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Vegetative Storage and Preservation of Tea Plant

Published: 2024-11-13 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/13, The direct preservation of tea plant nutrients in the field requires a lot of land and labor, so the long-term preservation techniques of tea roots, seedlings, seeds and pollen were studied. The preservation of roots is to sterilize the lignified roots before spring germination and store them in plastic bags together with sterilized semi-dry soil or water moss in an environment of 1-5 ℃. After 7 years of preservation, the number of adventitious buds can be up to 70%. The roots could still be regenerated after 6 years storage at 1 ℃. The consumption of carbohydrates in root tissue after preservation at low temperature

The direct field preservation of tea plant vegetative body needs a lot of land and labor. Therefore, the long-term preservation techniques of tea plant roots, seedlings, seeds and pollen were studied.

The preservation of roots is to sterilize lignified roots before germination in spring, store them in plastic bags together with sterilized semi-dry soil or water moss, and place them in an environment of 1~5℃. After 7 years of preservation, adventitious bud production reached 70%. The roots can regenerate after 6 years at 1℃. Carbohydrate consumption in root tissues can last for about 12 years when stored at low temperatures. Root survival can be judged by the amount of potassium dissolved from the roots.

2-year-old cuttings can be stored in early spring and sealed at 5℃ for 4 years. The survival rate of different varieties is between 20% and 26%. The preserved tea seedlings can be taken out and planted, and can be used as hybrid materials in the second year, with a fruiting rate of 63%~70%. The maximum shelf life is 9 years.

After 5 years of storage at-80℃, the germination rate of pollen was still 70%, and after 12 years, the germination rate was 60%, which made it possible for varieties with different flowering stages to cross.

 
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