Legume Research
Web of Science
  • Year: 2026
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue: 3

Genetic Cause and Effect Interrelationships for Yield and Yield Components of Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]

  • Author:
  • Ashutosh Sawarkar1*, Sayantan Das1, Samita Saha1, Shuvam Datta1, Abhijit Kumar Das2, T. Dasgupta1
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 388 to 396

1Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Integrated Rural Development and Management Faculty Centre, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Narendrapur-700 103, West Bengal, India.

2ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana-141 001, Punjab, India.

Corresponding Author: Ashutosh Sawarkar, Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Integrated Rural Development and Management Faculty Centre, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Narendrapur-700 103, West Bengal, India. Email: annu.sawarkar@gmail.com

Abstract

Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) an exemplary protein-rich food legume, presents itself as an abundant source of various essential nutrients. Effective selection of traits and identification of genotypes is important to develop high yield potential varieties in green gram.

Twenty-seven genotypes were planted in a randomized block design, with three check varieties, over the course of two consecutive summers, specifically in 2022 and 2023.

AKM 96–2, IPDI-539, PRATIKSHA NEPAL, SUKETI-1 and TMB 96–2 consistently showed excellent performance. Path analysis highlighted the strong impact of the number of pods per plant on seed yield, followed by 100-seed weight, pod length, flowering days, branches and clusters per plant, with seeds per plant having the least impact. These traits possess the potential to serve as selection criteria in mungbean breeding program.

Keywords

GCV, Genetic variability, Mungbean, Path analysis, PCV