CURRENT SCENARIO OF LENTIL PRODUCTION IN MADHYA PRADESH

V. KUMAR¹*, A. NINAMA², D. KHANDE³, S. AMRUTE⁴, S.K. PANDEY⁵, S. PANDEY^6
1College of Agriculture, Powarkheda, Hoshangabad, 461110, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
²College of Agriculture, Powarkheda, Hoshangabad, 461110, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
³Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Powarkheda, Hoshangabad, 461110, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴Directorate of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁵College of Agriculture, Powarkheda, Hoshangabad, 461110, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁶College of Agriculture, Rewa, 486001, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : vinodkjnkvv@gmail.com

Received : 16-08-2019     Accepted : 26-09-2019     Published : 30-09-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 18       Pages : 9061 - 9063
Int J Agr Sci 11.18 (2019):9061-9063

Keywords : Current Scenario, genetic improvement, constraints, production, Lens culinaris
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to College of Agriculture, Powarkheda, Hoshangabad, 461110, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Lentil is an important rabi crop of India, which is being grown in about 6.13 lakh ha area in Madhya Pradesh. In the last three decades, the area under lentil has increased by 85%, production by 151% and productivity by 34 %. Though it is prone to root diseases and frost during winters which reduce its production tremendously. Several high yielding varieties resistant to wilt and rust have been released for Madhya Pradesh and Central India. Nowadays this crop is gaining attention of researchers and work is being done on developing the strategies for enhancement of domestic production of lentil. It is also envisaged to broaden the genetic base of cultivated species of Lentil crop by strengthening pre-breeding, harnessing potential of hybrid breeding. This review paper intends to provide detailed overview of lentil's production, nutritional composition and constraints of lentil production.

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