Table 5.
Phenology of lentil influenced by date of sowing and foliar sprayof micronutrients (pooled data of 2 years).
| Treatment | S–E | G–F | F–PI | PI–M | LC: S–M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November sowing | 7.1 ± 0.00b | 45.8 ± 0.62a | 17.2 ± 0.36b | 43.3 ± 0.67a | 113.5 ± 0.91a |
| December sowing | 8.1 ± 0.32a | 39.1 ± 0.00b | 19.1 ± 0.55a | 35.9 ± 0.57b | 102.1 ± 0.95b |
| NSC | 7.8 ± 0.00a | 41.8 ± 0.05a | 18.2 ± 0.57a | 38.6 ± 0.57b | 106.3 ± 1.07a |
| FST | 7.6 ± 0.28a | 42.3 ± 0.05a | 17.7 ± 0.78b | 39.1 ± 0.57b | 106.8 ± 1.05a |
| FSZN | 7.4 ± 0.28a | 42.1 ± 0.28a | 18.1 ± 0.76a | 39.4 ± 0.50b | 107.2 ± 0.85b |
| FSFE | 7.6 ± 0.00a | 42.4 ± 0.86a | 17.7 ± 0.28b | 39.6 ± 0.28ab | 107.3 ± 0.78b |
| FSB | 7.7 ± 0.28a | 42.5 ± 0.57a | 17.8 ± 0.57b | 40.0 ± 0.57a | 108.0 ± 1.00a |
| FSZN+B | 7.7 ± 0.28a | 42.7 ± 1.00a | 18.3 ± 0.28a | 39.6 ± 0.57ab | 108.2 ± 1.07a |
| FSZN+FE | 7.6 ± 0.28a | 42.8 ± 0.86a | 18.4 ± 0.57a | 39.6 ± 0.78ab | 108.2 ± 1.26a |
| FSB+FE | 7.5 ± 0.00a | 42.9 ± 0.28a | 18.5 ± 0.28a | 40.3 ± 0.28a | 109.3 ± 0.78a |
| FSZN+FE+B | 7.8 ± 0.00a | 42.8 ± 0.57a | 18.5 ± 0.00a | 40.6 ± 0.29a | 109.4 ± 0.05a |
S–E, sowing to emergence; G–F, germination to flowering; F–PI, flowering to pod initiation; PI–M, pod initiation to maturity; LC–S–M, life cycle sowing to maturity; Values are means ± SEM (n = 3). Different letters indicate significant differences between means. Treatments details are available in Table 1.