Could the secret to a perfect cup of tea be hiding underground? Scientists say yes. WiroKlyngz/Getty. Previous studies have shown that these microbes can affect the plant's ability to take up ...

From a single species of plant comes many teas. The tea tree, a shrub called Camellia sinensis, produces white, green, black and oolong teas. The tea's destiny is a matter of variables.

They studied 17 different tea varieties and monitored how the microbes in the tea roots affected how well they take in ammonia. This ammonia intake then influenced how well an amino acid called ...

The defensive capabilities of CsSERPIN1 were also investigated by transiently overexpressing it in tea plants and heterologously expressing it in Arabidopsis.

Genetic engineering of plants has come a long way in recent years. It was first used to make more robust crops, then more nutritious and efficient crops.… Search Query Show Search ...

Changing the microbial community on the roots of tea plants can improve the flavour and nutritional content of the leaves, leading to a better-tasting cuppa. Close. Advertisement.

Professor Tongda Xu, of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fujian, China, said: “Through the isolation and assembly of a synthetic microbial community from high-quality tea plant ...

W. Xin et al. Root microbiota of tea plants regulate nitrogen homeostasis and theanine synthesis to influence tea quality. Current Biology . Vol. 34, February 15, 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.044.

What would be agreeable is a tea plant that provides all the taste and goodness but with little or none of the caffeine. Liang Chen and Ji-Qiang Jin of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese ...