Evaluation of different varieties of pea (Pisum sativum L.) for yield and quality under late sown conditions in Eastern region

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of different varieties of pea for late sowing. Seven varieties evaluated were VL-Ageti Matar-7, VM-12, VM-10, Swarna Tripti, Swarna Mukti, Swarna Amar and HUDP-15 at experimental farm of ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna during rabi season of 2016–17. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design and replicated thrice. The results of the experiment revealed that all the varieties exhibited considerable variation for most of the parameters studied. Among the varieties, VL-Ageti Matar-7 was observed to be earliest taking only 44.11 and 50.22 days for first flowering and days to first pod set, respectively, followed by VM-10 (54.44 and 58.89 days). Pod length and pod girth were maximum in VM-12 (8.04 and 1.19 cm, respectively). Number of seeds per pod and shelling percentage were found to be highest in VM-10 (8.25 and 54.33%, respectively). TSS was found to be highest in Swarna Tripti (18 0Brix) followed by VL-Ageti Matar-7 (17.01 0Brix), while lowest was observed in HUDP-15 (10.02 0Brix). In terms of yield and number of pods per plant, Swarna Tripti recorded highest yield/plot (17.80 kg) and number of pods/plant (11.83) which was followed by Swarna Mukti (14.14 kg and 8.86, respectively). Therefore, Swarna Tripti being the highest yielder can be recommended to the farmers for cultivation for late season.