VL Ageti
A hill-belt powdery-mildew-resistant variety on the same improved-resistance line as Pusa Prabhal. Not yet individually researched for a detail page.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Peas
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- 80–100 days
- Expected yield
- High
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Release
- ICAR-VPKAS, Almora, Uttarakhand — released 1995, also designated VL-7
About this variety
VL Ageti Matar, also designated VL-7, is an early-maturing garden pea variety developed at ICAR-VPKAS (Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan), Almora, Uttarakhand, released in 1995. Plants are dwarf with dark-green foliage; pods are light green, well filled, borne two per bunch with 6–7 seeds each, giving a 42% shelling percentage and an average yield of 80–90 q/ha.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
80–100 days
Expected yield
High
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
Advantages & considerations
Things to consider
- A major, direct conflict: sourced material explicitly describes VL Ageti Matar (VL-7) as susceptible to powdery mildew — this directly contradicts both this record's existing "Resistant to powdery mildew" diseaseResistance field and its note field's framing as "a hill-belt powdery-mildew-resistant variety." This is flagged prominently for review rather than silently changed, since it reverses the record's core disease claim.
- Corrected 2026-08-15 (sibling-record states audit, item #82): VPKAS, Almora is located in Uttarakhand, not Himachal Pradesh, and this record's old single-state field listed Himachal Pradesh only — states corrected to add Uttarakhand (the confirmed institute home state) while keeping Himachal Pradesh, since VPKAS is ICAR's dedicated hill-agriculture institute and plausibly does recommend the variety across multiple hill states.
- Sourced yield (80–90 q/ha) is consistent with this record's existing "High" yieldPotential rating — no conflict there.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Himachal Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
Frequently asked questions
Who released VL Ageti Matar and when?
ICAR-VPKAS, Almora, Uttarakhand, released it in 1995, also designated VL-7.
Is VL Ageti Matar actually resistant to powdery mildew?
Sourced material says no — it describes VL-7 as susceptible to powdery mildew, directly conflicting with this record's existing "Resistant" diseaseResistance field, which is flagged above as a major discrepancy needing review.
What do VL Ageti Matar pods look like?
Light green, well filled, borne two per bunch with 6–7 seeds each, giving a 42% shelling percentage.
What yield can VL Ageti Matar give?
An average of 80–90 q/ha, consistent with this record's existing "High" yieldPotential rating.
Where is VPKAS, the institute that released VL Ageti Matar, located?
In Almora, Uttarakhand, and this record's states field now includes both Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, reflecting ICAR's hill-agriculture institute recommending the variety across multiple hill states.