− | '''Benihikari''' ist eine Kreuzung von [[Benikaori]] and einer chinesischstämmigen Teevarietät ([[Camellia sinensis|Camellia sinensis var. sinensis]]). Sie wurde 1952 Makurazaki Black Tea Experiment Station in der Präfektur Kagoshima gezüchtet und 1969 registriert. | + | '''Benihikari''' is a cross between [[Benikaori]] and a Chinese cultivar ([[Camellia sinensis|Camellia sinensis var. sinensis]]). It was 1952 by the Makurazaki Black Tea Experiment Station in Kagoshima prefecture developed. Benihikari is high yielding and resistent against pests. Due to it's high [[Assam]] proportion it got high astringency and isn't suitable for green tea. Therefor it's mainly used to produce black tea. |