Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 364-372.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2023.02.14

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Analysis of agronomic traits and genetic diversity of four major tea populations in Zhejiang Province, China

DING Yi(), ZHENG Xuxia, HUANG Haitao, MAO Yuxiao, ZHAO Yun()   

  1. Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310024, China
  • Received:2021-11-17 Online:2023-02-25 Published:2023-03-14
  • Contact: ZHAO Yun

Abstract:

Based on the 330 samples of Tiantai, Longshan, Muhe and Jiukeng populations taken from the local tea gardens, 16 phenotype traits (leaves, new tops and flowers) were compared through statistical analysis and related analysis, and genetic diversity research. The results showed that, in addition to the relative height between gynoecium and androecium in the four groups had no significant difference, the remaining agronomic traits in different populations showed different degrees of diversity. In the four populations surveyed, the coefficient of variation of agronomic trait parameters was between 4.46% and 44.90%, with an average of 25.28%, of which the coefficient of variation of leaf attitude was the highest, reaching 41.43%. For the study object of flowers, the group with rich genetic diversity of agronomic traits was Tiantai population, and it showed high molecular polymorphism under the SSR mark. With leaves as the study object, the Jiukeng population was the ideal material, and for the flower-leaf, Muhe is the best material. In addition, different geographical conditions had a greater impact on the Longshan population, while other groups were relatively stable. In general, the four tea populations had rich phenotype diversity and specific characteristics, all of which had high targeted breeding potential.

Key words: tea population, agronomic traits diversity, simple sequence repeats marker

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