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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Agron.
Sec. Agroecological Cropping Systems
Volume 6 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fagro.2024.1304559

The quality difference in five Oolong Tea accessions under different planting management patterns in south Fujian of China Provisionally Accepted

Huanzhu He1 Chengjia SU2 Yuhang Jiang3, 4 Xie Kexiao1 Liang YUE1, 5 Qingwen Min6 Wenxiong Lin1, 3, 7* Zhidan Chen1
  • 1Anxi Tea College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
  • 2Fujian Xiyuan Ecological Agriculture Development Co., LTD., China
  • 3Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
  • 4Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China
  • 5Caixi Township People's Government, China
  • 6Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China
  • 7Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology (Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University), Fujian Province University, College of Life Sciences, F, China

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Oolong tea, a prominent and renowned tea variety in China, was examined in this study. Five types of Minnan oolong tea were sampled from two different cultivation methods: conventional management and natural growth. The aim was to identify disparities in sensory attributes (appearance and soup color) as well as chemical composition. The results indicated that oolong tea cultivated through routine manual management generally exhibited superior shape and foliage fundus appearance quality compared to those grown naturally. However, the aroma and taste of naturally grown oolong tea tended to be more favorable than those managed conventionally. Furthermore, the content of water extract, amino acids, polyphenols, caffeine, and other key chemical components were typically higher in naturally grown tea compared to conventionally managed ones; conversely, catechin content was found to be more abundant in traditionally managed bushes than in naturally grown ones. These findings suggest that implementing proper natural growth management practices can enhance the quality of Minnan oolong tea.

Keywords: Tea accessions, Oolong tea, Planting pattern, Sensory evaluation, Biochemical composition

Received: 04 Oct 2023; Accepted: 12 Apr 2024.

Copyright: © 2024 He, SU, Jiang, Kexiao, YUE, Min, Lin and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Prof. Wenxiong Lin, Anxi Tea College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, anxi, China