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