Paper · 2025 · Scientific Reports

Efficient callus induction and regeneration of tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

Xin-lei Zhang; Mi Lu; Meng Li; et al.

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Abstract

Tea, one of the world’s three major non-alcoholic beverages, sustains enormous annual consumption globally. However, the growth and development time of tea trees is long, the planting is affected by time and region, and it is not conducive to the diversification and innovation of tea varieties. To establish an efficient in vitro regeneration system for tea plant, the effects of culture conditions and plant growth regulators (PGRs) on adventitious bud differentiation and rooting were investigated in this study. The large-leaf tea variety ‘Yunkang 10’ was used for explant collection and the MS (Murashige and Skoog) medium was adopted as the basal medium. Callus induction peaked at 100% on the MS medium supplemented with 3.0 mg/L 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) and 0.2 mg/L naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). Optimal subculture occurred on MS + 3.0 mg/L BAP + 0.3 mg/L NAA + 3.0 mg/L gibberellic acid (GA 3 ), while maximal proliferation (> 300% increase) used MS + 0.2 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L NAA + 3.0 mg/L GA 3 . Nine-month-old calli showed highest bud differentiation (24.73% per callus) on MS + 2.0 mg/L BAP + 0.2 mg/L NAA and adventitious bud proliferation reached 89.64% on MS + 1.5 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L NAA. Paraffin sectioning of calli at different stages confirmed adventitious bud origin. For the rooting induction rate, it peaked at 78.56% on 1/8 MS + 3.0 mg/L indole-3-butyric acid (IBA). Then the tissue cultured seedlings were moved into the field, and the transplantation using soil: humus: perlite = 6:3:1 achieved 71.11% survival. Further Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) marker analysis confirmed the genetic fidelity in the regenerated tea plants. The optimized system developed here enhances tea propagation and supports future genetic engineering efforts.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Callus induction peaked at 100% on MS with BAP and NAA.

Taxon
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)Camellia sinensist0
Material
‘Yunkang 10’t1
Treatment
MS medium supplemented with 3.0 mg/L 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) and 0.2 mg/L naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA)e0
Outcome
Callus inductione0
Direction
peakede0
Value
100%e0

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Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis · TaxonAxelBoldt at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Callus induction peaked at 100% on the MS medium supplemented with 3.0 mg/L 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) and 0.2 mg/L naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA).”

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“tea plant (Camellia sinensis)”

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“‘Yunkang 10’”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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MS with BAP, NAA and GA 3 was optimal for subculture.

Taxon
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)Camellia sinensist0
Treatment
MS + 3.0 mg/L BAP + 0.3 mg/L NAA + 3.0 mg/L gibberellic acid (GA 3 )e0
Outcome
subculturee0
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Optimale0

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Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis · TaxonAxelBoldt at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Optimal subculture occurred on MS + 3.0 mg/L BAP + 0.3 mg/L NAA + 3.0 mg/L gibberellic acid (GA 3 )”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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MS with BAP, NAA and GA 3 gave maximal callus proliferation above 300%.

Taxon
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)Camellia sinensist0
Treatment
MS + 0.2 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L NAA + 3.0 mg/L GA 3e0
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proliferatione0
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maximale0
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> 300% increasee0

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Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis · TaxonAxelBoldt at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“maximal proliferation (> 300% increase) used MS + 0.2 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L NAA + 3.0 mg/L GA 3”

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“tea plant (Camellia sinensis)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Nine-month calli had highest bud differentiation, 24.73% per callus, on MS with BAP and NAA.

Taxon
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)Camellia sinensist0
Organ / stage
Nine-month-old callie0
Treatment
MS + 2.0 mg/L BAP + 0.2 mg/L NAAe0
Outcome
bud differentiatione0
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higheste0
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24.73% per calluse0

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Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis · TaxonAxelBoldt at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Nine-month-old calli showed highest bud differentiation (24.73% per callus) on MS + 2.0 mg/L BAP + 0.2 mg/L NAA”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Adventitious bud proliferation reached 89.64% on MS with BAP and NAA.

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tea plant (Camellia sinensis)Camellia sinensist0
Treatment
MS + 1.5 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L NAAe0
Outcome
adventitious bud proliferatione0
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89.64%e0

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Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis · TaxonAxelBoldt at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“adventitious bud proliferation reached 89.64% on MS + 1.5 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L NAA.”

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“tea plant (Camellia sinensis)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Paraffin sections confirmed the origin of adventitious buds.

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tea plant (Camellia sinensis)Camellia sinensist0
Outcome
adventitious bud origine0

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Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis · TaxonAxelBoldt at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Paraffin sectioning of calli at different stages confirmed adventitious bud origin.”

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“tea plant (Camellia sinensis)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Root induction peaked at 78.56% on diluted MS with IBA.

Taxon
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)Camellia sinensist0
Treatment
1/8 MS + 3.0 mg/L indole-3-butyric acid (IBA)e0
Outcome
rooting induction ratee0
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peakede0
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78.56%e0

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Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis · TaxonAxelBoldt at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“For the rooting induction rate, it peaked at 78.56% on 1/8 MS + 3.0 mg/L indole-3-butyric acid (IBA).”

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“tea plant (Camellia sinensis)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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A soil, humus and perlite mixture yielded 71.11% transplant survival.

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tea plant (Camellia sinensis)Camellia sinensist0
Treatment
soil: humus: perlite = 6:3:1e0
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survivale0
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71.11%e0

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Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis · TaxonAxelBoldt at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“transplantation using soil: humus: perlite = 6:3:1 achieved 71.11% survival.”

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“tea plant (Camellia sinensis)”

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SCoT marker analysis confirmed genetic fidelity of regenerated plants.

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tea plantse0
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genetic fidelitye0

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“Further Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) marker analysis confirmed the genetic fidelity in the regenerated tea plants.”

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1-naphthaleneacetic acid · growth · Camellia sinensis (black tea)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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N-benzyladenine · growth · Camellia sinensis (black tea)Results agree

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indole-3-butyric acid · growth · Camellia sinensis (black tea)Results agree

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in vitro · growth · Camellia sinensis (black tea)Positive and negative results

7 papers: 3 positive, 4 negative or no effect

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growing medium · survival · Camellia sinensis (black tea)Results agree

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