Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction -- P.N. Ravindran -- 2 Botany and Crop Improvement of Black Pepper -- P.N. Ravindran, K. Nirmal Babu, B. Sasikumar and K.S. Krishnamurthy -- 3 Chemistry of Black Pepper -- C.S. Narayanan -- 4.1 Agronomy and Nutrition of Black Pepper -- A.K. Sadanandan -- 4.2 Management of Pepper in Indonesia -- Pasril Wahid -- 5.1 Diseases of Black Pepper -- M. Anandaraj -- 5.2 Nematode Induced Diseases of Black Pepper -- K.V Ramana and Santhosh J. Eapen -- 5.3 Diseases of Black Pepper and Their Management in Indonesia -- D. Sitepu and I. Mustika -- 6 Insect Pests of Black Pepper -- S. Devasahayam -- 7.1 On Farm Processing of Black Pepper -- T. John Zachariah -- 7.2 Pepper Processing - The Indonesian Scenario -- Risfaheri and N. Nurdjannah -- 7.3 Industrial Processing and Products of Black Pepper -- C.S. Narayanan, M.M. Sree Kumar and B. Sankarikutty -- 8.1 The World Pepper Economy - Developments and Outlook -- Kees Burger and Hidde P. Smit -- 8.2 Economy and Marketing of Black Pepper in India -- K. Mukundan and P. Indira Devi -- 8.3 Economy and Marketing of Black Pepper: The Malaysian Scenario -- M.G. Kanbur and Anandan Adnan Abdullah -- 9.1 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Applications of Black Pepper -- K.K. Vijayan and R.V. Ajithan Thampuran -- 9.2 End Uses of Black Pepper -- P.N. Ravindran, Indira Balachandran and B. Chempakam -- 10 Futurology of Black Pepper -- K.V Peter -- 11 Conclusions: Constraints and Yield Gaps in Black Pepper -- P.N. Ravindran -- 12 Other Economically Important Species of Piper -- P.N. Ravindran -- Annexure I -- ISO Draft Standards for Black Pepper.