Response of vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) cultivars on riverine soils of U.P.

The innovative adaptive trail was conducted during Rabi season of 2008-09 and 2009-10 at farmers field in two villages of Jalaun district i.e., Launa and Manduri and one village of Kanpur Nagar district i.e. Laxmipur. The operational area of district Jalaun represents typical soil, climate and socio-economic condition of Bundelkhand Zone while district Kanpur Nagar represents soil, climate and socio-economic conditions of Central Plain Zone of U.P. The ravines affected area of Jalaun district belongs to class II and III of the land capability, while the pilot area of district Kanpur Nagar is fairly levelled and having good drainage system. The soil of representative villages in district Jalaun was characterized by low organic carbon (0.20%), low available phosphorus (9.5 kg/ha) and high potassium content (255 kg/ha), while the soil of district Kanpur Nagar was characterized by low organic carbon (0.27 %), low available phosphorus (10.0 kg./ha) and medium potassium (272 kg/ha). Cultivar Azad P-3 and Arkel were sown during second week of November in both the years. Cultivar Azad P-3 gave seed yield of 13.55 q/ha in district Jalaun where as Arkel produced 11.34 q/ha in Kanpur Nagar.