Lentil seeds (small-seeded)

Small-seeded lentil  / Lens esculenta

high-yielding variety of common lentil, green. The variety is resistant to extreme environmental factors, drought-resistant, mid-season, grown as an annual herbaceous plant, legume family, stem 15-75 cm high, erect or prone to lodging, tetrahedral, blackish, branched, pubescent. The root system is branched, the leaves are compound, pair-pinnate, with 2-8 pairs of leaflets, ending in a branched tendril, sometimes its rudiment.

Common lentil is a spring, cold-resistant and moisture-demanding plant. The growing season is 90 days. The plant is self-pollinating. The best soil for growing lentils is black soil, they do not withstand heavy, acidic and saline soils. Lentils are used as a food and fodder crop. Cereals, flour, etc. are made from lentil grains containing up to 26-29% protein, 60% starch, 2.5% oil.

Green mass, chaff, straw and grain of small-seeded varieties are fed to animals. The average protein content in straw is 8-10%. The best predecessors are winter cereals and tilled crops.