01 Jan Aman – A high yielding Fieldpea Variety with better standing ability
फिल्ड मटर की उच्च पैदावार व खड़े रहने की उत्तम योग्यता वाली किस्म - अमन A newly developed Fieldpea (Pisum sativum) variety , Aman (IPF 5-19) , has been recommended for commercial cultivation in Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and plains of Uttarakahnd in 2009. This variety has a yield superiority of about 22% over the best check variety DMR 7 and has better standing ability as compared to other varieties. The average yield of the variety in North West Plain Zone is 2202 kg/ha under normal conditions. This variety possesses high degree of resistance to powdery mildew disease. Also, the variety is moderately resistant to rust disease and to pod borer and stemfly incidences. Field pea variety Aman (IPF 5-19) Fieldpea is one of the important cool season pulse crops extensively grown in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. It is mainly grown for food, feed and vegetable purpose. The dry grains are consumed in various forms such as chat, chhola, dal, vegetables and flour. Green seed are used as fresh, frozen or canned vegetables. Grains are rich source of proteins (20%), carbohydrates and other vitamins, which are good for human and livestock consumption. In India, it is grown on more than 0.76 million hectare area with annual production of...