Comparative Study of Different Rapid Multiplication Methods in Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) cv. Panniyur - 1

The present investigation was conducted during the year 2023-2024. The experiment was conducted in randomized block design with seven treatments namely T1: Raised bed method, T2: Soil mound method, T3: Wooden log method, T4: Serpentine method, T5: Split halves of PVC method, T6: Modified serpentine method, T7: Trench method and each treatment were replicated four times. Among the various treatments studied, the treatment T4 (Serpentine method) recorded maximum number of cuttings per harvest, total number of cuttings harvested per year, sprouting percentage at 30 days after planting (DAP), survival percentage at 45 DAP.