Crop prefers well drained, loose and friable loamy soil for early crop and clayey soil for high yield. Ideal pH is 6.0-7.5 and it grows under alkaline soil. If soil is acidic, liming is recommended.

Pea is typically a cool season crop and thrives well in cool weather. Optimum temperature for seed germination is 22oC.

Arka Ajit, Bonneville, Arkel, Azad P.2 (PRS4), Azad P-3(PRS 4), Rachna, Vivek Matar-10, TRC-8, TRC-P-9

Soil is prepared to a fine tilth by disc ploughing followed by one or two harrowing

Beginning of October to mid November

Sowing :
sown in flat or raised beds by broadcasting or by dibbling at 2.5-5.0 cm depth

Seed rate :
• Early varieties: 100-120 kg/ha.
• Late varieties: 80-90 kg/ha

Spacing :
• Early varieties 30 x 5-10 cm
• Mid season : 45 x 10 cm
• Late varieties : 120-150 cm

Manure
10 tonnes of FYM

Fertilizers
25 kg N, 70 kg P2O5 and 50 kg K2O per hectare
Fertilizer should be applied in bands at 7-8 cm away and 2.5 cm deeper from seeds.
Method of application: Entire dose is drilled at sowing

Irrigation
Light irrigation at 10-15 days intervals
Critical stage: Flowering, fruit et and grain filling periods

Care should be taken to remove weeds in early stags of crop. Lasso (alachlor) @ 0.75 kg a.i. or tribunal @ 1.5 kg a.i./ha or pendemethalin 0.5 kg a.i. / ha as pre emergence spray along with one hand weeding at 25-45 days after sowing is very effective for weed control.

When plants are 15 cm high, tall varieties should be stacked with wooden sticks or twigs for trailing. A single row of stakes fixed in middle of raised bed will support both rows of plants in each bed.
Earthing up and hoeing is also important operations in peas and helps in root development and growth of plants. This is usually done after weeding and fertilizer application.

Color changes from dark green to light green. 3-4 harvests at 10 days intervals.

Early : Green pod yield is 2.5-4.0 t/ha
Mid-season: 6.0-7.5 t/ha
Late varieties: 8.0-10.0 t/ha