Detailed Introduction to the Tea Cultivar Zhenong 113
Breeding institution: Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang Agricultural University.
Approval status: Recognized in 1987 by the Zhejiang Provincial Crop Variety Approval Committee, and approved in 1995 by the National Crop Variety Approval Committee.
Variety registration number: GS13009-1994.
Variety origin: A natural hybrid progeny of Fuding Dabaicha and Yunnan large-leaf variety, developed through intensive single-plant selection.
Characteristics: Belongs to the small tree type, medium-leaf class; tree posture semi-spreading, branching relatively dense, budding uniform, buds and leaves with abundant pubescence, leaf surface slightly raised, leaf long-elliptic, leaf color green; tea polyphenol content 22.13%, amino acids 3.05%, total catechins 134.05 mg/g; new shoot growth abundant, strong cold resistance, drought resistance, strong disease resistance. Suitable for processing green tea, with relatively good quality.
Cultivation points: Use vegetative propagation; under conditions with a row spacing of 150 cm or less, adopt double-row close planting, with 2600-2800 clumps per mu being suitable.