Genetic Divergence and Character Association in Mungbean

Mungbean is a self-pollinated crop and it's a short day, warm-season crop, mainly grown in arid and semi-arid regions. Mungbean is a vital source of protein for human beings. Among different pulses, mungbean is high in vitamin -B content and rich in essential amino acids like Arginine, Leucine, Lysine, Tryptophan and Valine. Green gram sprouts contain vitamin C and E. A great scope lies for increasing the production and productivity of mungbean through improvement in breeding practices like developing high yielding, disease and pest resistance varieties with improved nutritional value.