PLD-2 (Black Pepper)
Year of Release
1996
Pedigree
Selection from Kottanadan(Coll.2559)
Areas of Adoption
Trivandrum and Quilon districts
Maturity Group
Late
Yield
2475 kg dry pepper/ha
Potential yield
4731 kg dry pepper/ha
Quality Attribute
Piperine
3.0%
Oleoresin
15.45%
Essential oil
4.8%
Morphological Characters
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
15.5/8.4
Leaf shape
Ovate
Spike length(cm)
8.33
Spike composition
Bisexual %
94.1
Female %
4.3
Male %
0.6
Friut Set %
87.7
No. of fruits per spike
1000 fruit volume (cc)
122.7
1000 fruit weight (g)
122.3
Yield per vine
4.97 kg green pepper
Dry recovery %
31.13
Special characteristics
A variety with high quality and suitable to all Pepper growing areas. Oleresin content is high
