**2.23 Early**

Early mutants were associated with dwarfness and showing early flowering within a short span of 30-33 days in comparison with the flowering duration of 53-57 days in control. The total duration of the crop was 65-70 days against 100-110 days in control (Plate- 4). Such type of mutants were recorded earlier in horsegram (Dalvi, 1990, Rudraswamy *et al*., 2006 and Bolbhat and Dhumal (2010). These mutants are highly desirable to reduce the crop duration. Short duration variety of horsegram will play a key role in avoiding drought and water stress faced by rainfed agriculture.
