CINNAMON OR TRUE CINNAMON - Intercom Exports
CINNAMON OR TRUE CINNAMON - Intercom Exports
CINNAMON OR TRUE CINNAMON - Intercom Exports
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Hyposidra infixaria: This is a greenish looper with white markings, and feed on leaves.<br />
It is relatively more abundunt in January.<br />
Cleora alienaria subsps., rasanaria swinhoe: This subsps., which is endemic to<br />
Andamans is a defoliator. The larva is green with a light- yellow head having a faint<br />
greenish yellow lateral band, confined to posterior end: the anterior and posterior ends<br />
have black markings on the dorsal surface.<br />
Dercitina sps., O;COLEOPTERA F:CHRYSOMELIDE<br />
Beetles are small and black with a brown thorax. Feeding by adults results in<br />
holes in leaves. They prefer tender leaves and occur in large numbers in December.<br />
HETEROPTERA: PLATYSPIDAE<br />
Coptosoma variegata: the green adults and nymphs are found in large numbers<br />
during April- May. They suck sap from tender shoots and fruits.<br />
<strong>CINNAMON</strong> MAJ<strong>OR</strong> FESTS<br />
Cinnamon Butterfly [Chilasa elytia L]<br />
This is the most destructive pest of cinnamon and is widely distributed in all<br />
cinnamon growing areas in India. The pest is generally seen in the field during December<br />
– June. The larual fud on the tender and slightly mature leaves in sever cases of<br />
infestation, the enrire plant is defoliated and only the middrips of leaves white the<br />
portions of beiws remain. The adults are large; the mails have blackish brown wings with<br />
white spots on the outer margins; femails black wings with bluish white markings eggs<br />
are laid on tender leaves shoots and they hatch in three four days. The larval stage<br />
comprising of five instars.<br />
VARIABILITY STUDIES<br />
71 cinnamon accessions studied for variability quality parameters and association<br />
revealed high co-efficient of variation for dry and fresh bark yields, bark oleoresin, leaf