Kulabo 2 Mungbean (LG Mg 28 6 0): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Kulabo 2 is a registered mungbean variety, also sold or known as LG Mg 28 6 0 or NSIC Mg 24. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2025 as NSIC 2025 Mg 24. It takes 56 to 58 days from sowing to harvest, with 1.43 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for LG Mg 28 6 0 or NSIC Mg 24, this is the same mungbean. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our mungbean variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for legumes.
- Days to harvest: 56 to 58 days from sowing to harvest.
- Yield: 1.43 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
- Plant height: about 76.4 cm.
- Recommended for: the areas in its trials, in both the wet and the dry season.
Key facts about Kulabo 2 mungbean
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2025 Mg 24 |
| Year approved | 2025 |
| Also known as | LG Mg 28 6 0, NSIC Mg 24 |
| Days to harvest | 56 to 58 days |
| Average yield | 1.43 t/ha |
| Yield, dry season | 1.75 t/ha |
| Yield, wet season | 1.11 t/ha |
| Plant height | 76.4 cm |
| Season | Both the wet and the dry season |
| 100 seed weight (g), dry season | 6.2 |
| 100 seed weight (g), wet season | 6 |
| Seed coat color | Dull green |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Kulabo 2 mungbean takes 56 to 58 days from sowing to harvest. That is about the average of the 33 mungbean varieties with a day count, 59.8 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 1.43 t/ha beats the average of its group, 1.25. It sits in the top quarter of its group. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives 56 to 58 days.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Cercospora leaf spot | Resistant | Held up well |
| Rust | Resistant | Held up well |
It showed no weak spot in the ratings on record. Still, a resistant variety can break down when a new strain or pest population comes, so keep scouting. Read up on Cercospora leaf spot.
The pests and diseases that hit mungbean fields most often: bean fly, legume pod borer, powdery mildew, anthracnose, Corn earworm. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the seed is like
A hundred seeds weigh about 6.2 grams, so the higher this number, the bigger the seed. The seed coat is dull green.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: 1.75 t/ha dry season, 1.11 t/ha wet season.
- Fruit: Dull green seed, about 6 g per 100 seeds.
- Where: Regions I, II and III, wet and dry seasons.
- Uses: Dry beans.
- Resistant to Cercospora leaf spot and rust.
Why farmers know it: the newest munggo in the registry, with the highest registry dry season yield. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Kulabo 2 mungbean
It is recommended for both the wet and the dry season. Munggo is ready in about two months, so it fits the gap after rice. Pick a variety that ripens its pods together, which saves picking rounds, and one rated against cercospora leaf spot and powdery mildew.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeMungbean varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the mungbean varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Mabunga 4: 56 to 58 days, 1.21 t/ha, 2011
- Mabunga 3: about 57 days, 1.14 t/ha, 2010
- Kinang: 55 to 58 days, 1.1 t/ha, 2007
- EGM 3737 A: about 58 days, 1.1 t/ha, 2000
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