Legume Research - An International Journal

Web of Science
  • Year: 2004
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue: 4

Axil pod bearing in mungbean -a new plant type

  • Author:
  • D. Mohan Reddy, Y. Koteswara Rao, M.V. Reddy
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 311 to 312

Regional Agricultural Research Station, Lam. Guntur - 522 034, India

Abstract

Mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek is an excellent source of high -quality vegetable protein in Asian diets. A native of Indo-Burman region, mungbean is grown and used by people in south, south east and east asian countries. In India, it is grown in about 2.89 m. ha annually with a production of 1.10m tones.