Management of yellowing and spike shedding in black pepper at kodagu district of karnataka

Yellowing and spike shedding is one of the major limiting factors in production and productivity of Black Pepper in Kodagu District. A Technology assessment was carried out to evaluate the various technological options for management of yellowing and spike shedding in Devarapura village of Virajpet Taluk, Kodagu district in Karnataka. Four different technologies were assessed for a period of 3 yr from 2018–19 to 2020–21, in a randomized block design replicated five times, comprising of four treatments. The results revealed that, spraying of Black Pepper special (5g/l) during May and September + Spraying of Carbendazim (2g/l) of water during May + Drenching of Arka Microbial Consortium (20 g/l) at the rate of 5 litre per plant during June and September + Soil application of Farm Yard Manure enriched with Pachonia chlamydosporia (1kg mixed with 100 kg FYM) during May and September was found to be better with less pooled spike drop (3.09%), reduced pooled yellowing (5.54%) and also resulted in early initiation of spikes as compared to other treatments. Hence, the above mentioned technological package has proved highly effective for getting pooled higher dry yield (8.56 q/ha) from Black Pepper.