Introduction

• English Name : Pea
• Nepali Name : Kerau
• Botanical Name : Pisum sativum, 2n= 14
• Place of Origin : Ethiopia
• Pea is a common nutritious leguminous crop grown in cool season throughout the world.
• It is very important vegetable in Nepal.
• It is a highly nutritious vegetable rich in protein, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus and vitamin A.
• There are two types of Peas cultivated in Nepal; the garden Pea ( sativum) for vegetable purpose and the field Pea (P. arvens) for grain.

Uses

• It is used as a vegetable, pulse and processed (pickle, canning, frozen and dehydrated).
• Pea straw is a nutritious fodder.

Soil

• It can be grown in particularly all types of soil.
• However, well drained loam soil is better for its growth and development.
• Light soil for early crop and heavy soil for high yields are preferred.
• The optimum pH is 5.5 – 6.5.