Table 3: DUS characterization of 52 indigenous landraces and four breeding genotypes of Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek.
Sl. No |
Characteristics |
States |
Note |
Number of entries |
State of Observation |
1 |
Hypocotyl anthocyanin colouration |
Absent Present |
1 9 |
0 56 |
Cotyledons unfolded |
2 |
Time of flowering |
Early (< 40-50 days) Medium (40-50 days) Late (> 50 days) |
3 5 7
|
41 12 3 |
50% plants with at least one open flower |
3 |
Growth habit |
Erect Semi erect Spreading |
3 5 7 |
3 10 43 |
50% flowering |
4 |
Plant habit |
Determinate Indeterminate |
1 3 |
15 41 |
50% flowering |
5 |
Stem colour |
Green Green with purple purple |
1 2 3 |
44 6 6 |
50% flowering |
6 |
Stem pubescence |
Absent Present |
1 9 |
10 46 |
50% flowering |
7 |
Leaflet lobes (Terminal) |
Absent Present |
1 9 |
0 56 |
50% flowering |
8 |
Leaf shape (Terminal) |
Deltoid Ovate Lanceolate Cunate |
1 2 3 4 |
0 56 0 0 |
50% flowering |
9 |
Leaf Colour |
Green Dark green |
1 2 |
53 3 |
50% flowering |
10 |
Leaf:Vein colour |
Green Greenish purple Purple |
1 2 3 |
30 11 15 |
50% flowering |
11 |
Petiole colour |
Green Green with splashes Purple |
1 2 3 |
6 32 18 |
50% flowering |
12 |
Leaf size (at 5th node from the base) |
Small Medium Large |
3 5 7 |
12 14 30 |
50% flowering |
13 |
Flower colour of petal (std) |
Yellow Light yellow |
3 5 |
40 16 |
50% flowering |
14 |
Colour of premature pod |
Green Green with pigmented suture |
1 2 |
38 18 |
Fully developed green pods |
15 |
Pod pubescence |
Absent Present |
1 9 |
8 48 |
Fully developed green pods |
16 |
Pod position |
Above canopy Intermediate Not visible |
1 2 3 |
22 15 19 |
Fully developed green pods |
17 |
Plant height |
Short ( < 50 cm) Medium ( 50-70 cm) Long ( > 70 cm) |
3 5 7 |
12 16 28 |
Fully developed green pods |
18 |
Pod colour |
Brown Black |
1 2 |
51 05 |
Harvest maturity |
19 |
Pod curvature of mature pod |
Straight Curved |
1 3 |
12 44 |
Harvest maturity |
20 |
Pod length (mature pod) |
Short (< 8 cm) Medium (8-10 cm) Long (> 10 cm) |
3 5 7 |
16 32 08 |
Harvest maturity |
21 |
Seed colour |
Yellow Green Mottled Black |
1 2 3 4 |
0 22 28 06 |
Mature seeds |
22 |
Seed lusture |
Shiny Dull |
1 2 |
20 36 |
Mature seeds |
23 |
Seed shape |
Oval Drum shaped |
1 3 |
56 0 |
Mature seeds |
24 |
100 seed weight (g): Size |
Small (< 3 g) Medium (3-5 g) Large (> 5 g) |
3 5 7 |
40 16 0 |
Mature seeds |