Breeding and Agronomic Evaluation of Jilv 20, a New Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) Cultivar

Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.), one of the most widely grown edible legumes in Asia, plays important roles improvement agricultural cultivation systems as well human diets. As an understudied crop, however, mungbean varieties are characterized by unstable yields, poor disease resistance, and unsuitability for mechanical harvesting, thereby leading to a low production income. We, therefore, developed Jilv 20, new cultivar with dull seed coat, crossing Bao 942-34 Weilv 9002-341. After 11 years selection evaluation, 20 has shown wide adaptability, early maturity, high yield, halo blight suitability harvesting. The growth period is 79.5 66.7 days spring summer sowing seasons, respectively, average plant height approximately 56.4 cm. In this study, yields were 1737.9, 1532.3, 2045.1 kg/hm2 northern spring-sowing, summer-sowing, southern sites, respectively; these values respectively 27.83%, 28.48%, 6.96% higher than those control Zhonglv 5, which been popular past decades because its adaptability. protein starch contents seeds 25.0% 49.56%, respectively. Further application extension China should contribute production, breeding, industrial development.