BLACK PEPPER

الوصف

WE ARE EXPORTING SRI LANKAN SPICE IN THE GOLOBAL MARKET WE EXPORT BLACK PEPPER, CINNAMON, ALL SPICES ITEMS IT IS HIGH QUALITY & FAIR PRICE   

Pepper

Introduction

Taxonomy
Family                         –          Piperaceae
Botanical name           –          Piper nigrum
Common Name           –          Pepper

General Description

Pepper, popularly known as the "King of spices" and it accounts for  ….occupies largest percentage in the international spice trade. It is most widely used spice all over the world. Black pepper of commerce is the mature dried berries of the woody perennial evergreen climbing vine, Piper nigrum. Pepper is cultivated over an area of *2,**0 ha of Sri Lanka and Matale, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Nuwara Eliya are accounted as major districts of cultivation.

It can be grown either as a mono crop or as a mixed crop in the coconut and tea plantations using live and dead standards as support. Pepper is an ideal crop for home gardens where it can be trained on the existing tree species as well.

Sri Lankan black pepper has higher piperine content which conduces to fetch a premium price in international spice trade.  

Cultivation

Agronomic Requirements for cultivation

The plant can be grown up to the elevations of 1,**0m from the sea level with an annual rainfall of not less than 1,**0mm. Areas with prolonged drought may not be suitable unless there are adequate facilities for irrigation. Prevalence of sufficient rainfall during the flowering season is essential to ensure maximum pollination. Being a crop of the humid tropics, its growth and yield performances will be better in areas with low diurnal variation in temperature.

The plant can tolerate a wide range of temperature fluctuation from *0°C to *0°C maximum temperature. The plant growth will be adversely affected from continuous strong winds. Therefore, sheltered valleys and leeward slopes are the best situations for growing pepper in the mid and up country areas. For the better growth of plant, it should be established in well drained loamy soils which are rich in organic matter and having a minimum depth of *0cm. If the level of organic matter is low, it is essential to add farm yard manure, compost and green manure, etc. to enhance the soil fertility.  Soils liable to be waterlogged are unsuitable for the plant growth.