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 | |
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| 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. | ||
