Introduction to the Huang Guanyin tea plant variety and its main characteristics
Variety approval number: National Approved Tea 2002015
Crop type: Tea plant
Variety name: Huang Guanyin
Breeding unit: Institute of the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Variety source: Huang Jin Gui x Tie Guanyin
Provincial approval status: Approved in 1998 by the Fujian Provincial Crop Variety Approval Committee
Characteristics: Small tree type, medium-leaf class, early-season variety. The tree canopy is relatively tall and large, the tree posture is semi-open, and the branching is relatively dense. Leaves are elliptical or long elliptical, the leaf color is yellow-green, the leaf surface is raised, the leaf blade is flat, and the leaf tip is gradually pointed. The buds and leaves are yellow-green with a slight purple tinge, and the pubescence is sparse. The weight of 100 buds is 58.0 grams, the bud and leaf growth vigor is strong, the sprouting is dense, and the tenderness retention is relatively strong. The dry sample of one bud and two leaves of spring tea contains 2.3% amino acids, 27.3% tea polyphenols, and 3.5% caffeine. It is suitable for making oolong tea, with prominent aroma, and its quality is clearly superior to Fujian Shuixian. Cold resistance is strong.
Yield performance: In the variety comparison trial from 1984 to 1992, it was 53.3% higher than Huang Jin Gui and 142.6% higher than Tie Guanyin. From 1990 to 1997, in the provincial regional trial in Sanming and Jian'ou, Fujian, it was 55.2% higher than Huang Jin Gui and 35.6% higher than Tie Guanyin. During the national regional trial from 1997 to 2001, it was 22.4-49.17% higher than Fuding Dabaicha and 0.00-173.97% higher than the oolong tea control variety Fujian Shuixian.
Key cultivation techniques: Plant 3000-4000 plants per mu in double rows; other measures follow conventional cultivation techniques.
Approval opinion of the National Variety Approval Committee: After review, it meets the national variety approval standards and has passed approval. It is suitable for planting in tea regions such as Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan, Hainan, southern Guangxi, southern Hunan, and southern Jiangxi.