Status of pepper farming and flower composition of different pepper varieties in Sarawak

• Main Authors: Johny, Fidelia, Saupi, Noorasmah, Ramaiya, Shiamala Devi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80751/1/FLOWER.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80751/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/pjtas/browse/regular-issue?article=JTAS(S)-0041-2020
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is one of the most important cash crops in Sarawak. The productivity of pepper is consistently low due to the low yield of berry production. One of the major problems of pepper production is inconsistent flowering time. This is due to the morphology and inheritance of functi...