Grain legumes or the pulses are important protein source for human beings. Nutritionally pulses are two to three times richer in protein than the cereal grains and have remained the least expensive source of protein for the human being since the dawn of the modern civilization. Mungbean Vigna radiata (L) Wilczek] is one of the important short duration pulse crops. It is grown over a wide range of soils throughout the world. Historically, India has been the largest global producer and consumer of mungbean. Seed being a living entity, deterioration beyond physiological maturity is inevitable...