The"Pollu" Disease of Pepper

Abstract

Pepper(Piper nigrum)is a characteristic crop of the West Coast --especia;ity of Malabar.A native of the damp evergreen zone of the forests of the Western Ghats,it flourishes in all suitable situations in the most rainy.tract of Malabar.In almost every compound inMalabar the vine may e found trained on the stems of all trees.the produce being usually intended for the consumption of the household.but as a regular crop.however,Pepper is founf cultivated mostly in the interier valleys of the sub-montane region and in Wynaad above the Ghats.Here hillsudes are cleared and standards mostly of Erythrina are first planted.and the pepper vines are later on trained on them.These pepper gardens are often of large extent and in good seasons bring in a plentiful harvest.Pepper it is a spice characteristic of most tropical regions like Malabarand in ancient days it was a valuable commodity that formed the main medium of barter for goods imported from outside and was ,therefore.appropriately termed"the money of Malabar.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.002001

Pages

5 - 10

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