Flower morphological diversity of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) in Matara District, Sri Lanka
The cinnamon flowers exhibit protogynous dichogamy with 2 flower types “Type A” and “Type B” which first flowers during morning and evening respectively. This floral cycle causes a temporal barrier to the maintenance of elite breeding material and for hybridization with desired parents. Determinatio...
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| author | Azad Rumana Kumara K.L. Wasantha Senanayake Gamini Ranawaka R.A.A.K. Pushpakumara D.K.N.G Geekiyanage Sudarshanee |
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| description | The cinnamon flowers exhibit protogynous dichogamy with 2 flower types “Type A” and “Type B” which first flowers during morning and evening respectively. This floral cycle causes a temporal barrier to the maintenance of elite breeding material and for hybridization with desired parents. Determination of variation in flower and inflorescence morphology can shed light on functional diversity in “Type A” and “Type B” flowers. In order to study these variations, a survey of cultivated cinnamon lands and wild habitats was conducted in fifteen locations in the Matara district. Peduncle length (PDL), flower length (FL), flower width (FW), and floral tube length (FTL) varied among cinnamon accessions collected. The variation in tepal shape was distinct: the two whorls of tepals of a single flower exhibited two shapes. The current investigation of differences in inflorescence, floral morphology and floral abnormalities of Cinnamomum verum provides information about their diversity, and recommends molecular analysis to further determine the genetic basis of two flower types in progynous dichogamy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9829148fa7f8470bbe3ac5865183ad612022-12-21T21:34:34ZengDe GruyterOpen Agriculture2391-95312018-08-013123624410.1515/opag-2018-0025opag-2018-0025Flower morphological diversity of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) in Matara District, Sri LankaAzad Rumana0Kumara K.L. Wasantha1Senanayake Gamini2Ranawaka R.A.A.K.3Pushpakumara D.K.N.G4Geekiyanage Sudarshanee5Board of Study in Agriculture, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Ruhuna,Matara, Sri LankaDepartment of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, apalana,Kamburupitiya, Sri LankaDepartment of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Mapalana,Kamburupitiya, Sri LankaDepartment of Export Agriculture,1095, Sirimavo Bandaranayake Mawatha,Peradeniya, Sri LankaDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya,Peradeniya, Sri LankaDepartment of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Mapalana,Kamburupitiya, Sri LankaThe cinnamon flowers exhibit protogynous dichogamy with 2 flower types “Type A” and “Type B” which first flowers during morning and evening respectively. This floral cycle causes a temporal barrier to the maintenance of elite breeding material and for hybridization with desired parents. Determination of variation in flower and inflorescence morphology can shed light on functional diversity in “Type A” and “Type B” flowers. In order to study these variations, a survey of cultivated cinnamon lands and wild habitats was conducted in fifteen locations in the Matara district. Peduncle length (PDL), flower length (FL), flower width (FW), and floral tube length (FTL) varied among cinnamon accessions collected. The variation in tepal shape was distinct: the two whorls of tepals of a single flower exhibited two shapes. The current investigation of differences in inflorescence, floral morphology and floral abnormalities of Cinnamomum verum provides information about their diversity, and recommends molecular analysis to further determine the genetic basis of two flower types in progynous dichogamy.https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2018-0025cinnamomum verumdiversity of floral morphologyfloral abnormalitiesinflorescenceprotogynous dicogamy |
| spellingShingle | Azad Rumana Kumara K.L. Wasantha Senanayake Gamini Ranawaka R.A.A.K. Pushpakumara D.K.N.G Geekiyanage Sudarshanee Flower morphological diversity of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) in Matara District, Sri Lanka Open Agriculture cinnamomum verum diversity of floral morphology floral abnormalities inflorescence protogynous dicogamy |
| title | Flower morphological diversity of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) in Matara District, Sri Lanka |
| title_full | Flower morphological diversity of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) in Matara District, Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | Flower morphological diversity of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) in Matara District, Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flower morphological diversity of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) in Matara District, Sri Lanka |
| title_short | Flower morphological diversity of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum Presl) in Matara District, Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | flower morphological diversity of cinnamon cinnamomum verum presl in matara district sri lanka |
| topic | cinnamomum verum diversity of floral morphology floral abnormalities inflorescence protogynous dicogamy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2018-0025 |
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