Detailed Introduction to the Fuzao No. 2 Tea Cultivar

Cultivar approval number: Guoshencha 2002001

Crop type: Tea plant

Cultivar name: Fuzao No. 2

Breeding institution: Tea Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Cultivar source: Bred from the Yangshulin population variety by the single-plant breeding method

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

Characteristics: Shrub type, medium-leaf category, early-season cultivar. Plant posture upright, branching dense, leaves growing in an upward-slanting arrangement. Leaves oblong-elliptical, leaf color green, glossy, leaf blade slightly inward-folded, leaf surface flat. Buds and young leaves pale yellow-green, pubescence medium, the 100-bud weight of one bud and three leaves is 49.3 grams, strong tenderness retention. Dry samples of one bud and two leaves of spring tea contain 4.7% amino acids, 28.5% tea polyphenols, and 12.1% total catechins. Suitable for making green tea, quality comparable to Fuding Dabaicha. Strong cold resistance.

Yield performance: From 1990 to 1994, regional trials were conducted in Qianshan in the Jiangbei tea region and Huizhou in the Jiangnan tea region. In Qianshan, the yield was 287 kg per mu, 124.9% higher than Anhui No. 3. In Huizhou, the yield was 230 kg per mu, 24.5% higher than Anhui No. 1. During the national regional trials from 1997 to 2001, at the Hangzhou site it was 15.56% higher than the control cultivar Fuding Dabaicha, and at the Xinyang site it was 45.23% lower.

Key cultivation techniques: The plant is upright, so the first shaping pruning can be slightly lower, and in the second year it can be pruned twice a year; spring topdressing should be carried out in late February in the Jiangnan tea region and in early March in the Jiangbei tea region.

Review opinion of the National Variety Approval Committee: After review, it meets the national cultivar approval standards and has passed approval. Suitable for planting in tea regions such as Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, and Henan.