Vigna radiata var.Sublobata (Fabaceae): Economically useful wild relative of urd and mung beans |
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Authors: | S Ignacimuthu C R Babu |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, 620 002, Tiruchirapalli, India 2. Department of Botany, University of Delhi, 110 007, Delhi, India
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Abstract: | Eight natural populations ofVigna radiata var.sublobata— wild relative of cultivated urd (V. mungoj and mung (V. radiata,) beans—were sampled from different ecozones of Palney Hills, an eastward offshoot of Western Ghats of Tamilnadu, India. Photosynthetic efficiency, protein content, seed weight, and amino acid composition were determined for it and the cultigens. Some populations ofV. radiata var.sublobata are as good as or even superior to the cultigens. The wild relative is a potential donor of desirable traits to urd and mung beans. |
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