Pea is an important winter season vegetable, which is rich in protein, carbohydrate, and vitamin A and C. It is the second important vegetable crop of Punjab and is grown on an area of 20.81 thousand hectare with an annual production of 214.07 thousand tonnes. Sowing of early maturing varieties of pea is a profitable proposition because it fetches higher price in the market. It requires temperature of 20-250C for optimum germination. The high temperature conditions prevailing at the time of plantingresults in build up of wilt and stem fly complex, which further results in unacceptable crop stand and yield losses.
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