Genetic Variability and Inter- Relationship for Yield and Yield Related Traits in Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]
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Date
2021
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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SWAMI KESHWANAND RAJASTHAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, BIKANER ā 334006
Abstract
Legumes occupy a unique position in sustainable agriculture as
they are bestowed with numerous virtues such as biological nitrogen
fixation (BNF), soil fertility restoration, nutritious food/feed/fodder, low-
water foot print, negative āCā foot print and ability to thrive well in harsh
climate. Mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) is an important
legume crop cultivated in the cereal-based farming systems in Asia,
Sub Saharan Africa and Australia. Short crop duration, low input
requirements and high global demand make mungbean an ideal
rotation crop for small holder farmers. It generates a triple benefit:
additional income, additional nutrient-rich food and increased soil
fertility by nitrogen fixation (Nair et al., 2020).
Mungbean is also known as green gram or golden gram or
chickasaw or oregon pea or green soy or mash bean and choup suey
bean, which is originated from South-East Asia (Vavilov, 1926). Vigna
radiata var. sublobata is the probable progenitor of mungbean (Singh
et al. 2015). This self-pollinated crop which is botanically recognized
as Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek is a diploid species with chromosome
number
2n=2x=22
(Karpechenko,
1925)
belongs
to
family
Leguminosae (Fabaceae), sub-family Papilionaceae. It is a short
duration, deep rooted legume crop with high water use efficiency.