Kumbukkal + Pepper Thekkan Black Pepper Plants (Pack of 5 + 5)

Kumbukkal Pepper

Kumbukkal Pepper, a unique selection black pepper aged 27 years exclusively developed at Kumbukkal Pepper Nursery, Kottayam, Kerala by National Award Winning innovative farmer Mr. K T Varghese. With its high yielding and disease resistance abilities, the ‘Kumbukkal Selection’ variant has gained widespread popularity and demand in diverse Indian states.

• This variant has a remarkable root system and is resistant to diseases such as quick wilt (foot rot), slow wilt, and hollow berry (pollu), which are common but serious challenges for pepper farmers in India.

• It adapts well to midland, rocky high-range areas with shallow soils, and it is also suitable for all pepper cultivation areas.

• Since the plant grows quickly, it spreads out much faster on the supporting tree.

• The kumbukkal plant begins to yield in the first year after planting and reaches optimum yield in three years

Pepper Thekkan

Pepper Thekken is noted for its highly branched spikes, which result in high yield. Eight hundred to thousand berries can found in a single spike of this variety against 60 to 80 berries in locally popular variety. The berries are present on both main and branched spikes. Increased Lateral branches with more nodes and inter nodes, resistance to insects and diseases particularly quick wilt, thin epidermis, negligible air cavity etc are other distinguishing features of Thekken.

The negligible air cavity leads to the enhanced dry weight. About 8600 kg dry pepper can be produced from one hectare. Since the pepper is produced in bunches, harvesting is also easy. Having bearing period of three years, the variety is found to be pest and disease resistant and tolerant to adverse climatic conditions. Thomas has been cultivating this variety for the last twenty five years using only organic manure, cow dung, vermin compost etc.