Black pepper(Piper nigrum L.)is an important cash crop of India.cultivated mostly in Kerala State. - Dewaard(1964)and Sim(1971.1974)from Malaysia have reported the nutrient composition of the black pepper.How-ever.information on the nutrient composition of the plant under South Indian conditions is scanty.This note reports the results of preliminery investigation on this aspect.
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