Collection, Conservation, Evaluation and Utilization of Tea (Camellia spp.) Genetic Resources in China (original) (raw)

2006, Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology: Advances and Topical Issues Vol. I

Tea is the most popular non-alcoholic soft and healthy beverage across the globe and is an increasingly popular ornamental plant, easily found as a garden hedge in SE Asia. It has socioeconomic and cultural importance and potential for some Asian and African countries, such as China, India, Japan, Sri Lanka and Kenya. Tea genetic resources are fundamental materials for production utilization, cultivar innovation and biotechnology research. In this chapter, the achievements and progress of tea genetic resource research in China in the last two decades are systematically reviewed from the following viewpoints: investigation and collection, conservation and cataloguing, appraisal and evaluation, as well as utilization. The authors also discuss the prospects of tea genetic resource research in China.

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