Sreekara (Black Pepper)
Year of Release
1990
Pedigree
Selection from Karimunda (KS 14)
Areas of Adoption
All pepper growing tracts of Kerala and Southern Karnataka
Maturity Group
Medium
Yield
2677 kg dry pepper/ha
Potential yield
4200 kg dry pepper/ha
Quality Attribute
Piperine
5.1%
Oleoresin
13.0%
Essential oil
7.0%
Morphological Characters
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
11.6/6.2
Leaf shape
Ovate
Spike length(cm)
8.6
Spike composition
Bisexual %
98.0
Female %
1.0
Male %
1.0
Friut Set %
63.4
No. of fruits per spike
61
1000 fruit volume (cc)
106
1000 fruit weight (g)
108
Yield per vine
4.8 kg green pepper
Dry recovery %
35
Special characteristics
Adaptable to various climatic conditions in all the pepper growing tracts. Gives high quality pepper.
Specific recommendations
Use only clonal planting material. The plant protection measures and package of practices recommended by IISR are to be followed.
