Detailed Introduction to the Wanmong 111 Tea Tree Variety

Variety Approval Number: National Tea Approval 2002009

Crop Type: Tea Tree

Variety Name: Wanmong 111

Breeding Institution: Anhui Agricultural University

Variety Source: Developed from Yunnan large-leaf tea seeds through CO60 irradiation

Provincial Approval Status: Approved in 1996 by the Anhui Provincial Crop Variety Approval Committee

Characteristics: Belongs to the small tree type, large-leaf category, medium-maturing variety. Tree posture semi-open, leaves horizontally attached. Leaf shape elliptical, leaf color dark green, leaf surface raised, leaf tip acutely pointed, average leaf length 12.9 cm, width 5.3 cm, 9 pairs of veins. Dry sample of one bud and two leaves contains 4.7% amino acids, 30.4% tea polyphenols, 5.9% caffeine. Suitable for making black tea and green tea; green tea quality is similar to Fuding Dabai tea; black tea quality is comparable to Qianmei 419. Medium cold resistance.

Yield Performance: In variety comparison trials from 1981 to 1988, the 5-year total fresh leaf yield per mu was 1234.75 kg, 21.46% higher than Fuding Dabai tea. During the national regional trials from 1997 to 2001, at the Hangzhou site, due to freeze damage, it was 68.21% lower than the green tea control variety Fuding Dabai tea; at the Guilin site, it was 32.03% higher than Fuding Dabai tea, and 2.74% higher than the black tea control variety Qianmei 419.

Key Cultivation Techniques: 1. Lower the height of the first shaping pruning to 13-14 cm above ground, the second to 20 cm, the third to 30 cm, and the fourth to 40 cm, to increase the number of lower branches. 2. Pay attention to preventing freeze damage in winter.