Tea germplasm resources and genetic improvement

Author: Chen Liang
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book comprehensively reflects the historical evolution and major advancements in the research of tea germplasm resources in China. It includes both traditional resource evaluation and breeding techniques, as well as emerging molecular biology research methods and approaches. The book is well-documented, integrating historical, practical, and academic perspectives, and provides an overall overview of the theory and practice of tea germplasm resource research in China. In terms of content organization, the book first introduces the production of tea as a cultivated crop in both domestic and international contexts, as well as the historical and modern efforts in resource collection and variety improvement. The section on planting resources focuses on the origin and deepening of tea tree classification, systematic classification, investigation and collection, identification and evaluation, and the establishment of core germplasm. The genetic improvement section, based on a thorough explanation of tea tree genetic diversity, not only introduces conventional genetic improvement methods such as systematic selection, hybrid breeding, and mutation breeding but also emphasizes new technologies, methods, and progress in tea tree molecular marker-assisted breeding, functional gene research, and genetic transformation, accompanied by 27 illustrations. The book balances academic rigor and practicality, combining theory with practice, making it suitable for researchers and practitioners in tea germplasm resources and genetic breeding, as well as serving as a reference for universities and colleges. The publication of this book is hoped to contribute to advancing the development of tea germplasm resource studies in China and accelerating genetic improvement efforts in tea trees.