Black pepper (Piper nigrum L., Piperaceae)-'King of spices'-is one of the oldest spices
known. It originated in the humid, tropical evergreen forests of Western Ghats of India and is …

Known as the “King of spices”, black pepper is one of the most important cash crops in the
world. It is a widely marketed spice as well as a plant with many medicinal properties. Black …

The center of diversity of Piper nigrum L.(Black Pepper), one of the highly valued spice crops
is reported to be from India. Black pepper is naturally distributed in India in the Western …

This compendium presents comprehensive information on more than 25 important spice
crops commercially grown in India and traded globally, apart from over 40 spices that have …

The genetic diversity of eight species of Piper (Piperaceae) viz., P. nigrum, P. longum, P.
betle, P. chaba, P. argyrophyllum, P. trichostachyon, P. galeatum, and P. hymenophyllum …

Black pepper (Piper nigrum L., Piperaceae), the major world spice, has been referred to as
the “King of Spices” and “Black Gold.” Widely used as a culinary spice and table condiment …

Biotechnological approaches like micropropagation, somaclonal variation, in vitro
conservation, synseed technology, protoplast fusion, production of flavour and colouring …

Piper nigrum is an important age-old herbal plant of the family Piperaceae. Chromosomal
analysis a part of genomic research to conserve plant genetic resources has confronted …

Genetic diversity analysis of 27 Piper species using ISSR (Inter Simple Sequence Repeat)
markers indicated that the analysis placed them in six clusters in the UPGMA (Unweighted …

Black pepper is one of the most important spices, known for its use worldwide.
Retrotransposons, class I mobile elements abundantly appear in the plant genome and can …