Huang Qi (Tea Tree)

Variety approval No.: national examination Tea 2002018

Type of crop: tea tree

Variety name: Huang Qi

Breeding unit: tea Research Institute of Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Variety source: Golden cinnamon × Bai Chi Lan (natural cross)

Provincial examination and approval: approved by Fujian crop Variety approval Committee in 1994

Characteristics: small tree type, middle leaf type, mesophytic early species. The crown is tall, the tree posture is half-open, and the branching ability is medium. The leaf is oval, the leaf color is green, the leaf surface is slightly raised, the leaf tip is acuminate, the leaf is thick and crisp. The bud leaves have strong fertility and dense germination, and the mining period is in the middle and last ten days of April. The bud leaves are yellowish green, the hair is less, the weight of 100 buds is 65.0 grams, and the tenderness is strong. The dry sample of spring tea contains 3.5% amino acids, 32.8% tea polyphenols and 5.2% caffeine. Suitable for making oolong tea, the quality is better than Fujian daffodils. Strong cold resistance.

Output performance: the quality comparison test from 1972 to 1984 was 18.7% higher than Jingui and 148.5% higher than Tieguanyin (extremely significant). From 1984 to 1992, the provincial regional tests in Raoping, Guangdong and Yong'an, Fujian Province, were 84.0% of hairy crab (the difference was not significant) and 166.1% of Tieguanyin. During the national regional trial from 1997 to 2001, it was 12.39% higher than Fuding Dabai tea, 62.95% higher than oolong tea, 8.23% lower in Yingde point and 199.28% higher in Changsha.

Key points of cultivation techniques: double-row and double-plant planting, planting 3000-4000 plants per mu, "small to middle open surface" collection of oolong tea, early and tender harvest of top and strong shoots, and others are cultivated according to conventional techniques.

The approval opinion of the National quality Review Committee: after examination and approval, it meets the national variety approval standard and passes the examination and approval. It is suitable to be planted in Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan, Hainan, southern Guangxi, central and southern Hunan tea areas.