edited by P.N. Ravindran

Black Pepper: Piper Nigrum includes chapters on all the aspects of:

• Crop botany
• Crop improvement
• Agronomy
• Chemistry
• Post-harvest technology
• Processing
• Diseases
• Insect pests
• Marketing
• Economy
• Uses

All the available information has been collected and presented by experts for the use of students, teachers and research workers in the field. Black Pepper: Piper Nigrum is the major reference source for all concerned with its technology.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Botany and Crop Improvement of Black Pepper
3. Chemistry of Black Pepper
4. Agronomy and Nutrition of Black Pepper
5. Management of Pepper in Indonesia
6. Diseases of Black Pepper
7. Nematode Induced Diseases of Black Pepper
8. Diseases of Black Pepper and Their Management in Indonesia
9. Insect Pests of Black Pepper
10. On Farm Processing of Black Pepper
11. Pepper Processing - The Indonesian Scenario
12. Industrial Processing and Products of Black Pepper
13. The World Pepper Economy - Developments and Outlook
14. Economy and Marketing of Black Pepper in India
15. Economy and Marketing of Black Pepper: The Malaysian Scenario
16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Applications of Black Pepper
17. End Uses of Black Pepper
18. Conclusions: Constraints and Yield Gaps in Black Pepper
19. Other Economically Important Species of Piper

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