- Common Name : Pepper
- Facts: Pepper requires a warm and humid climate. Though an annual rainfall of 250 cm is ideal for the proper growth of the crop,
it can also come up well in low rainfall areas, if the pattern and distribution of rainfall are conducive.
About 70 mm of rainfall within a period of 20 days may be sufficient for triggering of flushing and flowering process in the plant,
but once the process is set on, there should be continuous, though not heavy, rainfall until fruit development starts.
Any dry spell, even for a few days, within this critical period will result in substantial reduction of yield.
Very long spells of dry weather are unfavourable for the crop growth.
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