TNPSC Thervupettagam

IISR Chandra

November 26 , 2023 236 days 763 0
  • The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR), Kozhikode, has successfully developed a new high-yielding variety of black pepper.
  • The variety has named as ‘IISR Chandra’.
  • Two pepper varieties- Cholamundi and Thommankodi - were crossed to produce a hybrid variety.
  • It was again back-crossed with Thommankodi by ensuring the retention of all the desired parental traits.

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