Analysis of Sensory Indexes of the Chinese Prickly Ash in Sichuan

The Chinese prickly ash belongs to a plant of the genus Zanthoxylum L. of Rutaceae, and also is an important economic species. It is planted in a wide area of Sichuan,and its planting area has gradually expanded in recent years. The research on breeding the Chinese prickly ash has an important significance to promoting its industrial development in Sichuan. In this paper, the determination was conducted on its morphological indexes,branch indexes and leaf indexes. The results might provide theoretical guidance for the breeding of the Chinese prickly ash.