1Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Isparta, Türkiye.
*Corresponding Author: Haq Nawaz, Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Isparta, Türkiye. Email: haqnawaz63@aup.edu.pk
Mung bean is an alternative legume crop cultivated globally, with increasing consumption in recent years. To meet this demand, high-yielding and agronomically superior cultivars must be developed.
Selection breeding was applied to lines collected from various regions of Türkiye starting in 2015, resulting in the development of 25 pure lines by 2020. In 2022, these lines were evaluated alongside two registered varieties.
Among phenological traits, the shortest flowering time was recorded in line 07G01-17. Early pod setting was observed in the Partow cultivar and line 50N01-16, while the shortest vegetative period was noted in line 27S08-1. Regarding agronomic traits, the tallest plant height was observed in line 07A05-3 and the highest first pod height in line 07G05-5. The highest number of seeds per plant and yield per plant were obtained from line 46G01-2. The most seeds per pod were recorded in line 07G05-5, followed by 07G01-17. The highest grain yield was obtained from line 33M02-17. According to multivariate analysis and the MGIDI index, line 46G01 showed superior performance, while some lines such as 70S01-9 showed promise for early maturity. These results highlight valuable material for future mung bean breeding.
MGIDI, Multivariate analysis, Mungbean, Pure line breeding, Yield
