Vol. 11, Issue 5 (2022)

Author(s):
Gopi Krishan Gaur, AK Sharma, Savita Meena, Vishal Thakur and Ravi Regar

Abstract:
The present investigation was carried out with 35 diverse genotypes of mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] during Kharif season in Bikaner region. Data were recorded on various agro-morphological and physiological characters including days to 50 percent flowering, days to maturity, plant height, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, pod length, 100-seed weight, biological yield, harvest index, germination percentage, seed volume, water absorption capacity and seed yield. Hypocotyl colour, terminal leaflet length, petiole length and plant growth habit these qualitative characters were also observed. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences among all the genotypes for all the characters studied. Wide range of variation had been observed for all the characters. The study also provides information about the performance of some of the promising genotypes in respect of morphological and physiological characters and identifies some prominent genotypes. These genoypes may be further used for parental selection in breeding programmes for improvement of yield and various quantitative characteristics in mungbean.