An Introduction to Sri Lanka and Its Cinnamon Industry

Pathirana, Ranjith; Senaratne, R.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-54426-3_1

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“…Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum J. Presl, Family: Lauraceae), the spice obtained from the processed bark of cinnamon trees, is considered one of the most valuable commodities traded during the tenth to the fifteenth centuries by Arab dealers [1]. They kept the origin of the product a secret as a business tactic until Lourenço de Almeida landed in Sri Lanka due to an accident [2].…”

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“…Hence, cinnamon was a life-changing fact for the Sri Lankan community for centuries, although its full economic value is intact and up to date. Even at the moment, Sri Lanka is considered the largest supplier of the best-quality cinnamon in the global market [1], which also refers as Ceylon cinnamon or true cinnamon because a low-quality cinnamon type called cassia (a collective term for Cinnamomum cassia, Cinnamomum burmannii, and Cinnamomum loureirii) was introduced as a cheap alternative to the market in the recent history [4].…”

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Enhancement of high-quality cinnamon quill production through agronomic approaches: a review

2023

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Cinnamon is a well-recognized invaluable spice used worldwide throughout centuries for numerous purposes. Sri Lankan history has been greatly influenced by the cinnamon trade as the birthplace of this valuable crop. Even today, cinnamon plays an important role in the Sri Lankan economy, being the fourth export agricultural crop that acquires a considerable amount of foreign exchange to the country. Although a considerable amount of foreign exchange is earned through the cinnamon trade, the existing potential is still under-exploited. Low productivity of cinnamon lands and lower-grade cinnamon quills have been identified as major bottlenecks to prevent reaching the potential income. The majority of cinnamon is exported as quills. Therefore, the objective of this review was to gather available literature and formulate a comprehensive analysis of three main aspects considering the quantitative and qualitative enhancement of cinnamon quill production, namely yield indices, bush architecture, and type of planting materials. According to the literature, the productivity of cultivations can be enhanced by optimizing one or more yield indices of cinnamon. At the same time, stems suitable for producing higher-grade quills can be obtained by optimizing the bush architecture. Simultaneously, the optimum conditions for higher productivity and quality can differ for seedlings and vegetatively propagated plants.

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Enhancement of high-quality cinnamon quill production through agronomic approaches: a review

2023

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“…Amidst the aromatic plants, Ceylon cinnamon (True Cinnamon) is a highly valuable plant and it is indigenous to Sri Lanka. 1 It was revealed in recent studies that cinnamon has many therapeutic effects such as antibacterial, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, and antidiabetic because of its main constituents such as cinnamaldehyde and other polyphenols. In addition to that, ginger contains several bioactive compounds which have different bioactivities such as antioxidant activity and antibacterial activity.…”

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“…In our study, three major spices were studied: cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum ), ginger ( Zingiber officinale ) and clove bud ( Syzygium aromaticum ) due to their significance. Amidst the aromatic plants, Ceylon cinnamon (True Cinnamon) is a highly valuable plant and it is indigenous to Sri Lanka 1 . It was revealed in recent studies that cinnamon has many therapeutic effects such as antibacterial, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, and antidiabetic because of its main constituents such as cinnamaldehyde and other polyphenols.…”

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Optimization of enzyme‐assisted extraction of essential oils of Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Syzygium aromaticum, and Zingiber officinale, by response surface methodology

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Background: The present study exploredi the upshot of enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE) on the extraction yield and main active compounds in the essential oils (EOs) of cinnamon, ginger, and clove bud and optimized using the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) by applying Box-Behnken Design. The effects of the enzyme composition, enzyme concentration, and incubation time on extraction yield and the main active compounds of EOs were investigated.Results: The preliminary single factor experiments revealed a significant increase in extraction yield and the main active compound of pre-treated samples compared to the control. The statistical analysis of RSM revealed that the established model was fitted and there was a strong positive correlation between the factors and responses. The optimum conditions for cinnamon bark oil were 90% viscozyme at 1% concentration with 120 min of incubation time. The pre-treatment of clove bud using 90% viscozyme percentage at 1% enzyme concentration at 109 min of incubation gave the maximized results. In contrast, the optimum conditions for EAE of ginger oil were 44.75% of Viscozyme, 1% of enzyme concentration, and 90 min of incubation time. Conclusion:All the predicted optimal conditions were validated and the optimal conditions enhanced the extraction yields of cinnamon, ginger, and clove bud EOs by 16.97

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“…Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume also known as Ceylon cinnamon or true cinnamon is one such species that gained recent attention due to its health benefits and culinary value. Both leaf and bark of cinnamon are commercially used for culinary purposes, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, perfume, and incense industries (Pathirana and Senaratne 2020).…”

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A CTAB protocol for obtaining high-quality total RNA from cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume)

2021

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Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume is an endemic Sri Lankan species commonly known as Ceylon cinnamon or true cinnamon. It is considered the king of spices in addition to its medicinal benefits. Despite recent scientific evidence on its medicinal properties and the industrial demand, cinnamon breeding and crop improvement are not been improved to the expectation. It is mainly due to the limited availability of the genomic information of cinnamon, linked with technical challenges caused by abundant secondary metabolites in all plant parts. Therefore, obtaining high-quality RNA is the fundamental step of transcriptomic analysis and the gene discovery process of cinnamon. We have optimized a CTAB based protocol for high-quality RNA extraction from different cinnamon tissues at various maturity stages collected from the field. Regular pH around 8 and the presence of Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in CTAB buffer increased the viscosity of the cinnamon lysate. Adjusting the pH of the lysis buffer to 6-6.5 reduced the viscosity of lysate while chloroform precipitates protein efficiently at the adjusted pH with no phenol. Therefore, this protocol excludes PVP and phenol extraction steps. Nanodrop spectrophotometer, gel electrophoresis, and bioanalyzer readings confirmed the quality of extracted RNA. RNA-seq libraries prepared were sequenced with Illumina Sequencing by synthesis technology and obtained good quality data to be used for transcriptomic analysis.

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An Introduction to Sri Lanka and Its Cinnamon Industry

Cited by 4 publications

References 62 publications

Enhancement of high-quality cinnamon quill production through agronomic approaches: a review

Enhancement of high-quality cinnamon quill production through agronomic approaches: a review

Optimization of enzyme‐assisted extraction of essential oils of Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Syzygium aromaticum, and Zingiber officinale, by response surface methodology

A CTAB protocol for obtaining high-quality total RNA from cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume)

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