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Development and standardization of key descriptors for agro-morphological characterization in Vigna stipulacea (Lam.) Kuntze.: a potential legume for India

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Characterizing germplasm is essential for establishing a solid foundation for successful crop improvement programs. The present study aimed to develop essential morphological descriptors and descriptor states for Vigna stipulacea (Lam.) Kuntze, which would facilitate its characterization, evaluation, valuation, and utilization. The utilization of this species as grain and forage legumes is well-documented in the literature. To fulfil the requirements of the current research and provide comprehensive and refined descriptors, a set of agro-morphological descriptors comprising qualitative and quantitative traits was identified. Traits such as leaf shape and size, stipule color, peduncle length, pigmentation, pod color (both immature and mature), and seed color exhibited significant variability. Through a critical analysis of the variation observed in the accessions conserved in the Indian national genebank, a standardized set of 55 minimum agro-morphological descriptors (39 qualitative and 16 quantitative) has been proposed and documented for the characterization and preliminary evaluation of Vigna stipulacea germplasm.

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The authors are thankful to the Director, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, for the facilities and encouragement provided to undertake this study. The authors would also like to acknowledge the editorial support of Vincent Johnson, consultant editor to the Bioversity-CIAT Alliance science-writing service. Dr DP Semwal, PS, ICAR-NBPGR is duly acknowledged for developing Geo-referenced Map.

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  1. Kuldeep Tripathi and R. K. Pamarthi are equally contributed to this work.

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  1. ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, 110012, India

    Kuldeep Tripathi, R. K. Pamarthi, P. G. Gore, P. K. Singh, K. R. Ramya, R. K. Gautam & G. P. Singh

  2. Botanical Survey of India, Headquarters, CGO Complex, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, 700634, India

    S. Nagaraju

  3. ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Thrissur, 680656, India

    M. Latha

  4. ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, 208024, India

    Aditya Pratap

  5. Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, India, Asia Region, New Delhi, 110012, India

    J. C. Rana

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Conceptualization: KT and RKP; facility: PKS and AP; resources: PG, ML, KRR writing original draft preparation: KT, PG, SN and RKP; writing, review and editing, RG, JR and GPS; supervision: GPS All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Tripathi, K., Pamarthi, R.K., Gore, P.G. et al. Development and standardization of key descriptors for agro-morphological characterization in Vigna stipulacea (Lam.) Kuntze.: a potential legume for India. Genet Resour Crop Evol 71, 929–945 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-023-01732-3

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