Combined QTL mapping, GWAS and transcriptomic analysis revealed a candidate gene associated with the timing of spring bud flush in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by grants from National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFD1200200), the Major Project of Agricultural Science and Technology in Breeding of Tea Plant Variety in Zhejiang Province (2021C02067), the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences through the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program (CAASASTIP-2017-TRICAAS), the Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA (CARS-19), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U22A20500, 32202553).

Author contributions

J.M. and L.C. conceived the study and designed the experiments. Y.L., S.C., C.J., H.L., J.W., W.H., and D.M. performed the experiments. Y.L., S.C., J.C., and J.M. analyzed the data and organized the figures. Y.L. and J.M. wrote the manuscript. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.

Data availability

The RNA-seq data of tea plant during spring bud flush can be found in NCBI with the accession number PRJNA898859. The other relevant data can be found within the manuscript and its supplementary information.

Conflict of interest

All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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