Diversity of Macro- and Micronutrients in the Seeds of Lentil Landraces

Table 1

Mean and range variation of mineral elements and other traits of Turkish lentil landraces and cultivars.

Parameters	Landraces			Cultivars
	Mean	Max	Min	Mean	Max	Min
Phosphorous (g kg^−1)	4.15	5.33	3.16	3.47	3.94	2.86
Potassium (g kg^−1)	7.54	9.50	6.38	7.38	6.71	8.38
Magnesium (g kg^−1)	1.060	1.260	0.89	0.99	1.15	0.85
Calcium (g kg^−1)	0.85	1.28	0.48	0.82	1.02	0.69
Copper (mg kg^−1)	12.10	16.92	9.10	11.73	14.50	9.50
Iron (mg kg^−1)	63.61	81.39	48.96	58.94	69.90	49.40
Manganese (mg kg^−1)	13.43	16.20	11.50	13.49	15.40	11.50
Zinc (mg kg^−1)	55.01	73.10	42.30	53.49	61.30	46.90
Protein contents (%)	25.60	31.88	22.72	24.43	26.54	23.60
Seed size (mm)	4.50	5.14	3.99	4.6	4.60	4.06
100 seed weight (g)	2.80	4.03	1.68	3.02	3.33	2.58