sion problems are increasingly severe (Küsmenoğlu and Muehlbauer, 1998). Domestication and subsequent genetic enhancement in lentil (Lens Individual lentil plants are typically short with slender culinaris Medik.) have involved changes in plant structure and DM stems and so crop stands produce small amounts of distribution. These changes were examined using a ‘‘genetic gradient’’ comprising thr...

A field experiment was conducted in Split Plot Design with five intercropping systems [sole mustard, sole lentil, mustard + lentil (1:3), (2:2) and (2:3)] four fertility levels (0, 75, 100 125% RDF) replicated thrice during rabi season, 2017-18 at Agronomy farm, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner. The results revealed that planting 2:2 row ratio, being par to gave significantly higher seed y...

Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of red pottage, a dish thought to be the red lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Taking today's price of US $800 per tonne, this particular pulse must seem to be an attractive crop to many farmers. Unfortunately, red lentils are a rather poor yielding crop, so in the late 1980's when it was noted in Australia that the pinkish cotyledons of the “blanche f...

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the use of pulse grains in receiving diets for cattle. In Exp. 1, 8 Holstein (615 +/- 97 kg of initial BW) and 8 Angus-crossbred steers (403 +/- 73 kg of initial BW) fitted with ruminal and duodenal cannulas were blocked by breed and used in a randomized complete block design to assess the effects of pulse grain inclusion in receiving diets on intake, ...

evaluation of weed population and their interference on lentil varieties at different sowing date was investigated in a field experiment in khorramabad during 2005-06 growing season. the experimental design was a randomized complete block in factorial arrangement with 4 replications. the experiment had 3 factors including: planting date at three levels (autumn, winter, and spring) weed interfer...

Thirty-one strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum were screened for their ability to fix nitrogen (effectiveness) on lentils (Lens esculenta). Fluorescent antibodies prepared against four of the most effective strains (NZP 5400, Hawaii 5-0, Nitragin 128A12, and Nitragin 128C53) and one other effective strain, Nitragin 175P1, were strain specific. NZP 5400, Hawaii 5-0, and Nitragin 128A12 were selec...

Highest and lowest plant height at harvest was recorded with application of 0.08% Zn and in control treatment, respectively. Longest and shortest roots were recorded in the plots treated with 0.08% Zn and control respectively. Zn treatment of 0.04% produced maximum lentil seed whereas lowest was recorded under control. India is world largest homeland of vegetarian population and world leader in...

Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses limiting lentil productivity in rainfed production systems. Specific rooting patterns can be associated with drought avoidance mechanisms that can be used in lentil breeding programs. In all, 252 co-dominant and dominant markers were used for Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) analysis on 132 lentil recombinant inbred lines based on greenhouse experiments...