PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT SUMMER MUNG (Vigna radiata L.) VARIETIES SOWN AT DIFFERENT DATES UNDER MANIPUR VALLEY CONDITION

Abstract

The performance of five varieties of summer mung (greengram)- DGSS-4 (V1), HUM-16 (V2), HUM-2 (V3), HUM-6 (V4) and HUM-12 (V5) under three dates of sowing- 24 th February (D1), 5 th March (D2) and 15 th March (D3) were recorded. The results indicated that sowing on D3 recorded maximum plant height (40.30 cm), number of branches plant -1 (4.14), dry matter accumulation plant -1 (14.51 g), number off nodules plant -1 (17.79), nodule dry weight (95.91 mg) and the variety, V1 recorded highest number of cluster plant -1 (6.09), pods cluster 1 (4.14), seeds pod -1 (12.03) and seed yield (1083.57 kgha -1 ) amongst all the varieties.