Assessment of Structural Components in the Formation of Productivity of Different Lens culinaris Varieties Against the Background of the Use of Mineral Fertilizers

Abstract

This research evaluates the influence of mineral fertilizers on structural components and the formation of productivity of various Lens culinaris varieties on dark chestnut soils of the dry-steppe zone of Northern Kazakhstan. The application of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers in the doses up to P 120 (P 2 O 5 25-30 ppm) and N 30-60 against the background of P 90 (N-NO 3 12-17 ppm) with a phosphorus content of 11-15 ppm and nitrogen 7-9 ppm at the control plots contributed to the formation of the highest yield of lentils’ varieties “Krapinka”, “Vekhovskaya”, and “Viceroy” up to 1.44 t/ha, 1.89 t/ha, and 1.92 t/ha respectively. The increase in yield is due to an increase in the number of formed beans (up to 18.2-26.0 pcs) and the weight of seeds per plant (up to 1.04-1.23 g), which is confirmed by correlation analyses (R = 0.91; R = 0.96). The yield relationship with the number of branches is medium (R = 0.72) and with a mass of 1000 seeds from medium to high (strong) (R = 0.70-0.87). The mass of 1000 seeds is the most stable indicator of variation among the structural components of yield, regardless of the background of mineral nutrition.