Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Sourabha V Hegde, Laxminarayan Hegde, NK Hegde, Vijayakumar B Narayanpura, Vasant M Ganiger, Manju MJ and Shivakumar KM

Abstract:
Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is a perennial vine native to Western ghats of India. It is one of the major spice crops and is cultivated in about 26 countries of the World. There are many constraints faced by farmers for its successful cultivation Phytophthora foot rot is one of the major diseases contributing to losses incurred by farmers and the grafting method of propagation is one of the means to overcome this. The present study was conducted at farmer’s field in Sirsi from 2017 to 2019 wherein the vines propagated through cuttings of runner shoots (Conventional vines) and grafting were compared for their performance. The result showed that both the methods of propagations had no significant influence on growth and yield of black pepper. Therefore, grafting method may be adapted for getting equal yield with an added advantage of tolerance to foot rot disease incidence.