he bud with single leaf of Early Wufeng liuye,Enan No.10,Hefeng No.15,Early Yihong etc. was earlier four to six days than that of Fuding Big and White(CK).The quality of green tea originated from Yuanxiang,Hefeng No.40 or Hefeng No.6 was excellent.Compared with CK,the output of Enan No.10,Hefeng No.15 and Yuanxiang increased 37.74%，33.90%，32.07%，respectively.Their output differences from CK reached the significance level.The appropriate plant areas and the main points about cultivating techniques of every cultivar were summarized in the paper.

　　Key words　Hubei Provience,tea,germplasm resources,use

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