Classification

a) mungo var niger:

• Bold black seeds (1000-seed weight= 45-60g), matures early (65-90 days)

b). V. mungo var viridis:

• Smaller green seeds (1000-seed weight= 30-40g), late maturing (95-140 days)

Purse (1991) divided mung bean cultivars into 2 types:

a. Golden gram:

• These are not prolific seed producers and have a tendency to shatter.
• These are mainly used in pasture, hay, silage and cover crop.

b. Green gram:

• They have bright green seeds and are prolific producers.
• Pods ripe more uniformly with less tendency to shatter and are more commonly planted for pulse production.