PROJECT TITLE:
Evaluation of Fall-Seeded Winter Pea and Lentil Cultivars
EXPERIMENT NO.:
#820703
PROJECT LEADERS:
C. Chen, Asst. Prof. of Cropping Systems, CARC, Moccasin, MT
D. M. Wichman, Agronomist, CARC, Moccasin, MT
PROJECT PERSONNEL:
K. McPhee, Breeder, USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA
F.J. Muehlbauer, Geneticist, USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA
K.E. Neill, Research Associate, CARC, Moccasin, MT
J. Vavrovsky, Research Specialist, CARC, Moccasin, MT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate winter survival, performance, and yield of winter pea and lentil variety/breeding lines for grain
and forage production potentials in Central Montana's dryland environment.
METHODS:
Nine winter pea and winter lentil varieties/breeding lines were seeded at the Central Agricultural
Research Center (CARC) at Moccasin on October 16, 2002. Information for the test lines is listed on
Table 1. Plot dimensions and management practices are shown in Table 2. Plant stands were counted in
the fall and spring. Biomass samples were collected approximately a week prior to grain maturity and
harvest. Grain was harvested by a plot combine at grain maturity during the period between July 28 and
July 31.
Table 1. 2003 Winter Pea and Lentil Evaluation Trial - Dry pea and lentil characteristics.
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Seed Size
Peas
Maturity
Type
Vine Length
Leaf-Type
Granger
011
424
531
544
Austrian
Smooth Yellow
Smooth Yellow
Smooth Yellow
Smooth Yellow
Long
Semi-Dwarf
Semi-Dwarf
Semi-Dwarf
Long
Afilia
Afilia
Normal
Normal
Normal
155
140
140
140
140
Late
Late
Late
Late
Late
PS9430706
PS9530645
PS9530726
PS9830S431
Lentils
Smooth Yellow
Smooth Yellow
Smooth Green
Smooth Yellow
Type
Long
Semi-Dwarf
Semi-Dwarf
Semi-Dwarf
Cotyledon Color
Afilia
Afilia
Normal
Afilia
Seed Color
145
150
160
130
Seed Size
Late
Late
Late
Late
Maturity
Toni
WA8649090
WA8649041
Small Red
Small Green
Small Red
Red
Yellow
Red
Brown
Green
Brown
30
30
30
Very Late
Medium
Very Late
LC9977116
LC9977019
LC9979016
Small Green
Small Green
Small Red
Yellow
Yellow
Red
Green
Green
Brown
35
45
30
Medium
Medium
Late
LC9440070
Medium Red
Red
Green
55
LC9976079
Small Red
Red
Brown
35
LC9979010
Small Red
Red
Green
30
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- Seed sizes were similar among culitvars, values are average seed size at planting.
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Late
Late
Late
Table 2. 2003 Winter Pea and Lentil Evaluation Trial - Site management summary.
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Field Summary
Environment:
Dryland
Tillage History:
Conventional
Previous Crop:
Winter Wheat
Trial Management
Seeding Date:
Fertilizer: (lbs/ac)
Pesticides:(rates)
10/16
None
Plot Dimensions:
Assure II
5-rows x 11" spacing x 30'
(10oz/acre) Hand Weeded
Harvest Dates:
Forage:
6/20
Biomass:
1 week prior to harvest
Grain Harvest:
7/28 - 31
Hand harvested - 1.0 m x 5 rows
Hand harvested - 1.0 m x 3 rows
Timing: At grain maturity
Precipitation:
Elevation:
- Crop-year (11/01 - 7/31)
- 93-year Average: 11.48"
10.16"
4300'
RESULTS:
Table 3 and Table 4 show winter survival, biomass and seed yield of each variety/breeding line of pea
and lentil, respectively. Due to the dry summer in 2003, the yields of pea and lentil were generally low and
little difference among the breeding lines of peas. Several lentil breeding lines performed superior than
others (Table 4).
Table 3. 2002 Winter Pea and Lentil Evaluation - Winter survival, grain and biomass yield summary.
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Winter
Forage
Grain
Seed Test
Harvest
Selection
Survival Canopy
Yield
Canopy
Yield
Size
Weight
Index
(%)
(cm)
424
544
431
Granger
726
yellow
yellow
yellow
AWP
green
98.6
108.6
100.3
97.0
105.0
a
531
706
011
645
yellow
yellow
yellow
yellow
101.2
102.5
99.9
99.4
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
59.0
63.3
48.0
61.5
42.3
52.5
54.8
44.3
40.0
(lba/a)
a
a
a
(cm)
2,551
2,504
2,375
2,304
2,277
a
2,212
2,083
2,059
1,959
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
(lbs/a)
57.8
58.8
51.3
58.8
33.5
a
55.8
58.8
48.8
46.0
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
(g/1000)
1,473
1,446
1,510
1,447
1,488
a
1,408
1,199
1,793
1,201
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
Means
101.4
51.72
2,258
52.1
1,441
LSD (0.05 by t)
7.4
4.985
497
7.4
226
CV% (s/means)
5.0
6.604
15.08
9.7
10.76
a
- Denotes values equal to highest value (in bold), based on LSD0.05.
n
- Denotes values not significantly larger than other values, based on LSD0.05.
ns - Denotes no statistical significance at 0.05 level.
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116.1
115.8
106.4
119.7
115.4
a
113.8
115.9
127.9
100.8
a
114.6
7.3
4.3
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
(lbs/bu)
(grain/biomass)
63.0
62.8
63.0
64.3
63.5
a
62.9
63.5
64.1
63.8
a
63.4
0.6
0.6449
a
a
a
a
a
a
0.368
0.375
0.425
0.373
0.383
a
0.370
0.343
0.460
0.383
a
0.386
0.032
5.6
a
a
a
a
a
a
Table 2002 Winter Pea and Lentil Evaluation - Winter survival, grain and biomass yield summary.
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Forage
Grain
Canopy Biomass Canopy
Yield
Size
Test Wt
Moisture
Selection
(cm)
(lbs/a)
Toni
WA090
WA041
116
019
Red
Green
Red
Green
Green
26.2
23.5
27.3
26.3
27.0
a
016
070
079
010
Red
Red
Red
Red
27.3
24.0
26.0
25.0
a
a
a
a
a
a
(cm)
1,444
1,115
1,395
1,189
1,309
35.5
26.3
35.0
25.5
31.8
1,142
1,150
1,311
1,459
33.0
31.0
32.0
28.8
n
(lbs/a)
a
a
1,233
1,498
1,096
1,419
1,109
1,214
810
1,175
1,374
Means
25.8
2,740
31.0
1,214
LSD (0.05 by t)
2.6
ns
2.3
198
CV% (s/means)
6.8
13.13
5.1
11.1
a
- Denotes values equal to highest value (in bold), based on LSD0.05.
a
a
a
(g/1000)
(lbs/bu)
25.0
25.7
25.4
32.1
44.1
64.4
64.8
64.9
64.7
63.4
8.7
8.8
8.4
8.8
8.4
64.7
60.3
64.4
65.2
8.5
8.3
8.8
8.6
27.8
51.6
31.0
28.3
35.4
9.6
18.58
a
a
28.3
ns
8.0
(%)
n
a
a
a
a
a
8.6
0.3
2.2
n
- Denotes values not significantly larger than other values, based on LSD0.05.
ns - Denotes no statistical significance at 0.05 level.
FUTURE PLANS: Winter pea and lentil variety evaluation will be continued to identify adaptable cultivars
for central Montana growers.
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