Assessment of Genetic Diversity for Cercospora Leaf Spot (CLS) Resistance in Mung Bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] using SSR Markers

Background: CLS causes severe yield loss in mung bean. To sustain bean health, it is vital to include alleles that may be useful resisting CLS. Therefore, the present study, 90 genotypes were included for assessing genetic diversity using 66 SSR markers resistance. Methods: The crop was regularly monitored presence of pathogen and development disease natural field conditions during pre rabi 2018 2019. screening assessments germplasms carried out a 1-5 rating scale. Total genomic DNA isolated from leaf samples all genotyping performed. data analysed by GenAlEx 6.51b2 TASSEL 5.0 software programme parameters. Result: A moderate molecular observed panel population as wide variation showed range 80 bp 300 with average PIC value 0.40. maximum percentage polymorphic loci 75.76% resistance followed 56.06% moderately resistant genotypes. percentages Shannon information among within found 44% 56%, respectively. archaeopterx tree differentiated into two major clusters, i.e., cluster I II, which again sub divided different sub-clusters sub-sub clusters. These findings indicate that, germplasm used study could enrich local gene pool provide breeding.