Jiang Yuanhua and Liao Yufang
Based on nearly one hundred oil tea Camellia research literatures and published books related to meteorological conditions, influence of the meteorological conditions on oil tea Camellia has been statistical classified. The results can be divided into 3 categories, namely climatic suitability index of oil tea Camellia planting, meteorological conditions’ impact indicators of oil tea Camellia production, weather disasters indicators of oil tea Camellia. The climatic suitability index and requirement of oil tea Camellia planting are as follows: (1) the annual average temperature is between 14 to 21℃, the optimum temperature is between 16 to 21℃, the extreme minimum temperature is -10℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 40℃, the coldest month average temperature is above 0℃, the hottest month average temperature is below 31℃, the annual frost-free period is more than 200 days, ≥10℃ accumulated temperature is between 4000 to 7000℃·d, the optimum ≥10℃ accumulated temperature is between 5000 to 7000℃·d; (2) annual precipitation is between 1000 to 2200 mm, the most suitable annual precipitation is between 1200 to 1800 mm, relative humidity is between 74% to 85%; (3) times of annual sunshine is between 1500 to 2200 h, the percentage of annual sunshine is more than 35%. Meteorological conditions’ impact indicators of oil tea camellia production are as follows: (1) suitable growing average temperature of spring shoots is between 10 to 20℃; (2) the suitable average temperature is between 24 to 33℃ of period of flower bud differentiation, the optimum average temperature is between 27 to 33℃, the average times of days of sunshine is more than 10 h, the suitable average temperature of flowering is between 10 to 20℃, the optimum average temperature is 14 to 18℃, rain date is less than 13 days and sunshine is more than 100 hours during full flowering stage; (3) suitable average temperature of fruit growth is between 25 to 30℃, rainfall is more than 200 mm, the most suitable precipitation is between 450 to 550 mm; (4) suitable average temperature of lipid accumulation stage is between 16 to 23℃, rainfall is more than 100mm, the optimum precipitation is between 150 to 200 mm, high temperature days is less than 20 days. The cold and frost damage, continuous rain, high temperature and drought, hail and strong wind are the main meteorological disasters of oil tea camellia.