Pepper, also called pepper or sahang, which has the Latin name Piper nigrum is a plant that is rich in chemical compounds, such as pepper oil, fatty oil, and starch. Pepper is slightly bitter, pungent, warm, and antipyretic. This plant has begun to be discovered and known since tens of centuries ago. In general, people only know white pepper and black pepper which are often used as kitchen spices. This plant is one of the world\'s trade commodities and more than 80% of Indonesia\'s pepper products are exported to foreign countries. In addition, pepper has the title The King of Spice (King of Spices) where the world\'s pepper demand in 2000 reached 280, 000 tons.[3] Pepper is one of the plants that reproduce by seeds, but many farmers prefer to do cuttings to develop it. They cut the stems to approximately 0.250.5 meters in length.
