更重要的是,使用至少两种全基因组关联研究(GWAS)模型检测到了四个与(-)-没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(GCG)、(-)-没食子儿茶素(GC)和咖啡因(CAF)相关的非同义单核苷酸多态性(nsSNPs)和候选基因。这些结果将促进分子标记的开发和应用以及碧螺春群体优质种质的利用。