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Pea

Crop Category

Pulses

Applicable Product

Description

Pea is an annual herbaceous legume plant.

Pea may also be referred to as Garden Pea, English Pea or Green Pea.

Pea is a cool-season crop grown in many parts of the world

Planting can take place from winter to early summer depending on location.

The major Pea growing areas of India are Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal.

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pisum
Species: sativum

Economically Important Part

Mature seeds and green pods are the most economically important part of Pea
Husk and ground seeds are fed to cattle

Conditions for Cultivation

Pea is a cool and dry season crop.

It requires 10˚ to 18˚C temperature for good growth.

Peas can be grown in medium to heavy soils.

They grow best in well drained loose heavy soil.

Peas cannot be grown in alkaline soils.

Major Challenges

The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.
Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Pea and Bean Weevil, Field Thrips, Pea Aphid, Armyworms and Leaf Minor.
- Major Diseases: Ascochyta Blight, Bacterial Blight, Root Rot, Damping Off and Fusarium Wwilt.
Abiotic Causes:
- Marsh Spot
- Purple Blight
- Freezing Injury
- Hail Injury

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits
Basal fertilizer	Geoxol.COM	15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than/equal to 0.5%) and bulk denisty (less than or equal to 1.6 g/cm3)	Soil Application	Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops
At the time of sowing or 3-4 weeks after sowing	Mycoxol4G	500 g / hectare / application, if soil pH (less than /equal to 7.5) and availale P (more than /equal to 15 kg/ha)	Soil Application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases. Improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Deficiency of Zinc	Nutrin Zn	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Zn (less than 0.6 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Zinc deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Iron deficiency
Vegetative growth	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
Vegetative growth	Nutrin Combo	650g / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Fulfills micronutrient requirement
Pre-flowering	Amply5	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Triggers flowering
2nd flush of flowering	Amply5	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Triggers flowering and promotes pod formation
Pod filling	Silixol OSA	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Optimizes source sink relation
Pod filling	Nutrin Combo	650g / hectare / application, if pH (more than 7.5)	Foliar Application	Improves quality of seeds
Pod filling	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Reduces disease pressure

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