Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, J.N. Agricultural University, Jabalpur - 482 004, India
* Present address: Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, S K N College of Agriculture, Jobner - 303 329, India.
Online published on 29 October, 2012.
Two hundred germplasm lines along with six commercial varieties of mungbean were evaluated for resistance to yellow mosaic virus, cercospora leaf spot and powdery mildew at four sowing dates spread over two seasons under field conditions. Genotypic differences were observed for resistance to these three diseases. One hundred and sixty nine genotypes were identified as resistant to yellow mosaic virus. Out of these, 18 genotypes had less than 1% leaf area affected. Thirty five genotypes were found to be resistant to cercospora leaf spot. One hundred and seventy four genotypes were identified as resistant to powdery mildew. Twenty one genotypes were found to be resistant to all the three diseases.
