Abstract:

Mungbean (Vigna radiata), adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata ) are main cultivated Vigna food legumes in China. Bruchids are serious devastating stored pests of those grain legumes. Breeding for bruchid-resistant cultivars is the best way to avoid the harm of bruchids. However, comparing to the major crops, genetic study of these grain legumes are lagged behind in China, which has constrained the intensive development of breeding for bruchid-resistant cultivars. In this paper, studies on bruchid-resistant germplasm collection, genetics and breeding of mungbean, adzuki bean and cowpea were reviewed both in China and the world, in order to supply useful information to improve the genetic study and accelerate the development of breeding for bruchid-resistant cultivars in China.

Key words: Vigna')">Vigna, bruchid, progress