Intercropping Colocasia Taro with Black Pepper (Piper Nigrum) on Pohnpei

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1993-01
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Silbanus, S.
Raynor, B.
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Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is an important cash crop on Pohnpei. Due to its perennial nature and slow growth, black pepper should lend itself to intercropping with annual crops, especially in the first few years of establishment, both in terms of ecology and cash income. There has been some concern that intercropping may increase disease in young pepper plantings. This paper reports on a six-month, on-farm trial of intercropping of black pepper with Colocasia taro.
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black pepper, Colocasia esculenta, intercropping, Piper nigrum, Pohnpei, taro
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Silbanus S, Raynor B. 1993. Intercropping Colocasia taro with black pepper (Piper nigrum) on Pohnpei. In: Ferentinos L, editor. Proceedings of the Sustainable Taro Culture for the Pacific Conference. Sustainable Taro Culture for the Pacific Conference; 1992 Sept 24-25; Honolulu, Hawaii. Honolulu (HI): University of Hawaii. p. 55-57.
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