Predicting the Camellia Sinensis Growth Distribution Under Climate Change Scenarios

Tea trees are grown in tropical and subtropical regions in over 50 countries. Nevertheless, tea tree cultivation areas in Korea are also expected to change due to recent global climate change. Accordingly, data were collected from tea cultivation areas in Korea, and the future changes in tea cultivation areas were predicted based on the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP). As a result, the tea tree growing area is expected to expand in the SSP245 and SSP585 scenarios.