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Research on the effect of
phosphorus and molybdenum applications on the yield and
yield parameters in lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.)
Yesim Togay*, Necat Togay and Yusuf Dogan
Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department
of Field Crops, 65080, Van, Turkey.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
yesimtogay@hotmail.com. Phone: +90432-2251794. Fax:
+904322251119.
Accepted 21 March, 2008 |
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Lentil is one of the oldest domesticated crops grown and
used mostly in human diets in Turkey. The trial was laid out
in a factorial randomized complete block design with three
replications. Sazak-91 lentil variety was applied at three
different phosphorus levels (0, 30 and 60 kg ha-1)
and four different molybdenum levels (0, 2, 4 and 6 g/kg
seed) in 2005 - 2006 and 2006 - 2007. In the study, the
effect of phosphorus and molybdenum levels on the plant
height, number of branches, number of pods per plant, number
of seeds per plant, 1000 seed weight, grain yield, harvest
index, biological yield, number of nodules per plant, root
dry weight, shoot dry weight protein ratio and phosphorus
content in seed were investigated. Whereas the highest grain
yield were obtained from 60 kg ha-1 P with 1086
kg ha-1 and from 6 g/kg seed molybdenum with 1231
kg ha-1 in the first year, the values were 80 kg
ha-1 P with 1049 kg ha-1 and from 6
g/kg seed molybdenum with 1089 kg ha-1 in the
second year.
Key words:
Phosphorus, molybdenum, lentil and yield. |
