A Note on Crinkle Leaf Virus Disease Resistant Accessions of Mothbean (Vigna aconitifolia (jacq.) Marechal)
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Abstract
Mothbean (Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal) also
known as mat bean or Turkish gram belongs to family
Fabaceae and sub-family Faboideae. This arid legume,
native to India, Pakistan and Myanmar, is an important
pulse crop of arid and semi arid regions of India and
Pakistan. The plant resembles a small mat and its height
is approximately one foot. Its branches are densely mated,
grow horizontally and have deeply notched leaflets on long
leaf branches. The plant is generally adapted to extremes
or uncongenial ecological niches particularly arid regions,
receiving fewer rains with erratic distribution. The crop
is generally grown in the North-Western deserts of India
and Pakistan where droughts are more prevalent. It is
extensively grown in Rajasthan as mixed crop with cotton,
sorghum, and other pulses.