SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BLACK PEPPER CLONE SUITABLE FOR COORG REGION OF KARNATAKA

P.C. TRIPATHI¹*, G. KARUNAKARAN², T. SAKTHIVEL³, H. RAVISHANKAR⁴, R. CHITHIRAICHELVAN⁵, V.V. SULLADMATH⁶, T.K. JACOB⁷, S.J. ANKEGOWDA⁸, M.N. VENUGOPAL⁹, R. SENTHIL KUMAR^10
1Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Chettalli, Kodagu, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta lake post, Bengaluru, 560 089 Karnataka
²Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Chettalli, Kodagu, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta lake post, Bengaluru, 560 089 Karnataka
³Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Chettalli, Kodagu, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta lake post, Bengaluru, 560 089 Karnataka
⁴Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Chettalli, Kodagu, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta lake post, Bengaluru, 560 089 Karnataka
⁵Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Chettalli, Kodagu, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta lake post, Bengaluru, 560 089 Karnataka
⁶Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Chettalli, Kodagu, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta lake post, Bengaluru, 560 089 Karnataka
⁷Cardamom Research Centre, Appangala, Kodagu, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Moozhikkal, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673012, India.
⁸Cardamom Research Centre, Appangala, Kodagu, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Moozhikkal, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673012, India.
⁹Cardamom Research Centre, Appangala, Kodagu, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Moozhikkal, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673012, India
¹⁰Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Chettalli, Kodagu, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta lake post, Bengaluru, 560 089 Karnataka
* Corresponding Author : prakaashtripathii2000@yahoo.co.in

Received : 21-06-2018     Accepted : 26-06-2018     Published : 30-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 12       Pages : 6469 - 6471
Int J Agr Sci 10.12 (2018):6469-6471

Keywords : Black pepper, Varieties, Evaluation, Yield, Spike, Berries
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta lake post, Bengaluru, 560 089 Karnataka for providing necessary support for the experiment. Authors are also thankful to Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Moozhikkal, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673012, India for technical guidance
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A high yielding clone CHES Selection, of black pepper was evaluated with 10 released varieties for 13 years at CHES (Central Horticultural Experimental Station), Chettalli and KVK (Krishi Vigyan Kendra), Gonikoppal. The comparative performance of this selection revealed that the yield of green berries of 13 year old vine was higher (9.97 kg/vine) than the leading variety of Coorg region i.e., Panniyur -1 (6.71 kg/vine). This clone produced higher yield than all other varieties evaluated. The average spike length was 14.68 cm which was higher than other varieties. The number of berries per spike (93.93), weight of berries (5.45g/100) and percent recovery (37.22 %) were also higher in the CHES selection than other varieties. This selection was also found superior than the leading variety Panniyur -1 in an observation trial at KVK, Gonikoppal. On this basis this line was identified and named as Arka Coorg Excel (IC599082) and recommended for the cultivation in the Coorg region of Karnataka.

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