Panniyur 8
Panniyur 8 is a high-yielding hybrid black pepper variety developed by the Panniyur Pepper Research Station in Kerala, India. Released in 2013, it’s a cross between Panniyur 5 and Panniyur 6 (HB 20052). This powerhouse variety boasts impressive resistance to both phytophthora foot rot, a common fungal disease, and drought conditions. This makes Panniyur 8 ideal for a wider range of growing environments, offering peace of mind to farmers and home growers alike.
Panniyur 8 thrives in open conditions and is easily identifiable by its distinctive light purple colored shoot tips and dark green colored spikes. It truly delivers on its promise of abundance, producing a remarkable 3000 kg of dry pepper per hectare. This exceptional yield, coupled with its disease resistance and adaptability, makes Panniyur 8 a valuable addition to any pepper plantation or home garden. Buy best quality Panniyur 8 pepper variety online.
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.
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