1Department of Plant Pathology, Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswavidyalayaa, Raipur, India-494005
Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur, India-313 001
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Online published on 24 December, 2014.
Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is the most ancient cultivated crops among the legumes. It is cultivated in India, with 1.59 million ha of harvest area, producing 0.94 million tonnes with an average yield of 591 kg/ha. In India top three lentil producing states are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. The current work is a comprehensive review of lentils status in India, production practices and technology, utilization and notified variety. Lentil is commonly used for human nutrition, animal feed and soil fertility. In addition, this review discusses the constraints to lentil production in India.
Lentil, Area, Production, Cultivation practices, Constraint, Notified variety
