Garden pea (Pisum sativum L. var. hortense) is an important legume vegetable grown for its
fresh, shelled green seeds rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals. At present over 1000 …

'Meteor Faisalabad'is a high-yielding, early maturing pea (Pisum sativum L.) variety. It was
locally selected from exotic material through mass selection followed by progeny testing …

Pea occupies 459 thousand hectare area in India and shares 21 percent production of the
world. In Punjab, it ranks second in area among vegetable crops after potato and occupies …

This paper examines the current status of field pea breeding in Australia and India,
highlighting the breeding programme objectives of each country such as improved crop …

Publisher Summary Pea, Pisum sativum L.(2n= 2x= 14), belongs to the family Leguminosae
(Fabaceae) and is a very widely grown and popular vegetable crop. It is a rich source of …

Pea has been grown for food and feed since its domestication the Mediterranean region in
approx. 7000 BC It serves as an excellent source of protein, fiber, minerals and vitamins …

There was a dire need to develop such a pea variety which may be suitable for all the
seasons.'Peas-2009‟ is not only a high yielding and early maturing pea (Pisum sativum L.) …

Sarsabz, a high yielding, well adapted and bold-seeded pea variety was evolved by
hybridizing two varieties Meteor and Lampo at Vegetable Research Institute, Faisalabad …

Garden pea (Pisum sativum L.), a member of the Fabaceae family, is one of the most
important self-pollinating legume crops. Globally, the pea is an economic crop, utilized as …

Sixty-eight pea genotypes both local and exotic were evaluated for 17 quantitative traits
related to earliness, green pod yield, shelled fresh yield and grain yield. Results based on …