Motunrayo Y Jibola-Shittu, Zhiang Heng, Nemat O Keyhani, Yuxiao Dang, Ruiya Chen, Sen Liu, Yongsheng Lin, Pengyu Lai, Jinhui Chen, Chenjie Yang, Weibin Zhang, Huajun Lv, Ziyi Wu, Shuaishuai Huang, Pengxi Cao, Lin Tian, Zhenxing Qiu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Xiayu Guan, Junzhi Qiu
Leaves of Camellia sinensis plants are used to produce tea, one of the most consumed beverages worldwide, containing a wide variety of bioactive compounds that help to promote human health. Tea cultivation is economically important, and its sustainable production can have significant consequences in providing agricultural opportunities and lowering extreme poverty. Soil parameters are well known to affect the quality of the resultant leaves and consequently, the understanding of the diversity and functions of soil microorganisms in tea gardens will provide insight to harnessing soil microbial communities to improve tea yield and quality...
2024: Frontiers in Microbiology