Development of Screening Method for Moisture Deficit Tolerance of Black Pepper Genotypes
M. Alagupalamuthirsolai, V. Srinivasan, C. Sarathambal, C. K. Thankamani, K. S. Krishnamurthy & K. P. Subila · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2021
Black pepper is basically a rainfed crop in India. Drought is the chief abiotic stress causing up to 50-80% crop loss in black pepper. Lack of precise screening methodology to develop moisture stress tolerant lines is a limiting factor in black pepper productivity. To develop a...