Effect of biofertilizers and organic supplements on the growth of black pepper rooted cuttings (Piper nigrum L.)

Aswathy, T S; Dhanya, M. K.; Johny, Jintu; Sathyan, T.; Preethy, T T; Murugan, M.

doi:10.25081/josac.2018.v27.i1.1015

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“…Aswathy ( 2018) also stated that high NPK fertilizer concentrations slow the growth of black pepper cuttings and its vegetative parts. These findings by Kandiannan et al, (2000) and Aswathy, (2018) clearly reveals that there is a stunted growth associated with increased fertilizer levels. Note: Means with same letters along the columns are not significantly different (p = 0.05).…”

Section: Shoot Dry Weightmentioning

confidence: 74%

Selection of best compound fertilizer amended potting mixture for successful growth of black pepper (<em>Piper nigrum l.</em>) hybrid (“Dingirala”) nursery plants

Devadason,

De Silva,

De Silva

et al. 2023

J. Agric. Val. Add.

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Black Pepper, Piper nigrum L.) is a perennial, evergreen, climbing vine and it is widely used as a spice and flavoring agent in the food industry and ayurvada medicine throughout the world. Therefore, continuous supply of pepper is important for the sustainability of these sectors. Pepper is usually propagated vegetatively using stem cuttings. Cuttings are planted in polythene bags filled with a mixture of equal parts of topsoil, cow dung, sand, and coir dust. Scarcity of cow dung and expensiveness resulted with huge demand are the limiting factors in commercial production of pepper. Incorporation of nitrogen and phosphorus containing fertilizers to potting mixture in the absence of cow dung may at least supply plant nutrients which highly essential for early growth of plants. Therefore, this study was carried out to investigate the effect of different compound fertilizer for nursery plants of P. nigrum L, hybrid “Dingirala” in the absence of cow dung in the potting mixture. Four different levels (1, 2, 3, 4 g per pot) of four different compound fertilizers were taken as treatments such as T1- Yara Complex (N:P:K 12:11:18), T2- Yara Grower ( N:P:K 21:7:14), T3- NPK Balance (N:P:K 15:15:15) K as SOP, T4- NPK Balance (N:P:K 15:15:15) K as MOP and T5 a phosphate fertilizer Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) (N:P:K 18:46 :0). All were mixed into a modified potting mixture of topsoil: sand: coir dust 2:1:1 without cow dung. Control was the potting mixture already recommended by Department of Export Agriculture (top soil: sand: coir dust: cow dung, 2:1:1:1) without inorganic fertilizer. Each treatment contained three replicates per treatment. Complete Randomized Block Design (RCBD) was the experimental design and each block consisted with 50 plants. Two nodal cuttings of Black pepper hybrid Dingirala were planted and maintained in a propagator under a net house at central research station Matale (IM3a). After 105 days from establishment, survival percentage, growth parameters such as shoot length (cm), number of leaves and shoot dry weight (g) were measured. Soil parameters such as soil pH and EC and total N%, P% and K% of tissues were analyzed. Significantly highest (P<0.05) survival rate (91%) was recorded from recommended potting mixture used as control in this experiment and cuttings treated with 1g of Di-ammonium phosphate. Significantly highest (P<0.05) shoot length (39.1cm) was recorded from cuttings treated with 1g of Yara complex fertilizer (N:P:K 12:11:18) and Significantly highest (P<0.05) number of leaves (9.0) was recorded from cuttings treated with 1g of DAP fertilizer.Therefore, cuttings planted with top soil: sand: coir dust: cow dung, 2:1:1:1 is the best potting mixture and in absence of cow dung with normal potting mixture with 1g of Di-ammonium phosphate excelled all compound fertilizers in terms of overall growth, soil and leaf nutrient parameters of Hybrid "Dingirala" pepper nursery plants over the first 105 days after establishment.

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confidence: 74%

Selection of best compound fertilizer amended potting mixture for successful growth of black pepper (<em>Piper nigrum l.</em>) hybrid (“Dingirala”) nursery plants

Devadason,

De Silva,

De Silva

et al. 2023

J. Agric. Val. Add.

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“…respondents mentioned a variety of things, but the most frequently mentioned were the lack of correct information, government support, soil moisture during the dry season, and high-quality planting supplies. One of the biggest issues black pepper growers confront is the shortage of readily available planting material [16]. Homestead area utilization can enrich black pepper gardening as the appropriate utilization of homestead areas facilitates large-scale production through the appropriate utilization of marginal areas [17].…”

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First Report on Homestead-Based Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) Gardening at Jaintiapur of Sylhet District in Bangladesh

Kamrujjaman

Talucder

Ruba

et al. 2023

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Black pepper (Piper nigrum), famous as “Black Gold” and also called the “king of spices,” is widely used as a spice throughout the country. It is mainly cultivated in the North-Eastern part of Bangladesh, where the gardening features, beneficiary output, and situational analysis of black pepper in the homestead areas are less explored. Hence, a study was conducted from August 2018 to July 2019 in the Nijpat and Jaintiapur unions of the Jaintiapur upazila of the Sylhet district in Bangladesh to investigate existing gardening features of black pepper cultivation and how it could be a potential option for rural farmers to improve their living standards. A structural questionnaire was prepared after the pilot test containing six aspects, viz. demographic features (age, education, homestead size, family size, annual family income), black pepper pre-plantation features (variety, seedling source, propagation method, seedling age, planting time, plant density per supporting plant, preferred pit size), post plantation practices or features (watering, nutrition supply, pruning, use of a fence, the pattern of the garden, the occurrence of pest infestation, pesticide use, supporting plants), flowering and fruiting information (first flowering time, flowering month, fruit harvesting time, harvesting method, yield range), post-harvest information (processing, marketing channel, pricing), valuation survey (beneficiary output, possible constraints, SWOT analysis). Data were collected through personal interviews with 70 randomly selected respondents who have direct/indirect experience in black pepper gardening. A SWOT analysis was conducted to analyze the growers’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Most respondents (57.14%) collected seedlings from their own output; 94.29% utilized stem cuttings for black pepper multiplication and planted primarily between July and August (54.29 %). The majority of responders (71.43%) transplanted two to three seedlings per supporting tree, keeping a pit size of primarily 45×45×45 cm3 (54.29%). It was found that farmers preferred neither chemical fertilizer nor manure (54.29%), watering (65.71%), no use of fence (91.43%), standards (100%), no pruning and weeding (100%), pesticide use (77.14%) in black pepper garden, generally. The first flowering took 3 to 4 years (65.71%), May to June (91.43%) was the flowering month, fruit harvesting time was found to be November to December (100%), harvesting method was done manually (100%), and yield was 2.0 kg supporting plant-1 (62.86%). Respondents followed the conventional method of processing. The analysis showed that there was about Tk. 682.5 kg-1 pricing difference between farmers and Megashops. The constraints were the lack of appropriate knowledge, government assistance, soil moisture during the dry season, and high-quality planting materials. Farmers acknowledged the beneficiary output of black pepper, where 88.57% were satisfied with their generated outcomes as they believed it could provide environmental benefits (100%), medicinal value (77.14%), and no health hazards (100%). Farmers believed that in terms of environmental benefits, black pepper gardening provided soil improvement, increased amenities, oxygen release, and carbon dioxide release. Situational analysis revealed a vast scope of black pepper gardening, which could be a potential option for achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Hence, this ground needs more focus and further research initiatives to increase its potential to be effective.

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Effect of biofertilizers and organic supplements on the growth of black pepper rooted cuttings (Piper nigrum L.)

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Selection of best compound fertilizer amended potting mixture for successful growth of black pepper (<em>Piper nigrum l.</em>) hybrid (“Dingirala”) nursery plants

Selection of best compound fertilizer amended potting mixture for successful growth of black pepper (<em>Piper nigrum l.</em>) hybrid (“Dingirala”) nursery plants

First Report on Homestead-Based Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) Gardening at Jaintiapur of Sylhet District in Bangladesh

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