緑茶用新登録品種「おくむさし」について

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"Oku-Musahi" is a new variety for green tea. This was developed by the Tea Breeding Laboratory, M. A. F.-designated, Saitama-Ken Tea Exp. Stat., and the registration of this variety was made in 1962. "Oku-Musashi" was selected from the hybrids between "Saya-mamidori" and "Yamatomidori".<BR>The superior points of this variety are as follows;<BR>1. It grows vigorusly, and produces high yield and, especially, is cold resistant. It is, adapted to the northern zone of green tea production in Japan as Saitama Ken.<BR>2. It grows leaves of superior qualities for green tea. And, therefore, the tea has good characters, especiaially, in aroma and taste.<BR>3. "Oku-Musashi" is a late variety, that is, the plucking time is a few days later than "Sayamamidori" and 7 to 10 days later than "Yabukita, " both are main varietys cultivated in Saitama district. Therefore, the tea growers can control the labour of tea leaf plucking.