Diversity of mungbean germplasm and its potential for mungbean breeding program

Abstract

Hapsari RT, Trustinah, Iswanto R. 2015. Diversity of mungbean germplasm and its potential for mungbean breeding program. Pros Sem Nas Masy Biodiv Indon 1: 918-922. Germplasm plays an important role for improvement program in yielding superior varieties as a raw material of genetic diversity. Successful management of germplasm can be assessed if it can provide a source of germplasm accessions as a donor genes in plant breeding programs. Until now, the number germplasm collection of ILETRI (Balitkabi) mungbean (Vigna radiata) were 1,074 accessions, originating from local and introduction. Accessions were from Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, AVRDC (World Vegetable Center) and Vietnam. A total of 22 varieties of mungbean has been released, from the year 1945-2013. Twenty-two varieties that have been produced almost entirely utilized local varieties and introduced as the selection materials and cross parent. Only one variety that has been released is originating from radiation.