Relative contents of flavor-related metabolites and correlation analyses of full-length transcripts, AS transcripts, and flavor metabolites A. Relative contents of flavonoids, catechins, and theaflavins under solar-withering with different shading rates determined by LC-MS. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Different lowercase letters over the error bars indicate significantly different groups via one-way analysis of variance and Tukey’s post hoc test (P < 0.05). B. Correlation analyses of full-length transcripts, AS transcripts, and flavor metabolites. The correlation analyses were performed based on Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The number below the circle indicates the corresponding Pearson’s correlation coefficient. A correlation coefficient greater than 0 indicates a positive correlation, while a correlation coefficient less than 0 indicates a negative correlation. LC-MS, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; FL, fresh leaves; SW1, solar-withering with a high shading rate; SW2, solar-withering with a middle shading rate; SW3, solar-withering with a low shading rate; SW4, solar-withering with natural sunlight; C, catechin; CG, catechin gallate; EC, epicatechin; ECG, epicatechin gallate; EGC, epigallocatechin; EGCG, epigallocatechin gallate; GC, gallocatechin; GCG, gallocatechin gallate; TF1, theaflavin; TF2A, theaflavin-3-gallate; TF2B, theaflavin-3′-gallate; TF3, theaflavin-3,3′-digallate; KEGG, kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes.