What Are the Major Diseases and Pests of Mung Beans?

• Mung bean yellow mosaic virus (MYMV) is a primary viral disease that causes immense damage to both mung beans in Asia. This disease is transmitted by the whitefly (Bemisiatabaci Gen). It results in the puckering of leaves and reducing the size (Sahni, Prasad, and Kumari, 2016). Moth bean is also highly susceptible to MYMV (Panwar and Srivastava, 2012). Various bean varieties that are resistant to MYMV have been developed.
• Powdery mildew is a fungal disease common in areas with rice-based cropping systems. This occurs in the winter/dry season and is thus more prone to be found in countries where mung bean production occurs in winter. It mainly affects the winter crop grown in the peninsular region of India.
• Cercospora leaf spot is a more severe disease in mung beans. It causes leaf-spotting and defoliation.
• Although varieties with resistance to MYMV and powdery mildew have been developed, pests like Helicoverpa, whiteflies, bean aphid, leafhopper, green and brown mirids, bean pods borer, and thrips continue to cause substantial damage.

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