Field Pea: Agronomy

Authors

Robert J. French, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow

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Description

Pea for grain is grown in a wide range of cropping systems in many parts of the world, mostly in rotation with wheat or other cereals. Pea not only contributes to the stability and productivity of these systems as a crop in its own right and as a source of fixed N for following crops but also facilitates management of weeds and diseases of other crops in the overall system context. This article deals with pea adaptation and production technology in Europe, North America, and Australia. We discuss sowing time; sowing management; crop nutrition; weed, disease, and pest management; and harvesting.

Publication Title

Encyclopedia of Food Grains (Second Edition)

ISBN

978-0-12-394786-4

Publication Date

2016

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publisher

Academic Press

Disciplines

Agronomy and Crop Sciences

Recommended Citation

R.J. French, Field Pea: Agronomy, Editor(s): Colin Wrigley, Harold Corke, Koushik Seetharaman, Jon Faubion, Encyclopedia of Food Grains (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2016, Pages 240-250, ISBN 9780123947864, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-394437-5.00196-0.