Regional Test of a New Oolong Tea Variety ‘Ruixiang'

With Huangdan as the control species (CK) , the national regional test of the new tea variety‘Ruixiang' was conducted for 6years in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan provinces.The investigating indices of Ruixiang in the regional test referred to the rate of survival, growth potential, yield of fresh leaves, quality of made tea and its environmental resistance.Resultsshowed that Ruixiang grew well, had the high rate of survival, strong environmental resistance, high yield of fresh leaves, and good quality of made tea.It could be an middle-maturing, excellent-quality and high-yielding tea variety, which was of good adaptability in plantation, popularization and application in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan provinces and others Oolong tea regions.