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Tease out the future: How tea research might enable crop breeding for acid soil tolerance

Unlike most crops, in which soil acidity severely limits productivity, tea (Camellia sinensis) actually prefers acid soils (pH 4.0–5.5). Specifically, tea is very tolerant of acidity-promoted aluminum (Al) toxicity, a major factor that limits the yield of most other crops, and it even requires Al fo...

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Autores principales: Ding, Zhong Jie, Shi, Yuan Zhi, Li, Gui Xin, Harberd, Nicholas P., Zheng, Shao Jian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8132122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34027395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2021.100182
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Shi, Yuan Zhi
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description Unlike most crops, in which soil acidity severely limits productivity, tea (Camellia sinensis) actually prefers acid soils (pH 4.0–5.5). Specifically, tea is very tolerant of acidity-promoted aluminum (Al) toxicity, a major factor that limits the yield of most other crops, and it even requires Al for optimum growth. Understanding tea Al tolerance and Al-stimulatory mechanisms could therefore be fundamental for the future development of crops adapted to acid soils. Here, we summarize the Al-tolerance mechanisms of tea plants, propose possible mechanistic explanations for the stimulation of tea growth by Al based on recent research, and put forward ideas for future crop breeding for acid soils.
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spelling pubmed-81321222021-05-21 Tease out the future: How tea research might enable crop breeding for acid soil tolerance Ding, Zhong Jie Shi, Yuan Zhi Li, Gui Xin Harberd, Nicholas P. Zheng, Shao Jian Plant Commun Review Article Unlike most crops, in which soil acidity severely limits productivity, tea (Camellia sinensis) actually prefers acid soils (pH 4.0–5.5). Specifically, tea is very tolerant of acidity-promoted aluminum (Al) toxicity, a major factor that limits the yield of most other crops, and it even requires Al for optimum growth. Understanding tea Al tolerance and Al-stimulatory mechanisms could therefore be fundamental for the future development of crops adapted to acid soils. Here, we summarize the Al-tolerance mechanisms of tea plants, propose possible mechanistic explanations for the stimulation of tea growth by Al based on recent research, and put forward ideas for future crop breeding for acid soils. Elsevier 2021-03-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8132122/ /pubmed/34027395 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2021.100182 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2021.100182
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