| Sreekara (Black Pepper) |
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| 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 |
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| Quality Attribute |
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| Piperine |
5.1% |
| Oleoresin |
13.0% |
| Essential oil |
7.0% |
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| Morphological Characters |
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| Leaf length/breadth (cm) |
11.6/6.2 |
| Leaf shape |
Ovate |
| Spike length(cm) |
8.6 |
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| Spike composition |
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| 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 |
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| Special characteristics |
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| Adaptable to various climatic conditions in all the pepper growing tracts. Gives high quality pepper. |
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| Specific recommendations |
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| Use only clonal planting material. The plant protection measures and package of practices recommended by IISR are to be followed. |
