Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (10): 2105-2111.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.10.04

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Effects and regulation mechanism of different proportions of red and blue light on quality components in tea (Camellia sinensis L.) plant

GE Shibei1(), JIN Didi2, YANG Minglai3, WANG Hui3, ZHANG Lan1, HAN Wenyan1, LI Xin1,*()   

  1. 1. Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
    2. School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultual University, Hefei 230036, China
    3. Zhejiang Changxin Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310020, China
  • Received:2021-12-06 Online:2022-10-25 Published:2022-10-26
  • Contact: LI Xin

Abstract:

Light is one of the important environmental factors in the growth and development of tea plants. In this study, Longjing 43 was treated with different proportions of red and blue light, and the contents of tea quality components and the expression levels of related genes in tea leaves were determined, to explore the effects of light quality on tea quality and its regulation mechanism. It was shown that the contents of free amino acids and tea polyphenols in tea leaves under supplement of pure red light were not significantly changed compared to the control. However, supplement of different proportions of red and blue light, especially with the irradiation ratio of 8∶1 (red light to blue light), significantly (P<0.05) suppressed the biosynthesis of tea polyphenols, increased the contents of free amino acids, and resulted in the reduction of the ratio of polyphenol to amino acid. This study provided theoretical basis and technical support for the use of supplementary light to regulate the quality of tea.

Key words: Camellia sinensis L., red and blue light, quality components, free amino acids, gene expression

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