Genome-wide association study for yield and yield-related traits in diverse blackgram panel (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) reveals novel putative alleles for future breeding programs

In blackgram, this is the first report to deploy GWAS studies for the trait improvement program and can be useful for future breeding programs. GWAS analysis led to identification of novel putative candidate genes which need to be exploited further and detailed investigations would validate their rolesin governing agronomically important traits. The information derived from this study can be used in the generation of SNP based molecular markers to select traits of interest and accelerate blackgram breeding with marker-assisted selection to develop improved varieties with a better ideotype.