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tern. Such climatic requirements inhibited this species from dispersing and
gaining a larger geographical range. The rise in temperature would affect
the native genotypes or wild types of black pepper that are endemic to
Western Ghats region (Utpala Parthasarathy et al., 2008). This indicates
the climate sensitivity of the crop.
TABLE 11.1
Area and Production of Spices in India (2007-2008)
% Share of spices to
Horticultural Crops
of the State
% Share of spices
to
total spices in
India
Spices
STATE/UT'S
Area
Production
Area
Production
Area
Produc-
tion
andaman
&
1.6
3.1
4.7
2.4
0.06
0.08
nicobar
andhra
pradesh
317.8
1235.2
17.9
6.9
12.21
30.11
a r u n a c h a l
pradesh
8.2
47.5
8.8
17.9
0.31
1.16
27.2
18.5
4.7
0.3
1.04
0.45
assam
11.1
12.3
1.0
0.1
0.43
0.30
bihar
11.9
7.8
2.8
0.2
0.46
0.19
chhattisgarh
0.7
0.2
0.7
0.1
0.03
0.00
goa
299.8
356.8
28.6
2.6
11.52
8.70
gujarat
4.9
30.9
1.5
0.9
0.19
0.75
haryana
h i m a c h a l
pradesh
6.3
23.4
2.2
1.2
0.24
0.57
jammu
&
kash
-
mir
3.6
0.6
1.0
0.0
0.14
0.01
235.2
344.9
14.5
3.0
9.04
8.41
karnataka
312.3
159.3
16.6
1.5
12.00
3.88
kerala
madhya
pradesh
194.6
249.8
41.2
5.5
7.48
6.09
114.3
100.2
5.2
0.6
4.39
2.44
maharashtra
8.7
7.7
14.5
1.9
0.33
0.19
manipur
18.4
80.9
18.1
11.8
0.71
1.97
meghalaya
9.0
38.3
26.0
12.7
0.35
0.93
mizoram
4.5
26.2
16.2
18.2
0.17
0.64
nagaland
