Binod Prasad Luitel1*, Krishna Poudel2 and Bishnu Bahadur Bhandari3
1National Horticulture Research Centre, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal
2Agriculture Research Station, Pakhribas, Dhankuta, Nepal
3Horticulture Research Station, Kimugaon, Dailekh, Nepal
* Corresponding Author’s Email: binodsan@yahoo.com;
* Orcid ID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6958-4687
Received on: 8 July, 2023 Revised on: 2 December, 2023 Accepted on: 5 December, 2023
Abstract
Pea genotypes developed by national breeding program exhibit wide geographical adaptation. To identify the
best high yielding and wide adaptive genotypes, fourteen garden pea genotypes (13 improved and commercial)
were studied for their phenotypic traits at two locations (Horticulture Research Station, Dailekh and Agriculture
Research Station, Dhankuta) during 2018–2019. Field experiments were conducted at randomized complete block
design with three replications in both locations. Combined analysis over the locations revealed that genotypes
had highly significant (p ≤ 0.01) effect on pod length, pod diameter, seed number/pod, pod weight and fresh
pod yield. HRSDGP-11-18-1 produced the highest (12.5 t/ha) fresh pod yield, followed by HRSDGP-11-18-11
(12.3 t/ha) and the lowest (8.2 t/ha) fresh yield was recorded in HRSDGP-11-18-9. HRSDGP-11-18-1 and
HRSDGP-11-18-11 had 25.0 and 23.0% higher yield advantage over Sikkim Local variety, respectively. Pod
length, pod diameter and seed number/plot were significantly (p ≤ 0.01), and positively correlated with fresh pod
yield, and selection of these traits aid for the improvement of yield in garden pea genotypes. HRSDGP-11-18-1
and HRSDGP-11-18-11 were found superior at both locations and can be recommended to evaluate them at on-
farm condition for further verification.