Abstract
To characterize the growth environment, inorganic composition and morphological chracteristics of leaves of Korean tea plant, soil and tea leaf samples were collected from 15 locations and analyzed. The chemical characteristics of soils were in range of pH 4.09~6.15, OM 23.9~72.6g/kg, available phosphate less than 300mg/kg, K $0.8{\sim}2.5cmol^+/kg$, Na $tr{\sim}0.17cmol^+/kg$, Ca $1.0{\sim}6.2cmol^+/kg$, and Mg $0.3{\sim}2.1cmol^+/kg$. The contents of Ni. Cr, Zn. Cu, Pb, and Cd were at the level less than natural content in upland soil. Most of the sample soils were sandy loamy and loamy texture. The native tea plants were mainly grown in bamboo thicket or in forest. The leaf sizes of tea plants were $6.85{\pm}1.75{\times}2.6{\pm}0.5cm$, lateral vein number $14.2{\pm}2.7$, and crenated number $58.5{\pm}11.2$, and the leaf color was thin to dark green. The contents of $NH_4{^+}$, $Na^+$, $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$ and $Ca^{2+}$ in tea leaves were in range of 30.5~47.7, 45.5~164.5, 16,998~25,431, 1.590~2,392 and 1,085~1,958mg/kg, respectively. The contents of $F^-$, $Cl^-$, $NO_3{^-}$, $PO_4{^{3-}}$ and $SO_4{^{2-}}$ were in range of 21.2~63.2, 126.4~257.9, 108.5~185.9, 1,270~1.819, and $954{\sim}1,670mg/kg$, respectively. The leaf size of native tea plant grown widlly in Shunchun Changchun-ri, Hwasun Ssangbongsa, Kuryoi Chonunsa, Bosong Daewonsa and Namhae Boriam was as large as those of Yabukita. Japan cultiver, grown at Kangjin Jangwon tea field.
한국 자생차에 대한 일반적인 특성을 연구하기 위해, 15개 지역에서 시료를 채취해 차나무 생장환경 및 차엽의 무기성분을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 차 자생지역의 토양 pH는 4.22~6.15, 유기물 함략 23.9~72.6g/kg, 유효인산 300mg/kg 이하, K 0.8~2.5, Na 0.02~0.17, Ca 1.0~6.2, Mg $0.4{\sim}2.1cmol^+/kg$였고, Fe와 Mn은 수십~수mg/kg, 중금속인 Ni, Cr, Zn, Cu. Pb, Cd는 수 mg/kg이었다. 그리고 대부분 지역의 토양이 사양토나 양토의 특성을 가지고 있었다. 자생차 대부분이 죽림이나 수림하에서 자생하고 있었고, 엽의 크기는 $6.85{\pm}1.75{\times}2.6{\pm}0.5cm$이고, 측맥수는 $14.2{\pm}2.7$개, 거치수 $58.5{\pm}11.2$개였으며, 염색은 담녹색~농녹색이었다. 다엽에서 $NH_4{^+}$, $Na^+$, $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$ 함량은 30.5~47.7mg/kg, 45.5~164.5mg/kg, 16,998~25.431mg/kg, 1,590~2.392mg/kg, 1,085~1,958mg/kg범위였고, $F^-$, $Cl^-$, $NO_3{^-}$, $PO_4{^{3-}}$, $SO_4{^{2-}}$는 21.2~63.2mg/kg, 126.4~257.7mg/kg, 108.5~185.9mg/kg, 1,445~1,819mg/kg, 954~1,670mg/kg 범위였다. 순천 창천리, 화순 쌍봉사, 보성 대원사 및 남해 보리 암에서 자생하는 차나무는 장원산업에서 재배되는 차나무 종인 yabukita 만큼 대엽이였다.