Evaluation of cassia (cinnamomum cassia (l.)) genotypes for growth and yield

The experiment was conducted at Horticultural Research Station, Pechiparai, Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu from 2007 to 2017. The aim of the study is to evaluate the performance of cassia accessions for maximum dry leaf and bark yield. The experiment was laid out with four genotypes (C1, D1, D3 and D5) along with a local check in line planting. It was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with four replications and the results were statically analyzed. Among the different genotypes, the accession D3 recorded maximum plant height (5.50 m), stem girth (32.88 cm), dry leaf yield (469.57 kg/ ha) and dry bark yield (259.42 kg/ha) compared to local check recorded the plant height (2.75 m), stem girth (17.51 cm), dry leaf yield (300.72 kg/ ha) and dry bark yield (182.43 kg/ha) .