International Journal of Vegetable Science, 21:3–8, 2015 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1931-5260 print / 1931-5279 online DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2013.806976 ‘Vivek Matar 11’: A New Garden Pea Cultivar N.K. Hedau, Shri Dhar, V. Mahajan, H.S. Gupta, K.S. Hooda, P .K. Agarwal, and J.C. Bhatt Vivekananda Institute of Hill Agriculture, Almora, Uttarakhand, India Garden pea (Pisum sativum L. var. hortense) is cultivated during winter in subtropical and early spring in temperate zones. The major constraint to its cultivation, espe- cially in low- and mid-hills, is infection by the causal organism of powdery mildew. Varietal diversification is needed to develop early- and medium-duration resistance to powdery mildew. Breeding work was initiated to develop a high-yielding garden pea cultivar with medium maturity, dark green pods, and resistance to powdery mildew. ‘Vivek Matar 11’ is a new garden pea cultivar developed by hybridization between ‘Azad Pea 1’ × ‘PRS-18-6-4-5-1’. It is a medium maturity cultivar having attractive long green curved pods with 8–10 sweet seed/pod and is highly resistant to powdery mildew. Average green pod yield is 10–11 Mt·ha -1 . It is suitable for cultivation under organic and inorganic conditions. This cultivar may be adapted to other temperate regions of the world. Keywords Pisum sativum var. hortense, Green pod, Himalayas, Powdery mildew, Vegetable pea. Garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) is cultivated during winter in subtropical zones and early spring in temperate zones. In India, it is grown from the foothills to higher hills (northwestern Himalayan regions, temperate zone) and north Indian plains (subtropical zone) in different seasons. Varietal diversification is key for early- and medium-maturity groups of garden pea. The variety Vivek Matar 11 and checks were evaluated in multilocation State Varietal Trials in Uttarakhand from 2004 to 2008 at altitudes ranging from 900 to 2000 m above sea level under organic conditions. It was also evaluated in multilocation All India Coordinated Trials from 2004–2005 to 2007–2008 at Katrain, Palampur, Solan, and Almora (Zone I, temperate zone) and in State Varietal Trials at Pithoragarh, Majhera, Ranichauri, Almora and Pantnagar (Zone I, temperate zone in Uttarakhand State, India). In India, the garden pea breeding program Address correspondence to N.K. Hedau, Vivekananda Institute of Hill Agriculture, Almora, Uttarakhand 263 601, India. E-mail: hedaunirmal_2003@yahoo.co.in