Pagasa 7 Mungbean (UPL Mg 7): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Pagasa 7 is a registered mungbean variety, also sold or known as UPL Mg 7 or munggo Pag asa 7. The Philippine Seed Board approved it in 1989. IPB bred it. It takes about 66 days from sowing to harvest, with 1.68 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 UPL Mg 7 or munggo Pag asa 7, 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: about 66 days from sowing to harvest.
- Yield: 1.68 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
- Plant height: about 42 cm.
Key facts about Pagasa 7 mungbean
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | Philippine Seed Board |
| Year approved | 1989 |
| Breeder or owner | IPB |
| Also known as | UPL Mg 7, munggo Pag asa 7 |
| Days to harvest | about 66 days |
| Average yield | 1.68 t/ha |
| Yield, dry season | 1.68 t/ha |
| Plant height | 42 cm |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Pagasa 7 mungbean takes about 66 days from sowing to harvest. That is 6.2 days longer than 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 1.68 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 about 66 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Powdery mildew | Susceptible | Took heavy damage |
| Cercospora leaf spot | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
It was weak against powdery mildew, so scout for it from the early weeks. Read up on powdery mildew, Cercospora leaf spot.
The pests and diseases that hit mungbean fields most often: bean fly, legume pod borer, anthracnose, Corn earworm, cutworm. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: 1.68 t/ha in registry trials.
- Where: Best after paddy rice.
- Uses: Dry beans.
- Registered in 1989 with the Philippine Seed Board.
- Drought tolerant, does well in partial shade.
- Susceptible to powdery mildew, moderately resistant to Cercospora leaf spot.
Why farmers know it: the long time standard munggo: used as the farmer check in Ilocos Norte on farm trials of the 1990s, part of IPB's Pag asa series. 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 Pagasa 7 mungbean
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.
- Pagasa 13: about 66 days, 1.54 t/ha, 2000
- BPI Mg 7: about 62 days, 1.53 t/ha, 1988
- UPL Mg 2: 56 to 69 days, 1.3 t/ha, 1980
- Mabunga: about 62 days, 1.23 t/ha, 1996
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