| I n t hi sst udy,l eafvei n,ser r at i on ofl eafmar gi n,i ndex ofl eafshape,chl or ophyl lcont ent ,l eafar ea ( LA) ,l eaf
dr y mat t ercont ent ( LDM C) ,speci f i c l eafar ea ( SLA)wer e i nvest i gat ed t o det ectt hei rdi f f er ence among 30 ki ndsoft ea t r ee
cul t i var s.The pr i nci palcomponent sanal ysi swasused t o r educe di mensi on,and f ur t hert o cl ust erbased on t he s cor e ofl eaf
t r ai t si n t he t hr ee pr i nci palcomponentaxi s.The r esul t sshowed t hatt her e wer e si gni f i cantdi f f er encesi n l eafmor phol ogi cal
and f unct i onalt r ai t s among t he 30 ki nds ofFenghuang t ea cul t i var s.The var i at i on ofSLA was 23. 06% ,i ndi cat i ng t hat
t her e wer e di f f er ences i n r esour ces ut i l i zat i on among t he 30 Ki ncl s of t ea cul t i var s. The t ea cul t i var s wi t h hi gher
chl or ophyl l cont ent , l ess ser r at i on of l eaf mar gi n had hi gh r esour ces ut i l i zat i on, wher eas t hose wi t h l ower chl or ophyl l
cont ent ,mor e ser r at i on ofl eafmar gi n had l ow r esour cesut i l i zat i on. |
