Exogenously applied 5-aminolevulinic acid modulates growth, yield, and physiological parameters in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) under rain-fed and supplemental irrigation conditions

Analysis of variance

The results of the statistical analysis indicate that supplementary irrigation had a significant impact on various aspects of the plant growth, including plant height, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, 1000-seed weight, biological yield, seed yield, harvest index, seed nitrogen, seed protein, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, carotenoid, total chlorophyll, total soluble sugar, proline content, MDA content, H₂O₂ content, POX activity and CAT activity. Additionally, the foliar application of ALA was found to be significant for a number of parameters,…