Generation mean analysis of seed protein architect in mungbean (vigna radiata (l.) Wilczek)

The generation mean analysis is commonly employed in studies of inheritance of quantitative traits. In this study, five mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) hybrids were evaluated at the Plant Breeding Farm, Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University to record the data for generation mean analysis during March 2006 to August 2008. Mungbean like other pulse crops contributes the major source of dietary protein for the large section of vegetarian population of the world. It is also an excellent source of high protein and easily digestible protein. In India, mungbean is generally grown on marginal or sub-marginal lands, which have poor fertility status. Hence, line x tester analysis was undertaken to study in detail the genetic analysis of seed protein content among five hybrids of mungbean. It is already known that the seed protein content is a polygenetic trait coupled with the maternal or along with the filial constitution. Secondly, the presence of large number of non-additive gene action also makes the improving this trait very difficult.