In Pakistan, nine mutant cultivars of mungbean with induced early and uniform maturity,short stature and large seed size have been released. ‘NIAB Mung 92’ was approved in 1996 and ‘NIAB Mung 98’ in 1998 for cultivation in the Punjab province. Both cultivars are high yielding and resistant to YMV and Cercospora leaf spot. A major part of the 120,000ha under mungbean in Pakistan is planted with these mutant cultivars (M.A. Awan, pers. commun.).