Crop Category
Pulses
Pulses
Description
Lentil is small, bushy, annual plant of the pea family.
Lentil may also be referred as Red Dal or Split Pea.
Lentils are widely cultivated throughout Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Western Hemisphere.
Lentil growing areas in India are Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Fabales
- Family: Fabaceae
- Genus: Lens
- Species: culinaris
Economically Important Part
- Seeds and unripe pods are the most economically important part of Lentils.
- Dried husk are fed to cattle.
Conditions for Cultivation
Lentil is a temperate pulse crop.
It requires a cool and dry climate.
It is sensitive to cloudy and stormy weather.
High humidity and excessive rainfall encourage vegetative growth.
Lentil is adapted to all types of soil from sand to clay loam.
It performs best in deep sandy loam soil.
Well drained soil with moderate acidic conditions gives good yield.
Major Challenges
- The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.
- Biotic Causes:
- Major pest: Cowpea Aphid, Pea Aphid, Leaf Weevil, Cut Worms and Thrips.
- Major Diseases: Grey Mould, Stemphylium Blight, Ascochyta Blight, Fusarium Wilt and Rust.
- Abiotic Causes
- Chlorosis
- Browning
- Necrosis
Crop Schedule
| Crop Stage | Products | Dosage | Method Of Application | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal fertilizer | Geoxol.COM | 15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than/equal to 0.5%) and bulk denisty (less than or equal to 1.6 g/cm3) | Soil Application | Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops |
| At the time of sowing or 3-4 weeks after sowing | Mycoxol4G | 500 g / hectare / application, if soil pH (less than /equal to 7.5) and availale P (more than /equal to 15 kg/ha) | Soil Application | Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases. Improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients |
| Deficiency of Zinc | Nutrin Zn | 650 g / hectare / application, if soil Zn (less than 0.6 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency | Foliar Application | Corrects Zinc deficiency |
| Deficiency of Iron | Nutrin Fe | 650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency | Foliar Application | Corrects Iron deficiency |
| Vegetative growth | PeakMAX | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure |
| Vegetative growth | Nutrin Combo | 650g / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Fulfills micronutrient requirement |
| Pre-flowering | Amply5 | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Triggers flowering |
| 2nd flush of flowering | Amply5 | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Triggers flowering and promotes pod formation |
| Pod filling | Silixol OSA | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Optimizes source sink relation |
| Pod filling | Nutrin Combo | 650g / hectare / application, if pH (more than 7.5) | Foliar Application | Improves quality of seeds |
| Pod filling | PeakMAX | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Reduces disease pressure |
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