PEPPER(Piper nigrum)

PEPPER(Piper nigrum)

1. MANAGEMENT

   • Pruning
     • Terminal shoot
     • Lateral shoot
   • Fertilizer Application
     • Dolomite
       • 0.5kg annually
     • Organic Fertilizer
       • 2.5kg each year
   • Weed management
   • Pest and disease control

2. PROPAGATION

   • Sexual Propagation
     • Seeds
       • Rarely used due to short viability
   • Asexual Propagation
     • Stem Cuttings
       • 4 - 6 nodes
       • From 1 - 2 year parent plant

3. NURSERY

   • Nursery bed
     • Use seradix on nodes to fasten rooting
     • Soak cuttings with carbofuran and benomyl 10 minutes
     • Use shade
   • TRANSPLANTING
     • Transplant after 4 - 8 weeks
       • Apply 1kg dolomite

4. FIELD PREPARATION

   • Site selection
     • Well drained
       • Hill slope land
   • Basal fertilizer
     • Dolomite 1kg
   • Support poles

5. HARVESTING

   • 3-4 years after planting
   • Harvest every 7 - 14 days
   • Black pepper need 3 - 4 days sun drying
     • whie pepper need soaking for 15 days to remove skin

6. REFERENCNCE

   • https://www.indiaagronet.com/horticulture/CONTENTS/black_pepper.htm
     • Lecture Slide