Vol. 11, Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
Janki Prasad, DK Tripathi, OP Singh, Deepak Kumar Rawat and Madhukar Singh

Abstract:
Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) is a member of the Leguminaceae (Fabaceae) family. It is one of the most important and nutritious Rabi pulse. It is mostly eaten as ‘dal’. The dal is made by splitting the grain in 2 cotyledons. The whole grain is also used in some of the dishes. Since it is a leguminous crop, it improves the fertility of soil through biological nitrogen fixation. It is generally grown as rainfed crop during Rabi season after rice, maize and pearl millet. Lentil has been part of the human diet, also has the third-highest level of protein, after soybean and hemp. Lentil is deficient in two essential amino acids, methionine and cysteine. The maximum increase in plant height was recorded by the application of GA₃ (50ppm) followed by IAA (50ppm) and NAA (50ppm) respectively over the control during both the years. On the other hand, TIBA (50ppm) acted in a reverse direction means reduced the plant height. Maximum retardation effect was seen in the treatment of TIBA (50 ppm) treatment. Maximum increased in number of branches were recorded under TIBA 50 ppm followed by IAA 50 ppm. Application of Cytokinin (5 ppm) on the other hand, led to the reduction in number of branches during both the years of experimentation.