Lentil (Lens culinaris)

Cool Season

Lentil is a short, bushy annual legume that is quite drought tolerant due to low water use. Lentils have a low salinity tolerance and low shading tolerance. Nitrogen fixation is moderate.

Seeds/pound: 5000-15000 Seed/sq ft/pound of seed: 0.1-0.4

Uses:

  • Nitrogen builder
  • Intercropping
  • Weed suppression
  • Green manure

Strengths:

  • Drought tolerant

Concerns:

Potential of disease carryover to other pulses.

Grazing:

Has potential but would be relatively low yielding.

Hay:

Has potential but would be relatively low yielding.

Mycorrhizal support? Yes