We investigated radiocesium distribution in tea plants (Camellia sinensis L. var. sinensis) of Saitama Prefecture, located approximately 200–250 km away from Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In 2012, more than 2500 samples of tea plants were analyzed. We found differences in radiocesium concentration among tea plant cultivars, which appeared to be attributable mainly to the leaf morphology and depth of the leaf layer in tea plants. Furthermore, the radiocesium concentration in the first tea crop showed a strong correlation with that in spring skiffing.
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