Effect of Fe (iron) and Mo (molybdenum) application on the yield and yield parameters of lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.)

• Published in: Legume research Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 358 - 362
• Main Authors: Togay, Y, Togay, N, Erman, M, Çig, F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Agricultural Research Communication Centre 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Iron; Lentil; Molybdenum; Seed nutrient content; Yield
• ISSN: 0250-5371; 0976-0571
• DOI: 10.5958/0976-0571.2015.00120.4

The study was carried out to determine the effect of different levels of iron (0, 5, 10 and 20 kg ha−1) and molybdenum (0, 2, 4 and 6 g kg−1 seed) on the yield and yield components in lentil (Lens culinaris Medic. cv. Sazak-91). The experiments were conducted in a factorial design with three replications during 2006–07 and 2008–09 in Van, Turkey. The highest seed yield was obtained from 20 kg ha−1 iron with 956 kg ha−1 and 6 g kg−1 seed molybdenum levels with 963 kg ha−1 in the first year, while it was obtained from 20 kg ha−1 iron with 1031 kg ha−1 and 6 g kg−1 seed molybdenum with 1010 kg ha−1 in the second year. Seed nutrient contents such as protein rate, phosphorus, manganese, copper and molybdenum significantly increased under the influence of iron and molybdenum treatments over control.