Hybrid Breeding for Green Pod Quality, Yield and Its Components in Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Hybrid breeding for green pod quality, yield and its components were studied following line × tester analysis in garden pea. Twenty eight cross combinations (7 × 4) were evaluated for 12 horticultural traits during kharlf, 2006–07. Significant and highest heterosis over standard check and better parent were found to the extent of 31.13 and 14.15 for pod length,73.21 and 50.0 for number of green pods per plant, 199.23 and 58.12 for green pod yield per plant, 71.02 and 16.66 for number of primary branches per plant, 96.88 and 238.60 for number of nodules per plant, 53.25 and 20.12 for 100 green pod weight, 27.0 and 55.50 for number of seeds per pod, 44.70 and 43.91 for shelling percentage, −11.41 and −48.28 for plant height, 34.48 and 21.87 for total soluble solids, 278.08 and to 381.72 for dry matter content, and 77.68 and 70.89 for ascorbic acid content respectively. Among parents DVP-2, VRP-6 and PMR-32 were observed to be top performing parents for pod yield and its contributing traits, however, for quality traits Pusa Pragatl, PMR-32, VRP-6 and DVP-2 were observed to be best. The F1 hybrid DVP-2 × Pusa Pragati had manifested the significant high heterosis for quality as well as yield and its contributing traits.