Pournami (Black Pepper)
Year of Release
1991
Pedigree
Selection from the germplasm (coll.812)
Areas of Adoption
All pepper growing tracts of Kerala and Karnataka
Maturity Group
Medium
Yield
2333 kg dry pepper/ha
Potential yield
5356 kg dry pepper/ha
Quality Attribute
Piperine
4.1%
Oleoresin
13.8%
Essential oil
3.4%
Morphological Characters
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
15.6/8.5
Leaf shape
Ovate-lanceolate
Spike length(cm)
12
Spike composition
Bisexual %
84.0
Female %
15.0
Male %
1.0
Friut Set %
68
No. of fruits per spike
79
1000 fruit volume (cc)
130
1000 fruit weight (g)
128
Yield per vine
4.7 kg green pepper
Dry recovery %
31
Special characteristics
Tolerant to root knot nematode. A moderately high yielding vine with high oleoresin content.
Specific recommendations
Use only clonal planting material. Strict plant protection measures recommended. The package of practices recommended by IISR are to be followed.
