What kind of standards or supports can I select for cultivating pepper on commercial scale?
5. Is there any specialized technique for increasing the berry size in pepper? Spray NAA @ 40 ppm to increase the berry size. 6. When I sow the fresh cardamom seeds it shows poor germination percentage. Suggest some alternative methods to boost up the germination. Treat the seeds with Sulphuric acid / Hydrochloric acid for 20 minutes. Sowing the seeds in beds after washing with water will increase the percentage of germination. 7. In my cardamom estate I can notice streaks of yellow to pale green patches on the leaves. How to control that? This is mainly due to Katte disease. This disease is mainly transmitted by banana aphid which can be controlled by regular spraying of Methyl Dematon 25 EC or Phosphomidon 750 ml/ha. 8. Poor fruit set was observed in my cardamom estate. Suggest some ways to increase the fruit/capsule set. For one hectare, keep 7 – 10 bee hives to increase the pollination and fruit set. 9. What is the ideal stage of harvesting in clove? The flower buds should be harve
