A new mungbean cultivar “ohyeon”(Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) was bred from the cross between “uwon28”and “M94004”at the Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research ＆ Extension Services (JARES) in 2006. “ohyeon”has erect type, heart shape leaflet, green hypocotyl, black and straight pod when matured, and dull green seed surface. This new cultivar shows 42 g per a thousand seed weight. And sprout yield was up to 9% more than that of comparison cultivar “wool” It contains 12.0, 12.4 mg/g of vitexin and isovitexin, respectively, which was shown about 38, 31% more than comparison cultivar. It shows resistance to mungbean mottle virus, cercospora leaf spot, and powdery mildew in the normal cultivate condition. The average yield of this cultivar shows 1.62 ton/ha, which was 7% more than comparison cultivar.

A new mungbean cultivar Daseon (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) was derived from the cross between KM9003-2B-783 and Keumseong at the Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research ＆ Extension Services (JARES) in 2006. Daseon has erect growth habit, heart leaflet, greenish purple hypocotyl, black and straight pod when matured, and dull green seed surface. A thousand seed weight was 52 g, sprout yield ratio was 630%, and the anthocyanin (delphinidin 3-glucoside) of fresh sprouts contained 1.7 ug/g. The average plant height was 2 cm shorter than the check cultivar (Owool). It is field resistance to mungbean mottle virus, cercospora leaf spot, and powdery mildew. The average yield was 1.76 ton/ha, which was 21% more than check cultivar.

Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) is an increasingly important human food source, as well as a new functional agent, mainly due to its potent antioxidant activity. This study was conducted to determine antioxidant activity of fractions from mung bean seeds by measuring DPPH radical scavenging activity and to quantify the flavonoids by means of HPLC analysis. Vitexin and isovitexin were present in both ethanol and water extracts in highest amount. Flavonoids, vitexin and isovitexin were quantified from 195 germplasms of mung beans and their concentrations varied by 4.7 fold. Especially, the breeding line KM99004-4B-2 (Suwon28/KM94004), which has grown in Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research and Extension Services, showed the highest amount (15.88 mg/g) of total flavonoids. The vitexin portion was averaged 70.73±1.38%. High positive correlation (r=0.96***) between vitexin and isovitexin contents showed. However, the flavonoid content showed very low correlation with the 24 growth and ecological characteristics. Seed coats of mung beans had the highest flavonoid amount, showing 50~70 times more than cotyledons. Flavonoid contents in the seed, the cotyledon, and the seed coat were decreased as the seed imbibition time increased.