Agronomic Performances and Seed Yield Components of Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medikus) Germplasm in a Semi-Arid Environment
Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medik.) is widely known among grain legumes for its high nutritional quality, playing an important role in enhancing Mediterranean farming systems as a sustainable crop. Field experiments comparing 121 lentil accessions (<i>microsperma</i> and &l...
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| description | Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medik.) is widely known among grain legumes for its high nutritional quality, playing an important role in enhancing Mediterranean farming systems as a sustainable crop. Field experiments comparing 121 lentil accessions (<i>microsperma</i> and <i>macrosperma</i> types from different countries) were conducted in a semi-arid environment of south Italy over two growing seasons (2016/2017 and 2017/2018). Their agronomic performance was determined, focusing on phenological, morphological, productive, and qualitative variability. Changes in rainfall and temperatures affected the agronomic traits, especially yield components. In both years, the average grain yield (GY) (2.31 and 2.22 t ha<sup>−1</sup>, respectively) was above the threshold of 2 t ha<sup>−1</sup>. Consistent yield exceeding the field average in both growing seasons revealed the superiority of accessions from Egypt, Cyprus, Algeria, Nepal, and Tunisia. Moreover, <i>microsperma</i> yielded more (+0.31 and +0.41 t ha<sup>−1</sup> in the first and second year, respectively) than <i>macrosperma</i> accessions. Flowering (DASF—days after sowing to flowering) and thousand seed weight (TSW) appeared to be the most important traits related to grain yield. Flowering earliness seems to act as a mechanism for overcoming abiotic stresses. The analysis of yield components revealed a different productive determinism within the two subspecies. As also highlighted by the Principal Component Analysis, <i>microsperma</i> accessions presented on average a significantly higher number of pods per plant (PP) and seeds per pod (SP), despite the considerable variability among countries of origin. The results showed phenological and morphological variability among genotypes, which should be taken into account in view of future selection programs focused on obtaining lentil ideotypes suitable for the Mediterranean environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58d7f091e12d4b979988322eadced5432024-02-23T15:04:07ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952024-01-0114230310.3390/agronomy14020303Agronomic Performances and Seed Yield Components of Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medikus) Germplasm in a Semi-Arid EnvironmentGiovanni Preiti0Antonio Calvi1Giuseppe Badagliacca2Emilio Lo Presti3Michele Monti4Monica Bacchi5Department AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyDepartment AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyDepartment AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyDepartment AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyDepartment AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyDepartment AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyLentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medik.) is widely known among grain legumes for its high nutritional quality, playing an important role in enhancing Mediterranean farming systems as a sustainable crop. Field experiments comparing 121 lentil accessions (<i>microsperma</i> and <i>macrosperma</i> types from different countries) were conducted in a semi-arid environment of south Italy over two growing seasons (2016/2017 and 2017/2018). Their agronomic performance was determined, focusing on phenological, morphological, productive, and qualitative variability. Changes in rainfall and temperatures affected the agronomic traits, especially yield components. In both years, the average grain yield (GY) (2.31 and 2.22 t ha<sup>−1</sup>, respectively) was above the threshold of 2 t ha<sup>−1</sup>. Consistent yield exceeding the field average in both growing seasons revealed the superiority of accessions from Egypt, Cyprus, Algeria, Nepal, and Tunisia. Moreover, <i>microsperma</i> yielded more (+0.31 and +0.41 t ha<sup>−1</sup> in the first and second year, respectively) than <i>macrosperma</i> accessions. Flowering (DASF—days after sowing to flowering) and thousand seed weight (TSW) appeared to be the most important traits related to grain yield. Flowering earliness seems to act as a mechanism for overcoming abiotic stresses. The analysis of yield components revealed a different productive determinism within the two subspecies. As also highlighted by the Principal Component Analysis, <i>microsperma</i> accessions presented on average a significantly higher number of pods per plant (PP) and seeds per pod (SP), despite the considerable variability among countries of origin. The results showed phenological and morphological variability among genotypes, which should be taken into account in view of future selection programs focused on obtaining lentil ideotypes suitable for the Mediterranean environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/2/303lentilagronomic traitsyield componentsgermplasm collectionICARDA genotypes |
| spellingShingle | Giovanni Preiti Antonio Calvi Giuseppe Badagliacca Emilio Lo Presti Michele Monti Monica Bacchi Agronomic Performances and Seed Yield Components of Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medikus) Germplasm in a Semi-Arid Environment Agronomy lentil agronomic traits yield components germplasm collection ICARDA genotypes |
| title | Agronomic Performances and Seed Yield Components of Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medikus) Germplasm in a Semi-Arid Environment |
| title_full | Agronomic Performances and Seed Yield Components of Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medikus) Germplasm in a Semi-Arid Environment |
| title_fullStr | Agronomic Performances and Seed Yield Components of Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medikus) Germplasm in a Semi-Arid Environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agronomic Performances and Seed Yield Components of Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medikus) Germplasm in a Semi-Arid Environment |
| title_short | Agronomic Performances and Seed Yield Components of Lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medikus) Germplasm in a Semi-Arid Environment |
| title_sort | agronomic performances and seed yield components of lentil i lens culinaris i medikus germplasm in a semi arid environment |
| topic | lentil agronomic traits yield components germplasm collection ICARDA genotypes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/2/303 |
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