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Black Pepper Propagation Methods

Vegetative cuttings taken from 1-2 year old pepper vines are the best propagation method. Cuttings should be taken 6-8 weeks before field planting and have 5-7 nodes. The cuttings are placed in a nursery bed and planted at a 20-35 degree angle so the nodes contact the soil. In the field, pepper is planted using live tree supports, permanent wooden posts, or concrete posts. The vines are tied to supports at regular intervals to encourage climbing.

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Black Pepper Propagation Methods

Vegetative cuttings taken from 1-2 year old pepper vines are the best propagation method. Cuttings should be taken 6-8 weeks before field planting and have 5-7 nodes. The cuttings are placed in a nursery bed and planted at a 20-35 degree angle so the nodes contact the soil. In the field, pepper is planted using live tree supports, permanent wooden posts, or concrete posts. The vines are tied to supports at regular intervals to encourage climbing.

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Propagation

 Pepper can be propagated from seeds, but it is not recommended


because it takes a longer time to mature and do not ensure good
yields.
 Therefore the best propagation method for pepper is by vegetative
cuttings taken from 1 – 2 year old actively growing vines.
 Cuttings should be taken about six to eight weeks before the field
planting.
 The best cutting is from the immature actively growing terminal
stem.
Selected Stem Cutting
Preparation Bed ( must have 5 – 7 nodes )
Nursery Bed

The node must be


contact with
Plant at 20-35 degree The soil
Field Planting

Land Preparation

• The land should be cleared from dead stumps and debris in order to
avoid the incidence of root diseases.

• For sloping areas, terrace should be constructed with a width of 1.2


m to 1.8 m and should be slanting so that water will flow into the
terrace instead of down hill and hence resulting in soil erosion.
Support for the Veins

i. Live Tree Support System

 Live tree such as the coconut tree, Gliricidia or the jackfruit trees which are growing
around the house can be used.

 The planting distance is the not regular and most of the time depends on the spacing of the
live tree supports.

ii. Permanent Wooden


 Hardwood posts of 15 cm X 15 cm about 3.7 m high are normally used to
provide the support for the growing pepper plant.
 Some examples of the hardwoods used are Belian, Balau, Resak and
Chengal.
 These posts are planted to a depth of 60 cm into the ground and about 15
cm from the planting point. This is carried out before the rooted cuttings are
planted.
Live tree support system

Permanent Wooden
3) Concrete posts
• similar size can also be used as a support. There is no significant difference in yield between
wooden and concrete supports.
• Whatever support is being used, the veins should be tied to the support at regular intervals.
• Each internode on the three main stems (climbing,stolons/runners,hanging shoots) should be
tied with a strip of fiber but the lateral branches should be left free to encourage profuse side
growth.

iii. Shrubs (Non-climbing) system

 The pepper is left to grow without any support post. The growing
buds are pruned regularly.
 This system is rarely used as it does not provide high yields.
 In addition, the task of maintaining, fertilizing, weeding and
harvesting is very laborious as compared to the supported
climbing vines.

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