Study on Breeding of a New TeaVariety Chunxuan (Camellia sinensis)

The tea variety Chunxuan(Camelliasinensis) is the natural hybridoffspring of tea variety Jinxuan(Camelliasinensis). Through 3 years’ early-stage determination, it was foundthat the spring germination period of Chunxuan was about 6～21days later than that of control. Bud density and fresh leaf yield of Chunxuan weresignificantly higher than that of control in Guangdong. However, fresh leafyield and bud density were similar to that of the control in other pilot area.Aroma and taste of Chunxuan in Fu’an and Guilin pilot area exceeded the controlfor 3 consecutive years. Except aroma of Chunxuan slightly lower than control,the remaining years of aroma, taste were higher than control. Resistanceinvestigation findings that insect and drought resistance of tea variety Chunxuanwere similar to the control. It was fit to plant in Guangdong, Yunnan, Guangxi,Fujian and other agro-climatic similarity area.