BARI MUNG-6
VARIETY: BARI MUNG-6
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Method of development/origin | Introduced from AVRDC |
| Year of release | 2003 |
| Main characteristics | Plant height 40-45 cm, photo insensitive and can be grown in Kharif-I, Kharif-II and late Rabi, after flowering stage plant growth become stunted, leaf and seed color deep green and leaf broad, seed large shaped with smooth seed coat, pods matured at a same stage. Grain large, 1000 seed weight 51-52 g, after wheat harvest sowing up to April first week, It is sowing also Kharif-2 and Rabi season , crop duration 55-58 days. |
| Planting season and time | Last February to mid-March (Kharif-1); First August to last September (Kharif-II). |
| Yield | Yield 1.5 t/ha |
| Resistance/tolerance | Tolerant to Cercospora leaf spot and yellow mosaic virus |