(Mungbean and Azuki Bean) Production and Research in China
Status and Future Perspectives of Vigna (Mungbean and Azuki bean) Production and Research in China Xuzhen Cheng1, Jing Tian 2 1Institute of Crop Science, C A AS 2Institute of Cereal and Oil Crops, H A A F S Abstract Mungbean and azuki bean are major food legumes grown in China. Sowing area and export amount are 1.0 million hectare and 0.25 million ton annually, respectively. From 1970s, germplasm collection and evaluation were conducted in China, and following by the construction of core collections and genetic diversity research using molecular markers. From 1980s, the introduction and breeding of new varieties greatly promoted the development of mungbean and azuki bean in China. By hybrid breeding, more than 50 new varieties were released by national or provincial institutions based on the examination of the New Variety Examination and Approval Committee. Now, hybrid breeding is the main approach for varietal improvement in China. Key words: Mungbean, azuki bean, production, research China is one of the most productive countries country of mungbean in the world. Export amount for food legumes. There are more than 20 kinds is around 0.2 million tons annually. Mungbean of food legume being grown in China, such as production bases for export are Baicheng in Jilin, mungbean, faba bean, pea, azuki bean, cowpea, Yulin in Shaanxi, Zhangjiakou in Hebei, Datong in rice bean, common bean, chick pea, lentil, winged Shanxi, Tailai in Heilongjiang, Chifeng and Tongliao bean, black gram, and grass pea, etc. Mungbean, in Inner Mongolia. From the statistical data, the common bean, faba bean, pea and azuki bean are average export amount from 2001-2008 was 0.1591 the major food legumes, which account for around million tons with the heighest amount of 0.22 million 80% of total growing acreage of food legumes.
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