This book considers all aspects of black pepper from its growth, as a flowering vine, to how the dried fruit (peppercorn) is used as a spice and traded as a commodity. It is the economic mainstay of several India states and, principally, in Kerala State, with the Indian subcontinent being the largest black pepper producer. Indonesia has also emerged as a large producer of black pepper. Black pepper commands a leading position among the spices and has an immense commercial importance to world trade, finding its way onto the dining table of millions around the world, on the European and North American continents, and Japan. The use of black pepper ranges from a simple dietary component and flavour enhancer, to that of a spice with huge pharmacological benefits. 

<p>Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Pepper Plant-Its Botany and Chemistry
Chapter 3 Pepper Agronomy
Chapter 4 The Role of the Nutrient Buffer Power Concept in Pepper Nutrition
Chapter 5 Establishing a Pepper Plantation
Chapter 6 Pepper Pests and Their Control
Chapter 7 The Processing of Black Pepper on Farm
Chapter 8 An Account of Indonesian Pepper Processing
Chapter 9 Industrial Processing of Black Pepper
Chapter 10 The Future of the Global Pepper Economy
Chapter 11 Pepper Economy in India
Chapter 12 Pepper Pharmacopoeia
Chapter 13 Consumer Products Out of Black Pepper
Chapter 14 Value Addition in Pepper
Chapter 15 Conclusions and a Peep Into Pepper's Future
PRECISE QUANTIFICATION OF PLANT NUTRIENT BIO AVAILABILITY FOR BLACK PEPPER AND CARDAMOM
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN SPICES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT!!!.</p>