Abstract
The main goals of the present study were to characterize, evaluate, compare and determine the suitability of lentil legume crop (Lens culinari Medik., var. Baladi) to different Palestinian agro-ecological locations namely Dora, Al-arroub and Janata. Different morphological traits, yield components and some grain quality parameters were registered. Obtained data were statistically analyzed using MINITAB package system. Results showed highly significant environmental (locations) effects for almost all measured traits. In general, Al-arroub site showed higher morphological and yield values; whereas Janata site presented the lowest values. However, no significant variations were observed for all conducted chemical parameters (dry matter, protein content and ash) among the three examined locations. Drought and the limited water availability are the main factors affecting lentil ontogeny and yield, but not the quality variables. Lentil is not recommended for regions of precipitations lower than 250 mm.
Highlights
Legumes are the second largest family, in terms of agriculture and economic importance [1]
The present study concluded that drought and the limited water availability are the main factors affecting lentil ontogeny and production, but not the quality parameters
Lentil could be successfully recommended in the regions with more than 380 mm/year and must exclude in regions of precipitations lower than 285 mm
Summary
Legumes are the second largest family (after grasses), in terms of agriculture and economic importance [1]. Lentil is so early domesticated with vital range of uses as food and feed owing to its protein-rich grains and straw [2]. The total world cultivated area of lentil is about 5.11 million hectares producing around 5 million tons of seeds, as it was revealed in the triennium ending of 2014 [3], and interestingly its production is increased over the past decades. Lentil production and yield rose by 60% [4]. Major production increases have been recorded in India, Turkey and Canada [5]. IUG Journal of Natural Studies (Islamic University of Gaza) / CC BY 4.0
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