Prospects of Mungbean as an Additional Crop in Rice Wheat System of Punjab Pakistan

Abstract

Mungbean is a beneficial as well as crucial pulse crop which has high economical and commercial values widely grown in Asia. It is cheap source of dietary protein, iron and minerals. It belongs to family Leguminosae and is valuable grain legume which comprises major portion of proteins, minerals, vitamins and essential amino acid. In Pakistan it ranks second in Pulses production after Chickpea. Mungbean suffers from several diseases due lack of good cultural practices and insight about the genome of this crop. These diseases caused by fungus, bacterium and viruses. Major diseases including Yellow Mosaic disease (YMD), Urdbean leaf crinkle disease (ULCD), Cercospora leaf spot disease (CLSD) and were caused by yellow mosaic virus, Cercospora canesens and Urdbean leaf crinkle virus respectively. Annually, 40-80% grain yield losses were caused due to these diseases. To overcome these threats scientists/researchers are using approaches to develop resistant and high yielding Mungbean genotypes/cultivars. The area under Mungbean cultivation is decreasing day by day because most of varieties were matured at 100 to 120 days which were not suitable in our cropping pattern. There is a dire need to develop those varieties having high yield, resistant to diseases and insect pest, early and synchronize maturity (60-80 days).

Socio Economic Determinant and Profitability of Bari Mungbean Variety in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh

“…and BARI mung-7 yield was 1.70-1.90 tonha -1 (Aziz-ur-Rehman et al, 2019). Average Gross return was Tk.…”

“…Mungbean fruits did not ripen in a same time. The time of pod maturation is a vital feature in the synchronous pod maturation (Aziz-ur-Rehman et al, 2019). Mungbean pod ripening is not synchronous.…”

Silicic and Ascorbic Acid Induced Modulations in Photosynthetic, Mineral Uptake, and Yield Attributes of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) under Ozone Stress

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Estimation of Suitable Climatic Niches for Different Cultivars of Mungbean ( Vigna radiate L.) through Morphologic Characters

“…Only if 25% of the rice wheat area of Punjab is sufficiency in pulses but also improving quality of food by cereal pulses combination. The major issues which can curtail the popularization of mungbean cultivation in rice wheat system as a catch crop are long maturity duration of current mungbean varieties, Mungbean yellow mosaic virus, Urdbean leaf crinkle virus, Cercospora leaf spot disease (3).…”