Good-tasting tea depends on soil microbes found in the plant's roots, a new study says
Good-tasting tea depends on soil microbes found in the plant's roots, a new study saysSynthetically produced microbial colonies boosted theanine levels in tea treesA delicious cup of complex, flavorful tea depends heavily on microbes found on the roots of the plant, a new study reports.
“Through the isolation and assembly of a synthetic microbial community from high-quality tea plant roots, we managed to notably enhance the amino acid content in various tea plant varieties, resulting in an improvement in tea quality,” researcher Tongda Xu of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fujian, China, said in a news release.
After learning that microbes influence theanine production, the researchers analyzed tea varieties containing different levels of theanine. “However, to our astonishment, we discovered that the synthetic microbial community not only enhances the quality of low-quality tea plants but also exerts a significant promoting effect on certain high-quality tea varieties,” Tang continued. “Furthermore, this effect is particularly pronounced in low-nitrogen soil conditions.”
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