Inheritance and Gene Effect of Resistance to Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus (MYMV) in Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]

Background: Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus is one of the major constraints in mungbean production. Knowledge of mode of inheritance and gene effects of MYMV resistance is very useful and effective for the development of genotypes resistant to disease or incorporation of resistance into the desirable promising genotypes whichlack of disease resistance. Methods: In order to estimate inheritance pattern of MYMV disease resistance in mungbean, the study was conducted in summer season (2019) under natural condition. Six generations such as Pl, P2, Fl, BC1, BC2 and F2 of six combinations [two resistant genotypes (7639 and 10266) and three susceptible genotypes (7621, 10257 and R-021018)] were studied inheritance pattern of resistance to MYMV in segregation population. Result: Based on the result from mode of inheritance pattern of MYMV resistance, it can be concluded that single recessive gene is controlled the resistance of MYMV and susceptible behavior indicated as dominant over resistant. Additive gene action was the major role for the selection of MYMV resistance. Some differences in the expression of gene contributing for MYMV resistance from others findings might be attributed due to the sources of resistant genotypes which have different nature of resistant gene used in this investigation.