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Introduction to the Zhongcha No. 102 Tea Variety

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Crop type: Tea plant Variety name: Zhongcha No. 102 Breeding institution: Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Variety origin: Selected from individual plants of the Longjing population variety. Characteristics: Belongs to the shrub type, medium-leaf class, early-sprouting variety. The plant posture is semi-open, with dense branching. The leaves are elliptical, the leaf color is green, the leaf veins number 7.05 pairs, and the leaf tip is acuminate. The buds and leaves are yellow-green, with medium pubescence, and the weight of 100 buds at the three-leaves-and-a-bud stage is 39 grams. Strong bud-producing ability. In spring tea, the amino acid content of one bud and two leaves is 4.11%, tea polyphenols 19.5%, caffeine 3.4%, and water

Crop type: Tea plant

Variety name: Zhongcha No. 102

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

Variety origin: Selected from individual plants of the Longjing population variety

Characteristics: Belongs to the shrub type, medium-leaf class, early-sprouting variety. The plant posture is semi-open, with dense branching. The leaves are elliptical, the leaf color is green, the leaf veins number 7.05 pairs, and the leaf tip is acuminate. The buds and leaves are yellow-green, with medium pubescence, and the weight of 100 buds at the three-leaves-and-a-bud stage is 39 grams. Strong bud-producing ability. In spring tea, the amino acid content of one bud and two leaves is 4.11%, tea polyphenols 19.5%, caffeine 3.4%, and water extract 40.83%. The quality of the green tea made from it is comparable to that of Fuding Dabaicha, and it is especially suitable for making flat-shaped green tea and steamed green tea. Strong cold resistance.

Yield performance: In the variety comparison trial from 1993 to 1995, the fresh leaf yield per mu was 481.67 kg, 111.7% higher than the control variety Fuding Dabaicha. In the provincial regional trial from 1997 to 1999, the average plot trial yield increased by 21.68% compared with the control Yingshuang. During the national regional trial from 2000 to 2001, it was 1.91 to 102.17% higher than the control variety Fuding Dabaicha.

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