
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Searle, PGE 
A1  - Thirathon, A 
A1  - Norman, MJT 
T1  - The effect of time of sowing on yield of mungbean (<I>Vigna radiata</I>) varieties in coastal New South Wales
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1980
VL  - 20
IS  - 106
SP  - 602
EP  - 607
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9800602 
N2  - The effect of time of sowing on the growth and yield of mungbean varieties (Vigna radiata var. aureus) was examined during summer in a warm humid coastal climate at Camden, New South Wales (latitude 34¦s). Four varieties, Pusa Baisakhi, Berken, S8, and M4 were grown in a split-plot randomized complete block experiment with six replicates. Main plot treatments were three times of sowing (October 28, December 8 and January 19); varieties were on sub-plots. Berken, a current commercial cultivar, attained the highest grain yield, at the October sowing, of 1.5 t ha-1 in 97 days from sowing. S8 attained a yield of 1.4 t ha-1 at the October sowing in 103 days, but was susceptible to lodging, disease and pest attack. Pusa reached its highest grain yield (1.1 t ha-1) at the December sowing in 91 days. Although the grain yield of M4 was the lowest, its top dry matter yield of 5.1 t ha-1 at the December sowing indicates its promise as a forage crop. 
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