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Re: Black Pepper Seeds

Dear members,
The botanical name for pepper is Piper nigrum.  Pepper vines thrive in warm
and wet tropical climate.  Normally grown from stem cuttings, rarely from
seeds.  As the vegetative (orthotropic) shoot ascends, a simple leaf is
produced at each node.  A bunch of short adventitious roots is also formed
to help the shoot adhered to the support.  At each node, there is an
axillary bud which develops into a lateral (plagiotropic) branch to bear
the fruit spikes.  Both the climbing and lateral shoots can branch upon
cutting, but only the climbing shoots remain vegetative in growth.
Most cultivars have bisexual flowers.  Flowers are mostly self pollinated.
The only difference between black and white pepper is in the way they are
procesed and dried.  Black pepper - the berries are dried with the mesocarp
intact.  White pepper - the berries are dried after the mesocarp is
removed.
Besides the powdered pepper, there are also other products made from
pepper.  Candy and perfumes are just to name two of them.
For more info. pls feel free to write to Agriculture Research Centre,
Semongok PO Box 977, 93720 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (fax 082-611178). 
I don't think they hv e-mail yet.  They might be able to provide seeds as
well.
Inquiries can also be made to the Gen. Manager, Pepper Marketing Board,
Tanah Putih, PO Box 1653, 93916 Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia. (fax 
082-336877).

nazir.
nazir@mint.gov.my

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> From: Cain <cain@one.net>
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Black Pepper Seeds 
> Date: Thursday, June 05, 1997 12:27 PM
> 
> Todd G. Panter wrote:
> Can anyone tell me where I can get some seeds to grow black pepper?  I
> do not know what the real name is of the plant...the pepper one uses on
> their food at the table!
> 
> 
> Dear Todd,
> 
> My botany textbook states that the botanical name is _Piper nigrum_.  
> It is in the same family as the familiar houseplants, peperomias.  
> 
> It also states that it is "grown from cuttings to ensure genetic 
> uniformity".  I suspect this means that it is similar to tarragon, in 
> that the flavor doesn't come true from seed, but I am only *guessing*.
> 
> I have no idea where you can obtain the seeds.  But maybe with the 
> botanical name, your search will be easier.  Good luck.
> 
> Cynthia
> cain@one.net
> 
> PS - There are also some harvesting notes about black vs white vs green 
> pepper.  Let me know if you're interested.
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