An analysis of variability and genotype × environment interaction in mung bean (Vigna radiata) in south-eastern Queensland

Abstract

Thirty mung bean (Vigna radiata) accessions were grown in replicated hill plots at two sites in each of 2 years. Plant height, days to flower and to harvest, and seed yield were recorded for each plot. In an analysis of variance most main effects and interactions were statistically significant. Estimated variance due to environment exceeded that due to genotypes for all characters. Broad sense heritability of seed yield was 0.07. The linear regression of seed yield on plant height was statistically significant, and there was a significant quadratic effect of yield on days to flower. It was concluded that environmental effects on the duration of growth phases were likely to be mainly due to the effect of different sowing dates on photoperiod-sensitive accessions, while rainfall variability most likely contributed to yield variance. Emphasis in an evaluation program should be on sampling years rather than locations.