Abstract
Lentil yield in semi-arid regions is limited by heat, drought stress and nutrient deficiencies induced by high soil pH and water scarcity. In this study, we investigated the effect of foliar fertiliser treatments on lentil yield and yield components in a semi-arid region of South-East Anatolia, Türkiye. The control treatment and six foliar treatments were as follows: (i) Control: non-amended control, (ii) Zn: zinc sulphate, (iii) K: potassium sulphate, (iv) Zn + K (zinc sulphate + potassium sulphate), (v) Flo: Florea-UPL (containing boron and molybdenum), (vi) Mac: Macarena-UPL, an organomineral foliar fertiliser and (vii) Flo + Mac. Foliar fertilisers were applied at the first blooming stage of field-grown lentils. Total biomass yield was largely unaffected across treatments except in the K treatment. However, foliar Zn supply was the only treatment that significantly increased grain yield (55% higher), harvest index and total grain N uptake compared to the control, likely due to enhanced translocation of nitrogen-containing assimilates. SPAD values and total N analysis showed that stover N content depleted more rapidly in the Zn treatment than in other treatments during the grain-filling phase. The tested commercial products slightly increased SPAD values, biomass and grain yield. Among the treatments, Zn, as a foliar fertiliser, was the most cost-effective solution for improving grain yield in this region.
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Claim · model-written summary
Biomass yield was mostly unaffected by foliar treatments except potassium.
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- lentil
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- Total biomass yielde0
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Foliar zinc increased grain yield by 55 percent versus control.
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- grain yielde0
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- increasede0
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- controle0
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e0“foliar Zn supply was the only treatment that significantly increased grain yield (55% higher), harvest index and total grain N uptake compared to the control”
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Foliar zinc increased harvest index.
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e0“foliar Zn supply was the only treatment that significantly increased grain yield (55% higher), harvest index and total grain N uptake compared to the control”
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Claim · model-written summary
Foliar zinc increased total grain nitrogen uptake.
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- total grain N uptakee0
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- controle0
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e0“foliar Zn supply was the only treatment that significantly increased grain yield (55% higher), harvest index and total grain N uptake compared to the control”
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Claim · model-written summary
Stover nitrogen depleted more rapidly with zinc than other treatments.
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- lentilLens culinarist0
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- grain-filling phasee0
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- Zn treatmente0
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- stover N contente0
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- depleted more rapidlye0
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- other treatmentse0
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e0“stover N content depleted more rapidly in the Zn treatment than in other treatments during the grain-filling phase”
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Claim · model-written summary
Commercial products slightly increased SPAD, biomass and yield.
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- lentilLens culinarist0
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- tested commercial productse0
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- SPAD values, biomass and grain yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“tested commercial products slightly increased SPAD values, biomass and grain yield”
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Claim · model-written summary
Zinc was most cost effective for improving grain yield in the region.
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- lentilLens culinarist0
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- Zn, as a foliar fertiliser, was the most cost-effective solution for improving grain yielde0
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e0“Zn, as a foliar fertiliser, was the most cost-effective solution for improving grain yield in this region”
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