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Introduction to the Characteristics of the Shuchazao Tea Tree Variety

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Crop type: Tea tree. Variety name: Shuchazao. Breeding institution: Shucheng County Agriculture Bureau, Anhui Province. Variety source: Selected from a single plant in the Shucheng population. Provincial approval status: Approved in 1996 by the Anhui Provincial Crop Variety Approval Committee. Characteristics: Belongs to the shrub type, medium-leaf class, early-sprouting variety. The tree posture is open, with relatively dense branching, and leaves are borne in an upward-slanting arrangement. The leaf shape is long elliptical, the leaf color is dark green and glossy, the leaf surface is raised, the leaf body is slightly rolled backward, and the leaf margin is wavy. The buds and leaves are light green, with medium fuzz; the weight of 100 buds of one bud and three leaves is 58.2 grams. Strong bud-developing

Crop type: Tea tree

Variety name: Shuchazao

Breeding institution: Shucheng County Agriculture Bureau, Anhui Province

Variety source: Selected from a single plant in the Shucheng population

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

Characteristics: Belongs to the shrub type, medium-leaf class, early-sprouting variety. The tree posture is open, with relatively dense branching, and leaves are borne in an upward-slanting arrangement. The leaf shape is long elliptical, the leaf color is dark green and glossy, the leaf surface is raised, the leaf body is slightly rolled backward, and the leaf margin is wavy. The buds and leaves are light green, with medium fuzz; the weight of 100 buds of one bud and three leaves is 58.2 grams. Bud-developing ability is strong, sprouting is neat, and growth vigor is strong. The full period for one bud and three leaves is in early April. The dry sample of one bud and two leaves of spring tea contains about 3.8% amino acids, 21.6% tea polyphenols, and 4.1% caffeine. The quality of the green tea made from it is comparable to that of Fuding Dabaicha. Cold resistance is strong.

Yield performance: In variety comparison trials from 1992 to 1994, the 3-year average fresh leaf yield per mu was 352.6 kg, 19.2% higher than Fuding Dabaicha. During the national regional trials from 1997 to 2001, it was 37.19-138.1% higher than the control variety Fuding Dabaicha.

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