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Effect of Sowing Date on the Yield of Lentil ( Lens culinaris Medik.)
Author(s) -
Bejiga G.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of agronomy and crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-037X
pISSN - 0931-2250
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-037x.1991.tb00944.x
Subject(s) - sowing , vertisol , yield (engineering) , agronomy , biology , grain yield , soil water , ecology , materials science , metallurgy
A sowing date experiment was conducted over 6 years (1978–1983) to determine the optimum sowing date for lentil on vertisols in Debre Zeit area, Ethiopia. The results showed that sowing between the last week of June and the second week of July maximizes lentil yield. Later planting after mid‐July, reduced both yield and time to maturity.