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| Year of Release | 1996 | ||
| Pedigree | Seedling selection from Indian 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 | 3.0% | ||
| Bark oleoresin | 10.0% | ||
| Brak recovery | 30.7% | ||
| Cinnamaldehyde in bark oil | 58% | ||
| Cinnamaldehyde in leaf oil | 14% | ||
| Eugenol in bark oil | 5.0% | ||
| Eugenol in leaf oil | 78% | ||
| Morphological Characters | |||
| Height of tree at 5 years(m) | 5-7 | ||
| Trunk girth at 5 years(cm) | 45 | ||
| Colour of young flushes | Light purple turning green in 2-4 days | ||
| Leaf length/bredth(cm) | 15.40/5.70 | ||
| Nature of flowering | Terminal and auxillary. | ||
| Time taken for flowering | 4 years | ||
| Shoot regeneration capacity | 18.90/4 plants | ||
| Yield of dry bark per plant(g) | 194.6 | ||
| 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. Gives quality quills. Bark oil, leaf oil and oleoresin contents are high giving good aroma and taste. |
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