Current Status of Tea Breeding and Specific Germplasm Research in Leshan City
Leshan City is rich in tea germplasm resources,and has successfully bred ten tea cultivars,including Emei Wenchun,Chuanmu 217,Chuancha No.2,Chuancha No.3,Chuancha No.10,Chuanmu 28,Mabian Green No.1,Ziyan,Yihuang No.1,Chuanmu 318.In present paper,these local cultivars'authorization situations were summarized comprehensively,and their differences in sprouting time,characteristics of new shoots and chemical compositions were compared.It also briefly described the research on specific germplasm resources,analyzed the main problems in tea breeding work in Leshan City,and proposed the main direction of further work.