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GB/T 45886-2025Vocabulary of tea cultivation and breeding (English PDF)

茶树栽培育种术语

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

June 30, 2025

Implementation date

October 1, 2025

Scope

GB/T 45886-2025 is the English-translated version of 茶树栽培育种术语.

GB/T 45886-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering the terms used in growing and breeding the tea plant — the botanical vocabulary that begins with the root system and its taproot, lateral, adventitious and absorbing roots, the genetic and breeding terms, the words for planting, pruning, tillage, fertilising, irrigating and picking, the names for the stresses a tea garden suffers, the cultivation and management systems, and the index that ties each Chinese term to its English equivalent.

First edition, under the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. In force from 1 October 2025. Issued on 30 June 2025, it has been in force since 1 October 2025.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS: 67.140.10
Classification: X 55

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

PrefaceIII
1 Scope1
2 Normative references1
3 Terms of Botanical Characteristics of Tea Tree1
4 Tea Tree Genetic Characteristics Terminology 1012
5 Tea Tree Breeding Terminology12
6 Tea Planting Terminology 1616
7 Tea Tree Pruning Terms16
8 Tea Plantation Farming Terminology17
9 Tea Garden Fertilization Terminology17
10 Tea Garden Irrigation Terminology19
11 Tea Picking Terminology 1920
12 Terminology of Tea Garden Disaster Stress20
13 Terminology of Tea Tree Cultivation and Management Technology System21
Reference23
Index24

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents". Drafting is required.

Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document does not assume the responsibility for identifying patents.

This document is proposed by the China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives.

This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Tea Standardization (SAC/TC339).

This document was drafted by: Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou Tea Research Institute of China National Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Xiamen Tea and Agricultural Science and Technology Research Institute Institute Co., Ltd., Fujian Anxi Tieguanyin Group Co., Ltd., Fuzhou Agricultural Science Research Institute, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry College, Wuyi University, Anxi Tea Science Research Institute, Beijing Xiaoguan Tea Co., Ltd., Wuyishan Yejiayan Tea Co., Ltd., Fujian Xintanyang Group Co., Ltd. Ltd.

The main drafters of this document are: Sun Weijiang, Xue Zhihui, Chen Zhidan, Zeng Wen, Sun Xinran, Zhang Yali, Chen Chengcong, Jin Shan, Guo Guiyi, Lin Zhikun, Feng Hua, Yang Wenli, Wu Xueyuan, Zhang Fan, and Ye Jialiang.

Tea tree cultivation and breeding terminology

1 Scope

This document defines the botanical characteristics of tea trees, the genetic characteristics of tea trees, tea tree breeding, tea tree planting, tea tree pruning, tea garden cultivation, tea tree fertilization, Terms related to fertilizer, tea tree irrigation, tea picking, tea garden disaster stress, and tea tree cultivation and management technology system.

This document applies to tea tree cultivation and breeding.

2 Normative references

This document has no normative references.

3 Terminology of the Botanical Characteristics of Tea Trees

3.1 Root

3.1.1 taproot

The radicle of the tea tree seed develops into an axial root that grows vertically downward.

Note. The taproot has a strong geotropism.

3.1.2 lateral root

A lateral root produced after the primary growth of a taproot or adventitious root.

3.1.3 absorbing root

Fine roots growing from the main root and lateral roots.

Note. Absorbing roots have absorption function.

3.1.4 root hair

A tubular extension formed by cells of the root apical epidermis.

Note. Root hairs have the function of absorbing water and inorganic salts.

3.1.5 Normal root

Main roots and lateral roots occur in specific locations.

3.1.6 adventitious root

Roots that grow from the stems, leaves, old roots or rhizomes of tea trees.

3.1.7 taproot system

The main root is obvious, and its thickness and length are obviously different from those of the lateral roots.

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