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| Year of Release | 1996 | ||
| Pedigree | Seedling selection from srilankan collection | ||
| Areas of Adoption | All cinnamon growing areas of India | ||
| Crop Duration | 3 years for first harvest | ||
| Yield | 200 kg dry quills/ha | ||
| Potential Yield | 250 kg/ha | ||
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| Bark oil | 2.7% | ||
| Leaf oil | 2.8% | ||
| Bark oleoresin | 8.0% | ||
| Brak recovery | 40.6% | ||
| Cinnamaldehyde in bark oil | 73% | ||
| Cinnamaldehyde in leaf oil | 15% | ||
| Eugenol in bark oil | 6.0% | ||
| Eugenol in leaf oil | 62% | ||
| Morphological Characters | |||
| Height of tree at 5 years(m) | 5-7 | ||
| Trunk girth at 5 years(cm) | 30 | ||
| Colour of young flushes | Light purple turning green in 8-10 days | ||
| Leaf length/bredth(cm) | 13.4/4.69 | ||
| Nature of flowering | Terminal and auxillary. | ||
| Time taken for flowering | 4 years | ||
| Shoot regeneration capacity | 25.45/4 plants | ||
| Yield of dry bark per plant(g) | 201.1 | ||
| Colour of dark bark | Light brown | ||
| Reaction to major pests and diseases | |||
| No major pest or discease attck was noticed. | |||
| Special characteristics | |||
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A selection with high shoot regeneration capacity. Higher cinnamaldehyde and oleoresin in bark. |
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