EVALUATION OF BLACK PEPPER CULTIVARS OF MALNAD REGION OF KARNATAKA UNDER HILL ZONE FOR GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY

Mohankumar, G. P*¹, N.K. Hegde¹, Laxminarayan Hegde¹, Manukumar, H.R.¹

¹University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkote, Karnataka, 587104, India

Email: mohangp2794@yahoo.com

Received-01.09.2022, Revised-12.09.2022, Accepted-26.09.2022

Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitable malnad black pepper cultivars for yield and quality attributes under hill zone of Karnataka. Ten cultivars of black pepper were maintained in the farmer’s field with stable yielding stage of vine grown as mix crop with areca nut palms as standard. Among ten cultivars evaluated the check variety Panniyur-1 recorded significantly higher number of laterals per sq. m (87.87), weight of spike (18.72 g), number of spikes (63.56), higher content of essential oil (2.85 %) and oleoresin (7.78 %). However, higher number of spikes per 100 leaves at 2 m (59.15), dry weight of hundred berries (7.51 g), curing percentage (39.16), white pepper recovery (29.80 %) and bulk density (640.59 g/l) was recorded in Cv. Sigandini. Highest dry yield of black pepper was recorded in var. Panniyur-1 (4.09 kg/vine) followed by Cv. Sigandini (3.55 kg/vine) and Kurimale (3.14 kg/vine).

Keywords: Black pepper, Farmer field, Malnad region, Variety

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