Nithyasree (Cinnamon)
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
Quality Attribute
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
A selection with high shoot regeneration capacity. Gives quality quills. Bark oil, leaf oil and oleoresin contents are high giving good aroma and taste.
