1School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab, India
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab, India
*Corresponding author's e-mail: simransidhu331@pau.edu
Online published on 22 January, 2020.
The present study was undertaken to evaluate advanced interspecific lines of mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] for yield and its components and to understand genetic diversity among these lines using microsatellite markers (SSRs). The experimental material consisted of 51 advanced interspecific lines developed from mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] ×urdbean [Vigna mungo L. Hepper] and mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] ×ricebean [Vigna umbellata Thumb.] crosses and13 parentallines (mungbean, urdbean and ricebean).Awide range ofvariability was observed for eleven yield and its component characters and many superior lines were identified. SSR markers synthesised from different Vigna species were used to assess genetic diversity in advanced interspecific lines along with their parents. The interspecific lines were converged into three main clusters while the parental lines were converged into three main and four sub clusters, depicting genetic diversity among them.
Genetic diversity, Interspecific hybrids, SSR markers, V. radiata, Yield and components
