Panniyur-1
Variety of Black pepper · Piper nigrum
India's first hybrid pepper – high-yielding, large-berried and sun-tolerant.
Also known as: Panniyur 1
🇮🇳 India 1971
Taste & characteristics
Taste
spicyaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Uthirankotta x Cheriyakaniakadan
- Breeder
- Panniyur Pepper Research Station (Kerala Agricultural University)
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
Description
Fruit
Large, uniform berries with high dry recovery.
Growth
Vigorous, sun-tolerant climber suited to open plantings.
Yield
Very productive in full sun; more shade-sensitive than other Panniyur lines.
Notes
First hybrid released 1971 at Panniyur (Kerala); origin of the Panniyur series.
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