Experiment, pp.69-81, 2024
Field experiments were conducted over a period of three years in the irrigated graybrown soils of the Absheron zone. Two treatment groups were established: one receiving only microelements (without fertilizer), and another receiving both microelements and fertilizers, applied to local lentil varieties "Zafar" and "Jasmin". Simultaneously, various samples of the lentil plants, specifically, the LIEN-LS-17(1), LIEN-LS-17(8), LIEN-LS-17(9), LICTN -17(16), LIEN-LS-17(18), LIEN-MH-17(19), LIEN-MH-17(28), LIEN-LS-17(34) – were introduced. The study investigated the impact of macro and microelements on the structural component elements of the lentil plant. In the variants where both macro and micro fertilizers are applied, it was observed, apart from the ‘Jasmin’ variety, the introduced samples of the LIEN-MH-17 (28), LIEN-LS-17 (1), LIEN-LS-17 (8) LIEN-LS17 (9), LIEN-MH-17 (19) varieties differed from others in terms of plant height, grain size, and the height of the first bean from the ground. The highest protein content in the microelement variant with fertilizer was observed in samples of the Zafar and LICTN-17 No.16 varieties, while the lowest was found in samples of the Jasmin, LIEN-MH-17 No.19, LIEN-MH-17 No.28, LIEN-MH-17 No.34 variety samples. The LIEN-LS-17 No.1 and LIEN-LS-17 No.8 varieties exhibited the highest moisture content among the plants. In the varieties containing only microelement without fertilizer, the samples of Zafar, LIEN-LS-17 No.8 and LICTN-17 No.18 varieties exhibited the highest moisture content, while the lowest was observed in samples of Jasmin, LIEN-MH-17 No.28 and LIEN-MH-17 No.34 varieties. The LICTN-17 No.9 variety sample without microelements exhibited the highest percentage of fat, while the lowest was observed in the LIEN-LS-17 No.1 variety sample grown in the microelement variant. When studying the average chlorophyll content of lentil varieties, it was determined that the chlorophyll content was higher in the fertilized variants compared to the non-fertilized control variant.