2.1 Plant material
Several cultivars of tea plants, including C. sinensis var.
sinensis “Shuchazao (SCZ),” “Zhongcha108 (ZC108),” “Longjingchangye
(LJCY),” “Fudingdabai (FDDB),” and “Yingshuang (YS),” were
collected from the Tea Plant Cultivar and Germplasm Resource Garden of
Anhui Agricultural University (Guohe Town, China) and
immediately frozen in liquid
nitrogen. All the tea samples were stored at –80°C until use.