The total area under major pulse crops in Pakistan is about 1.3million hectares. Major pulse crops grown in the country are chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.), Mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek), Black gram or Mash bean (Vigna mungo L. Hepper).  Minor pulses crop includes pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.), Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L Walp.), Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia (Jack) Merechal), common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and faba bean (Vicia faba L.).

Among these pulses, chickpea is the major winter food legume and mung is the major summer legume. Whereas mung bean occupies 18% of total area devoted to pulses contributing 16% to the total pulses production. The black gram and lentil, each are cultivated on 5% of the total pulses area and each of them contributes 5% to the total pulses production.