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Table 3 Most popular mungbean varieties in Southeast Asia and East Africa, in % of planted area in 2017–18 and showing the year of release

From: Mungbean in Southeast Asia and East Africa: varieties, practices and constraints

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Variety

% area

Year

Variety

% area

Year

Variety

% area

Year

DX 208a

40.9

Local varieties

39.6

Local varieties

63.4

Local varieties

15.9

Vima 1a

19.8

2008

Thuakyoyai (dark green)

31.6

V94-208a

15.6

1995

Vima 3a

10.8

2014

Thuakyoyai (light green)

5.0

CS-208

10.7

Kutilanga

5.9

2004

   

Tra theiyn chay

6.6

Vima 2a

4.8

2014

   

Tra sam daw

3.3

Beteta

3.4

1983

   

Tra tan thaw

3.3

Perkututa

2.0

2001

   

CMB1a

2.7

2009

Murai

1.9

2001

   

KK2

< 1

Sritia

1.8

1992

   

KK3

< 1

Sampeong

1.6

2003

   

Cardy Cheya

< 1

2001

Waleta

1.4

1985

   

Philippines

Thailand

Vietnam

Variety

% area

Year

Variety

% area

Year

Variety

% area

Year

Other IVs

34.0

Chai Nat 72a

55.2

2000

DX 208a

44.5

Ramgo

10.8

Chai Nat 84–1a

22.6

2012

HL89-E3

15.5

1992

UPL Mg7

8.9

1989

KSP2a

18.1

1986

Local varieties

8.6

Local varieties

8.0

KSP 1a

2.3

1986

V94-208a

6.0

1999

NSIC 2002 Mg 13a

7.8

2002

Chai Nat 36a

1.0

1991

Other IVs

4.2

BPI Mg-9, Taiwan greena

7.6

Local varieties

< 1

VN 94-3

3.5

Australian, shiny

7.3

Uthong 1

< 1

V28

2.8

East West Super Yield

7.2

   

V91-15

2.5

1999

NSIC 2004 Mg 14a

2.0

2004

   

V87-13a

2.4

1999

NSIC 2007 Mg 15a

2.0

2007

   

NTB 01a

1.3

2004

NSIC 2002 Mg 12a

2.0

2002

   

HLDX7a

1.2

2012

Uganda

Tanzania

Kenya

Variety

% area

Year

Variety

% area

Year

Variety

% area

Year

Local varieties

61.5

Local varieties

94.8

KAT N26

55.0

1998

NAROGRAM1a

18.4

2016

Nuru

2.1

1978

KS 20

32.2

1997

NAROGRAM2a

8.6

1982

Imara

3.1

1982

KAT N22

< 1

1998

Mauritias

5

1985

   

Ndengu Toshaa

< 1

2017

N26a

3.5

2017

   

Biashara

< 1

2017

Crystal

2

2016

   

Karemboa

< 1

2017

N22

1

2016

   

Local varieties

< 1

  1. In % of area planted for the surveyed locations
  2. “–” means not known. Only the top-10 improved varieties per country are shown
  3. aVariety with WorldVeg-developed genetic material in its pedigree