Pant Matar
A GBPUAT Pantnagar main-season variety with reliable yields across the north. Not yet individually researched for a detail page.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Peas
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- 80–95 days
- Expected yield
- High
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Release
- GBPUAT, Pantnagar — this record's exact identity is uncertain: GBPUAT's own released-varieties list carries "Pant Matar 2" but not plain "Pant Matar"; facts here are sourced for Pant Matar 2 and hedged accordingly
About this variety
This record covers GBPUAT (Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology), Pantnagar's garden-pea breeding line marketed under the "Pant Matar" name. A directly-fetched GBPUAT released-varieties list does not carry an exact entry named plain "Pant Matar," but does list "Pant Matar 2" among its garden-pea releases (alongside Pant Uphar, Pant Sabji Matar 3/4/5) — sourced material on Pant Matar 2 describes a pedigree selection from the cross Early Badger × IP3 (Pant Uphar), with small, green, sweet, wrinkled-seeded pods (6 seeds each), a short 55–60 day maturity, and a yield of 6 t/ha (60 q/ha).
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
80–95 days
Expected yield
High
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- Moderate
Advantages & considerations
Things to consider
- A genuine naming-identity gap: GBPUAT's own official released-varieties document lists "Pant Matar 2" (and separately, a "Pant Pea" field-pea line with numbered releases like Pant Pea 5/42/74/86/96/108/155/157) but no entry named exactly "Pant Matar" — this record's facts are sourced for Pant Matar 2 on the reasonable assumption it is the closest match, but that identity is not certain.
- If this record does correspond to Pant Matar 2, there is a real duration discrepancy: sourced maturity is 55–60 days, notably shorter than this record's existing "80–95 days" duration field — flagged here for review rather than silently changed.
- Sourced yield (6 t/ha = 60 q/ha) sits below this record's existing qualitative "High" yieldPotential framing in absolute terms — worth reviewing alongside the duration discrepancy, since both point toward this possibly being a different (earlier, smaller-podded) variety than what this record's other fields describe.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Uttarakhand
Frequently asked questions
Is "Pant Matar" the same as "Pant Matar 2"?
Not confirmed — GBPUAT's own released-varieties list carries "Pant Matar 2" but no entry named exactly "Pant Matar," so this record's sourced facts (for Pant Matar 2) are offered as the closest reasonable match rather than a certain identification.
What is Pant Matar 2's parentage?
A pedigree selection from the cross Early Badger × IP3 (Pant Uphar), developed at GBPUAT, Pantnagar.
How long does Pant Matar 2 take to mature?
Sourced material gives 55–60 days, notably shorter than this record's existing "80–95 days" duration field — a discrepancy flagged above for review.
What do Pant Matar 2 pods look like?
Small and green, with 6 sweet, wrinkled seeds per pod — a compact-podded type rather than a large-podded market variety.
Is there a separate "Pant Pea" line from GBPUAT?
Yes — GBPUAT's official list separately tracks a numbered "Pant Pea" field-pea line (Pant Pea 5, 42, 74, 86, 96, 108, 155, 157) distinct from its garden-pea "Pant Matar"/"Pant Sabji Matar" releases, which this record belongs to.