Stimulation in primary and secondary metabolism by elevated carbon dioxide alters green tea quality in Camellia sinensis L

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 7937 - 12
• Main Authors: Li, Xin, Zhang, Lan, Ahammed, Golam Jalal, Li, Zhi-Xin, Wei, Ji-Peng, Shen, Chen, Yan, Peng, Zhang, Li-Ping, Han, Wen-Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.08.2017; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 38/39; 38/77; 631/158/2165; 631/158/2455; 631/449/1736; 631/449/2668; Amino acids; Biosynthesis; Caffeine; Camellia sinensis; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Food plants; Food security; Green tea; Humanities and Social Sciences; Leaves; Metabolism; Metabolites; multidisciplinary; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Plant physiology; Respiration; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Secondary metabolites; Starch; Sugar; Tea; Theanine

Rising CO 2 concentration, a driving force of climate change, is impacting global food security by affecting plant physiology. Nevertheless, the effects of elevated CO 2 on primary and secondary metabolism in tea plants ( Camellia sinensis L.) still remain largely unknown. Here we showed that exposu...