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[2] Wang, Y.X.#, Li, J.L.#, Wu, S.H., Li, H.X., Gu, D.C.* (2025). The effects of exogenous gibberellic acid on the economic traits of tea plants. European Journal of Agronomy, 168: 127640.
[3] Gu, D.C.#, Wu, S.H.#, Wang, Y.X., Yang, Y.H., Chen, J.M., Mao, K.Q., Liao, Y.Y., Li, J.L., Zeng, L.T., Yang, Z.Y.* (2024). Tea green leafhopper infestations affect tea plant growth by altering the synthesis of brassinolide. Plant, Cell & Environment, 47, 3780-3796.
[4] Chen, J.M.#, Wu, S.H.#, Mao, K.Q., Li, J.L., Dong, F., Tang, J.C., Zeng, L.T., Gu, D.C.* (2023). Adverse effects of shading on the tea yield and the restorative effects of exogenously applied brassinolide. Industrial Crops and Products, 197, 116546.
[5] Mao, K.Q.#, Li, J.L.#, Wu, S.H., Qian, J.J., Liao, Y.Y., Zeng, L.T., Gu, D.C.* (2023). Melatonin treatment promotes cold adaptation and spring growth of tea plants. Industrial Crops and Products, 200, 116834.
[6] Wu, S.H.#, Yang, Y.H.#, Chen, J.M., Li, J.L., Jian, G.T., Yang, J., Mao, K.Q., Zeng, L.T., Gu, D.C.* (2023). Histone deacetylase CsHDA6 mediates the regulated formation of the anti-insect metabolite α-farnesene in tea (Camellia sinensis). Plant Science, 326, 111501.
[7] Wu, S.H.#, Gu, D.C.#, Chen, Y.Z., Wang, F., Qian, J.J., Zeng, L.T., Tang, J.C., Yan, Y., Chen, C.S.*, Li, J.L.* (2023). Variations in oolong tea key characteristic floral aroma compound contents among tea (Camellia sinensis) germplasms exposed to postharvest stress. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 197, 112201.
[8] Wang, Y.H.#, Gu, D.C.#, Deng, L., He, C.M., Zheng, F., Liu, X.C.* (2023). The histone H3K27 demethylase REF6 is a positive regulator of light-initiated seed germination in Arabidopsis. Cells, 12, 295.
[9] Gu, D.C.#, Wu, S.H.#, Yu, Z.M.#, Zeng, L.T., Qian, J.J., Zhou, X.C., Yang, Z.Y.* (2022). Involvement of histone deacetylase CsHDA2 in regulating (E)-nerolidol formation in tea (Camellia sinensis) exposed to tea green leafhopper infestation. Horticulture Research, 9, uhac158.
[10] Gu, D.C.#, Yang, J.#, Wu, S.H., Liao, Y.Y., Zeng, L.T., Yang, Z.Y.* (2021). Epigenetic regulation of the phytohormone abscisic acid accumulation under dehydration stress during postharvest processing of tea (Camellia sinensis). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 69, 1039-1048.
[11] Chen, J.M.#, Wu, S.H.#, Dong, F., Li, J.L., Zeng, L.T., Tang, J.C., Gu, D.C.* (2021). Mechanism underlying the shading-induced chlorophyll accumulation in tea leaves. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 779819.
[12] Yang, J.#, Gu, D.C.#, Wu, S.H., Zhou, X.C., Chen, J.M., Liao, Y.Y., Zeng, L.T., Yang, Z.Y.* (2021). Feasible strategies for studying the involvement of DNA methylation and histone acetylation in the stress-induced formation of quality-related metabolites in tea (Camellia sinensis). Horticulture Research, 8, 253.
[13] Gu, D.C., Ji, R.J., He, C.M., Peng, T., Zhang, M.Y., Duan, J., Xiong, C.Y.*, Liu, X.C.* (2019). Arabidopsis histone methyltransferase SUVH5 is a positive regulator of light-mediated seed germination. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, 841.
[14] Gu, D.C.#, Chen, C.Y.#, Zhao, M.L., Zhao, L.M., Duan, X.W., Duan, J.*, Wu, K.Q.*, Liu, X.C*. (2017). Identification of HDA15-PIF1 as a key repression module directing the transcriptional network of seed germination in the dark. Nucleic Acids Research, 45, 7137-7150.
