… literature on the chemical composition and quality of lentils. Lentil is a “clean crop”, relatively
… Although low in methionine and cystine, lentil is an excellent source of protein and amino …

… Additionally, the protein efficiency ratio of the extruded lentil flours (1.30 … lentils have been
characterised as members of the Bowman-Birk family. Lectin is found in high amount in lentils, …

… The production of lentil is constrained by several biotic and abiotic factors (drought, … lentil
challenges the development of stress tolerance. Studies are being undertaken to identify lentil …

… lentil improvement at national and international levels is reviewed. Since the late 1970s there
have been significant national and international lentil … Systematic research on lentil started …

… Lentil is relatively fast cooking and is a nutritious food that is … From its origin in the Middle
East, lentil cultivation spread east … During the times of exploration of the New World, lentil was …

… Fungal diseases of lentils are … lentil growing regions of the world eg., ascochyta blight,
whereas, diseases like fusarium wilt and anthracnose have not been detected in some major lentil …

… fit lentil in various cropping systems. In the past one decade, production and productivity of
lentil … In order to break the current yield plateau in lentil, there is a need to develop extra short …

… The current distribution of lentil ranges over subtropical and temperate cropping regions of
… sites, wild lentil is rare and it is likely that the seed remains are of cultivated lentil, especially …

… Small-seeded lentils are produced especially in Turkey, Indian subcontinent, and Australia,
… green lentils are produced by Canada and USA, mainly for the purpose of export. Lentil is …

… crop wild relatives (CWR) represent<5% of the world lentil collection of ICARDA and far less
… need for lentil preserved in situ and on farm for continued natural selection. Lentil genomics …