A field study was conducted during Rabi 2016-2017 at the Vegetable Research Farm,  Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi to access the response of newer insecticides (Imidacloprid 600 FS and Thiamethoxam 30 % FS) on yield attributes of garden pea. The two insecticides were applied as seed treatment in different doses. The result of bio-efficiency revealed that the seed treatment with T₃ gaucho (Imidacloprid 600 FS) @ 2 ml/kg was found most effective in promoting yield of garden pea. The garden pea plants exhibited maximum value of yield attributes viz., number of pod per plant (12.34), number of grains per pod (8.07), average pod weight (gm) (10.01gm), pod yield (q/ha) (101.56 q/ha), seed yield (kg/ha) 24.54 kg/ha) and seed index (26.53) were recorded highest in seed treatment with Imidacloprid 600 FS @ 2 ml/kg of seed and at par with seed treatment with Imidacloprid 600 FS @ 1ml/kg of seed. However, all the seed treatments were found promising over untreated control.

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