Mungbean Cultivar, ‘Munpyeong’, with a Short Stem and High Yield

A mungbean cultivar "Munpyeong" (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) was derived as a cross between "Keumseong" and "IT163157" at the Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research and Extension Services (JARES) in 2013."Munpyeong" has an erect growth habit, heart leaflet, green hypocotyls, black and straight pods when matured, and a dull green seed surface.The stem length of "Munpyeong" was 60 cm, which was 6 cm shorter than that of the control cultivar "Owool."The pod number per plant was 25, which was 3 more than that of the control cultivar.The 1000 seed weight of "Munpyeong" was 45 g, which was 4 g lighter than that of the control cultivar "Owool."Its field resistance to mungbean mottle virus, cercospora leaf spot, and powdery mildew are similar to the control cultivar, whereas its field resistance to lodging was slightly stronger.The hard seed rate of "Munpyeong" was 3.2%, which was similar to that of the control cultivar.The sprout yield ratio was 7.54 times, which was 9% more than that of the control cultivar.The average yield of "Munpyeong" was 1.93 ton/㏊, which was 21% more than that of the control cultivar "Owool" (Cultivar registration number: 5878).