Research on the Adaptability of Five Green Tea Varieties Such as the Liubeixiang in Fujian

The adaptability, such as period of growth, characters of shoots, yield of fresh leaves, quality of made tea and enviromental resistance, the leaf photosynthesis rate, of five green tea varieties Liubeixiang, Wuyizao, Zhenong 117,Zhenong 139, Maolv in which Fudingdabaicha as the control species(CK) was measured with a CID-301PS portable photosynthesis system. The results shows that the growth period of Liubeixiang was 6 days earlier than that of CK, and drought resistance and the quality of Liubeixiang were higher than those of CK; the growth period of Wuyizao was 4 days earlier than that of CK, and the flushing densities and drought resistance and the yield of Wuyizao were higher than those of CK, and the yield were higher 7.4% than that of CK,the quality of made tea was the same as the CK; the flushing densities of Zhenong 117 was higher than those of CK, and cold resistance and the quality were higher than those of CK, the yield were 44.2% higher than CK; the growth period of Zhenong 139 was 4-6 days earlier than that of CK, the drought resistance and the quality of Zhenong 139 were higher than those of CK, the yield was the same as the CK; the flushing densities of Maolv was higher than those of CK, the drought and cold resistance of Maolv were higher than those of CK, the quality of made tea and the yield of Maolv were the same as the CK.In this study we conclude that all of five green tea varieties as mentioned were suitable for cultivating in Fu'an country and other areas where they had similar environmental conditions.