Agali Pepper Plant

Agali pepper is a high yielding variety that has been bred from the traditional pepper varieties of Kerala. This pepper, which thrives in the foothills of the Attappady Hills on the northeastern border, received a 2017 Land Patent. Farmers are of the opinion that black pepper is black gold if common pepper is black female. Its specialty is early yield.

Agali Pepper gives dry recovery above 46%. Fresh yield ranges from 8-10 kg vine. Another advantage of the cultivator is its high tolerance to pests as compared to other varieties.The plant has light purple shoot tip, semi erect lateral branches and ovate large leaves (l3.6×7.5cm) with acuminate tips . The accession is characterised by short, straight spikes with a mean length of 8.33cm , high dry recovery(46%), medium sized, firm, round berries with attractive colour.