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Genetic resources and conservation of black pepper

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Creator SAJI, K V
JOHNSON, GEORGE K
SASIKUMAR, B
NIRMAL BABU, K
RAVINDRAN, P N
 
Date 2015-01-13T04:38:41Z
2015-01-13T04:38:41Z
1999
 
Identifier Biodiversity, Conservation & Utilization of Spices, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants pp. 54- 61 (1999).
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Description Black pepper is the most important and most widely used spice. The black pepper of commerce is the dried mature fruit of the perennial climber Piper nigrum L. Piper is a large genus comprising more than a thousand species having maximum diversity in the Central andN0l1h America. Piper nigrum L. the cultivated black pepper, has originated in the humid tropical evergreen forests of Western Ghats. Besides P. nigrum all species closely related to black pepper also occur in the region. The cultivated black pepper has evolved from the wild P. nigrum, over
years of domestication and selection by man. More than a hundred black pepper cultivars are known, but many of them have disappeared during the past two decades due to various reasons. In order to collect and conserve the genetic resources, the lCAR has
established the National Conservatory of Black pepper at IISR, Calicut. The conservation strategy includes resource mapping for in situ conservation, field genebank and in vitro genebank in a complementary approach. Apart from this, smaller germplasm col collections also exist in the co-ordinating centres of All India Coordinated Research Project on Spices.These genetic resources are being characterised and evaluated in a phased manner for
yield, tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress factors and quality.
 
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Language en
 
Publisher Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut
 
Subject Black pepper
Piper nigrum L.
Genetic resources
Conservation
 
Title Genetic resources and conservation of black pepper
 
Type Article