Effect of different growth media on the nursery propagation of black pepper (Piper guineensis) Schum And Thonn.

Pot experiments were conducted at the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan to study the effect of different growth of Black pepper (piper guineensis). Four treatments namely Topsoil, Topsoil + sawdust (1:1), Topsoil + Sawdust (3:1) and Topsoil + Sawdust (1:3) were laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replicates. The result shows that Topsoil + Sawdust(1:3) gave the best emergence while Topsoil + Sawdust (3:1) gave the best vegetative parameters. The study concludes that Topsoil + Sawdust in the ratio 3:1 should be used to propagate Black pepper in the nursery before transplanting to the field.