{"product_id":"kern-464","title":"Kern 464 Peas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKern 464\u003c\/strong\u003e is an improved pencil-type vegetable pea for the Rabi season, grown for three to four pickings of well-filled, tender green pods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCrop cycle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst picking:\u003c\/strong\u003e around day 60–65\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTotal cycle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90–110 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePickings:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePod:\u003c\/strong\u003e expect around 9–10 seeds per pod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePack size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSowing window\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMain window\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHard deadline\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePunjab, Haryana (post-paddy)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOctober – mid November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWestern UP plains\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMid October – mid November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1st week December\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBihar \/ East UP\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOctober – mid November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLate November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMP Malwa (Gwalior belt)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOctober – November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLate November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRajasthan (semi-arid)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOctober – November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLate November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHimachal \/ J\u0026amp;K lower hills\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFebruary – March (spring crop)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMid April\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe deadline is not a suggestion.\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-sown pea meets heat at flowering, and that means the crop fails outright rather than merely yielding less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to sow\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–25 kg per acre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 cm between rows, 10 cm between plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDepth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–4 cm — deeper gives poor germination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalewa:\u003c\/strong\u003e pre-sowing irrigation, especially important in post-paddy fields. Sow at vaapsa — workable moisture, not wet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFYM:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6–8 tonnes per acre worked in at final ploughing. For pencil-pea quality this genuinely matters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil pH:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.0–7.5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBasal:\u003c\/strong\u003e DAP 35 kg or SSP 150–175 kg, MOP 20–33 kg by soil test, urea 22 kg per acre as full basal — pea fixes its own nitrogen thereafter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSeed treatment — three layers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis seed needs treating before sowing, and all three layers are worth doing: a fungicide, a biological booster, and a \u003cstrong\u003eRhizobium inoculation\u003c\/strong\u003e. Most farmers skip the Rhizobium, which is a mistake — nitrogen fixation typically adds 8–10% to yield for a very small cost. Ask your dealer for the bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe irrigation that decides your crop\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-flowering irrigation at day 25–30\u003c\/strong\u003e — light, never flooded. Skip it and yield drops sharply. A second irrigation goes in around pod fill if the soil is dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo or three irrigations across the season is the whole requirement. Pea is not paddy, and it will not tolerate waterlogging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePicking for the best rate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick early morning, before 9 AM.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sugars drop in heat and the mandi sees it as lower quality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick 1 (day 60–70)\u003c\/strong\u003e is 30–40% of your yield and earns the premium price — this is the economic case for the crop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick 2 (day 68–78):\u003c\/strong\u003e 30–35% of yield, quality still high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick 3 (day 76–86):\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–25%, by which time the market is fuller and rates soften\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick 4 (day 84–95):\u003c\/strong\u003e 10–15%, often going to processors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePods are ready when the colour shifts from dark green to slightly lighter and pods are well-filled but still tender. \u003cstrong\u003ePre-cool within four hours of picking\u003c\/strong\u003e — sugars turn to starch in the heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo warnings worth heeding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo not spray heavy chemicals during flowering.\u003c\/strong\u003e It kills the pollinators, and no pollinators means no pods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeds in the first 25 days cost you yield directly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Weed by hand in the day 15–20 window if you have not used a pre-emergent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAphids appear after day 20 — spray only if you cross the threshold of about five aphids per plant, not before. Powdery mildew watch begins around day 35–40, and matters most in humid belts like East UP and Bihar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAfter the season\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChop the crop residue and work it in as green manure — free nitrogen for the wheat or sugarcane that follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease remember the product code KERN-464 when ordering. Day counts shift by 3–7 days with temperature, soil and sowing date, so treat them as stage markers rather than fixed dates.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kern Seedtech Pvt. Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"1 kg","offer_id":41448563409079,"sku":"KERN-464 (T\/L) (1kg) (Peas)","price":400.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/6204\/1271\/products\/kernpeaswebsitepic-06.png?v=1767616045","url":"https:\/\/kernseedtech.com\/en\/products\/kern-464","provider":"Kern Seedtech Pvt. Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}