Lentil

Cover Crop Name:

Lentil

Scientific Name:

Lens culinaris Medik.

Plant Type:

Grass

Life Cycle:

Annual

Plant Architecture:

Upright and spreading plant architecture

Relative Water Use:

Low

Salinity Tolerance:

Poor

Seeding Depth:

1 – 1 1/2 inch

Crude Protein:

Hay 14%, Grain 28%, Silage 15%

Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio:

Leaf 11-21, Stem 25-49, Root 22-30

Mycorrhizal Association:

Forms Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Associations

Pollination Type:

Self Pollinated but flowers may attract pollinators

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