About the Authors

Xinyuan Hao

Affiliations Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; National Center for Tea Improvement, Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 9 south Meiling Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, China, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Services, Bioscience Research Laboratory, 1605 Albrecht Blvd, Fargo, North Dakota, 58105, United States of America, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China

Wun Chao

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Services, Bioscience Research Laboratory, 1605 Albrecht Blvd, Fargo, North Dakota, 58105, United States of America

Yajun Yang

Affiliation Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; National Center for Tea Improvement, Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 9 south Meiling Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, China

David Horvath

david.horvath@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Services, Bioscience Research Laboratory, 1605 Albrecht Blvd, Fargo, North Dakota, 58105, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XH DH. Performed the experiments: XH DH WC. Analyzed the data: XH DH WC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DH WC YY. Wrote the paper: XH DH WC.