Division | Major research areas |
Agronomy and Crop Improvements | - Environmentally sustainable agricultural practices for cinnamon.
- Developing superior quality cultivars of cinnamon
- Enhancement of GAP for cinnamon to conserve soil
- Studies on cinnamon germplasm
- Alternative nursery pots for Cinnamon
- Nutrient addition plan for nursery pots
- Nursery management practices for quality seeds and vegetative propagation
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Soil and Plant Nutrition | - Integrated soil nutrient management methods
- Potential raw materials for cultivating organic cinnamon
- Updating the current chemical fertilizer recommendations
- Nutrient management techniques for new cinnamon varieties
- Advanced inorganic compound fertilizers for cinnamon
- Evaluation of soil amendments for cinnamon plantations
- Study of alternative nursery potting mixtures
- Nutrient management methods for non-traditional cinnamon cultivated areas
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Plant Protection | - Management of pink stem borer attack
- Management of pests and diseases in cinnamon nurseries
- Etiology and management of white root disease in cinnamon
- Cinnamon-based mosquito repellent product testing
- Cinnamon thrips population dynamics and leaf damage
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Post Harvest Technology | - Studies on the packaging of cinnamon
- Use of cinnamon oil to extend the shelf life of fruits
- Effect on quality of cinnamon after sulfur fumigation
- Value addition for cinnamon and product development
- Screening of medical properties of Cinnamon
- Harvesting practices to increase bark and oil yield
- Improving quality and hygienic conditions of cinnamon processing
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Other | - Economic analysis of cinnamon oil distillation units in Sri Lanka
- The sociological roles along the cinnamon value chain
- The effectiveness of the Training Programmes at the National Cinnamon Research and Training Centre
- The sociological effect of climate change on the cinnamon value chain
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