Late season varieties of vegeatble pea

Mid to Late season varieties:

These are high yielding varieties capable of giving 3 pickings. The first picking can be done at 80-90 days after sowing and the subsequent two at an interval of 15 days.

Bonneville

•  It is an introduced variety from USA recommended for cultivation by IARI. It was a popular variety for three decades (1970-2000) in North India.
•  Plant medium tall (60 cm), flowers are mostly borne in doubles; pods are light green, straight, big (9 cm) with 6-7 well-filled, sweet, bold and wrinkled seeds.
•  It takes 65-70 days for first flowering and it appears in 13-15 th node.
•  Average pod yield 9 t/ha with 45% shelling.

Alderman

•  It is an introduced variety from USA.
•  Plants are tall (150 cm); pods are more or less straight, big (9-10 cm) and borne singly with 8-10 very sweet, shiny seeds.
•  It is an excellent cultivar for freezing purpose.

Perfection New Line

•  It is an introduced variety from USA.
•  The plant is vigorous and medium tall and flowers are borne in doubles; pods are about 8 cm long, dark green with 6-7 light green, sweet and wrinkled seeds.
•  First picking starts after 85 days. It is a high yielding variety.
•  Average pod yield is 10 t/ha.

T 19

•  This medium tall and double podded variety has been developed by Department of Agriculture, U.P.
•  The first blossom appears at 12-14^th node after 60 days.
•  Pods are yellowish green, slightly curved, 8.5 cm long with 6-7 wrinkled seeds with 45% shelling percentage.

Lincon

•  An introduced variety from USA released at Katrian.
•  Plants are medium tall; first blossom appears at 11-12^th node.
•  It is double podded and pods are dark green, curved, big (8-9 cm long) with 8-9 wrinkled seeds.
•  First picking starts 85-90 days after sowing. It is a good canning purpose variety. Average pod yield 10t/ha.

6. NP 29

•  This high yielding and wrinkled seeded variety was developed at IARI through selection.
•  Plants are medium-tall with green foliage.
•  First blossom appears at 14-16^th node after 80 days from sowing. Pods are borne in double, green, straight, 7.5 cm long with 6-7 seeds.
•  Shelling percentage 50. It is suitable for dehydration purpose.

Jawahar Matar 1 (JM1 or GC 141)

•  This variety was developed at Jabalpur through advanced generation selections from the cross of T19 × Greater Progress.
•  Plant height 65-70 cm, bushy, foliage green, flower white with two flowers per axil.
•  Pods are straight and big (8.8 cm) with 8-9 big, sweet and wrinkled seeds.
•  Average pod yield 10-12 t/ha with 52% shelling.

Jawahar Matar 2 (JM 2)

• The variety was developed at Jabalpur through advanced generation selection from the cross of two exotic lines Greater Progress × Russian-2. Pods are dark green, big, curved with 8-10 sweet seeds.
•  Seeds are wrinkled, green and bigger in size.

VL-Matar-3

• This variety was developed at Almora through pedigree selection from the cross Old Sugar × Early Wrinkled Dwarf 2-2-1.
• Plant height 67 cm, determinate in habit with light green foliage, white flower and bear two pods in a bunch; pods are light green, 6.8 cm long, straight with 5 wrinkled seeds.
• Tolerant to powdery mildew and wilt; first picking starts 100 days after sowing.
• Average pod yield 10 t/ha with 46% shelling.

Pant Uphar (IP-3)

• This variety was developed at Pantnagar through selection.
• Pant height 70-75 cm with relatively thin leaflets of light green in colour; flower white and two buds are borne per axil; pods are round and 7-8 cm in length with yellowish and wrinkled seeds.
• First picking starts 75 to 80 days after sowing.
• Tolerant against pea stem fly. Average pod yield 10 t/ha with 52% shelling.

Punjab 88 (P-88)

• This variety was developed at Ludhiana through selections from the hybrid progeny of the cross Pusa02 × Morrasis-55. Plants are dwarf, vigorous, erect with dark green foliage; one or two flowers per axil.
• Flowering after 75 days and first picking after 100 days of sowing. Pods are dark green, long (8-10 cm) and slightly curved at centre with 7-8 green, wrinkled and less sweet seeds.
• Average yield 15 t/ha with 47% of shelling.

Azad P-2

• A powdery mildew resistant variety developed at Kalyanpur through advanced generation selection from the cross Bonneville × 6587.
• Plants are tall (130-150 cm), erect with light green foliage and white flowers.
• Pods are medium in size, light green, straight, smooth, firm borne in cluster of two with 6-7 wrinkled and brownish seeds.
• Crop duration 90-95 days. Average yield 12t/ha.

Vivek-6 (VL Matar-6)

• Developed at Almora through hybridization of Pant Uphar × VL Matar-3 and subsequent selections in advanced generations.
• Plants are dwarf, vigorous with dark green foliage and white flowers.
• Pods are light green, straight, medium sized (6-7 cm) and completely filled with 6 semi-wrinkled seeds of greenish white colour.
• First picking starts 125-130 days after sowing.
• It is moderately tolerant to cold and moisture stress. Average yield 10-11 t/ha.

Ooty-1

• Developed at Udhagamandalam through pure line selection from the accession PS 33.
• It is a dwarf type having yield potential of 11.9 t/ha in 90 days of crop duration. It is resistant to white fly.

Jawahar Pea 83 (JP 83)

• This powdery mildew resistant variety was developed at Jabalpur through advanced generation selection of double cross (JMI × JP 829) × (46 c × JP 501).
• Plants are dwarf (50 cm), pods are big and curved with 8 big, green and sweet seeds. Average pod yield 12-13 t/ha.

Jawahar Peas 15 (JP 15)

• This duel resistant (powdery mildew and fusarium wilt) variety was developed at Jabalpur through advanced generation selections from the triple cross (JMI × R 98 B) × JP 501 A/2.
• Plants are dwarf (50 cm), having compact internodes and bigger pods containing 8 seeds. Average pod yield 13 t/ha.

Jawahar Peas 54 (JP 54)

• This powdery mildew resistant variety was developed at Jabalpur through advanced generation selection from a double cross (Arkel × JM5) × ('4bc' × JP 501).
• Plants are dwarf (45-50 cm) and vigorous, pods are big, incurred towards sutures (sickle shaped) and enclosing 8-9 big, wirnkled, greenish-yellow seeds.
• Average pod yield 7 t/ha.

Matter Ageta (E-6)

• Dwarf, high yielding variety developed at Ludhinana through pedigree selction from the cross Massey Gem × Harabona.
• Plants are dwarf (40 cm), erect, vigorous and quick growing; foliage green and 1-2 pods are borne in a bunch; first picking within 50-55days after sowing; pods are long with 6-8 round greenseeds; it is tolerant to high temperature; average pod yield 6 t/ha with 44% shelling.

Hisar Harit (PH1)

• This mid-early variety was developed at Hisar through bulk-pedigree method of selection from the cross Bonneville × P23.
• Plant semi dwarf, first picking after 60 days, foliage green; single to double podded; pod well filled and sickle shaped, large and green; seed green dimpled after drying.
• Average pod yield 9 t/ha.

Other improved varieties developed were NDVP-8 and NDVP-10 from Faizabad, VL-8 from Almora, Punjab 87 from Ludhiana, Arka Ajit (resistant to powdery mildew and rust and development by crossing Bonneville to the resistant lines followed by back crossing to Bonneville and subsequent selections ) from IIHR, etc.