*Present Address: Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Physiology, College oi Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, India.
Summary Influence of climatic factors on growth parameters of green gram (mung) during kharif and summer seasons has been studied. The results indicated that solar radiation showed a larger association with AGR (Absolute Growth Rate), RGR (Relative Growth Rate) and SLW (Specific Leaf Weight). Whereas temperature influenced strongly the other growth parameters, viz., LAR (Leaf Area Ratio), LWR (Leaf Weight Ratio), LAD (Leaf Area Duration) and SLA (Specific Leaf Area) during both the seasons. Though a positive association was observed among the growth parameters, except for NAR and SLW, the direct and indirect effects of NAR, RGR and SLW on the yield were promising. The other growth parameters, viz., AGR, LAR and SLA have shown non-substantiating direct and indirect effects.
