Journal of Innovative Agriculture, Volume 8, Issue 3 : 1-3. Doi : 10.37446/jinagri/rsn/8.3.2021.1-3
Research Note

OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 30-Sep-2021

Evaluation of blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) genotypes in mid hill regions of Nepal

  • Dhruba Bahadur Thapa
  • National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Centre, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Pallavi Kumari Singh
  • National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Centre, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Ujjawal Kumar Singh Kushwaha
  • National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Centre, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Jiban Shrestha
  • National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Centre, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Sudeep Subedi
  • National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Centre, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Abstract

Twelve blackgram genotypes were assessed for grain yield and its attributing traits at National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Centre, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal in summer season of 2017-2018. The genotypes were sown in randomized complete block design with three replications. Plot size was 4x2.4 m2 with a spacing of 20x50 cm. The traits like plant height, early plant stand/m2, days to flowering, days to maturity, final plant stand /m2, pods/plant, unfilled pods/plant and grain yield were recorded. The two years combined results showed non-significant differences among genotypes for all the characters except 100 seed weight. Based on average yield performance, genotypes BLG0036-1, Shekhar-1 and BLG0066-1-1 performed better than the others and they were considered as pipeline varieties for further evaluation.

Keywords

blackgram, grain yield, genotypes evaluation, mid hill

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