P. K. Venugopalan Nambiar (1924 to 1996) was an Indian agricultural scientist credited with developing the first hybrid variety of black pepper in the world, Panniyur-1. As head of the Pepper Research Station, Panniyur in Kerala, he developed and released Panniyur-1 for commercial cultivation in 1971.
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Defining ContributionDeveloped Panniyur-1, the first hybrid variety of black pepper in the world 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, nationality there.
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1. P. K. Venugopalan Nambiar - Wikipedia
Wikidata, P569 date of birth
1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata, P570 date of death
1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
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was an Indian agricultural scientist
Panniyur-1
developed and released Panniyur-1 for commercial cultivation in 1971
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