Abstract:
This study was carried out to
determine the effect of different crosssowing
methods and different doses of
leonardite on the growth of red lentils under
rain-fed conditions. Treatments consisted of
different cross-sowing methods (control, 45°
cross-sowing and 90° cross-sowing) and
different leonardite doses (0, 500, 1000,
1500, 2000 and 2500 kg ha−1). The trial was
carried out in Diyarbakır province in
Türkiye. The same rate of leonardite was
applied to the same plots for two consecutive
years to observe the two-year effect of
leonardite in the experiment, which was
established with four replications according
to the factorial experimental design in the
2018-2019 and 2019-2020 production
seasons. A positive effect of leonardite
application was observed on the number of
nodules and fresh root weight in the first
production season. The highest nodule number
(11.84) was obtained with 2500 kg ha−1 and
the highest fresh root weight (0.24, 0.25 and
0.24 g) was obtained at 500, 1000 and 1500
kg ha−1 doses, respectively. The highest plant
height, number of main branches, and
number of pod parameters were obtained at a
dose of 1500 kg ha−1 in the second
production season (36.63 cm, 3.95 and
17.43, respectively). The highest grain yield
(889.5 kg ha−1), dry root weight (0.125 g)
and number of nodules (50.01) were
obtained at a dose of 1000 kg ha−1 in the
second production season. It was determined
that different sowing methods did not affect
grain yield in either production season.
