Combining ability analysis for yield, yield attributes and water use efficiency traits in mungbean

Abstract

Twenty one F1 crosses generated by crossing seven diverse mungbean genotypes viz., ML-267, LGG-528, MGG-390, WGG-42, AKM-9904, LM-95 and EC-362096 in a 7 ´ 7 diallel fashion without reciprocals and their parents were evaluated for fourteen quantitative characters and three superior crosses viz., ML-267 ´ LGG-528, MGG-390 ´ LM-95 and LM-95 ´ EC-362096 were identified on the basis of mean performance of yield and drought related traits. Hence, these crosses could be utilized in further breeding programmes to isolate desirable segregants by intermating approach followed by selection in their later segregating generations.