Lentil Straw Exporters

Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) is a legume grown mostly for its edible seeds. It is a bushy, herbaceous annual that grows to a height of 60–75 cm. The stems are hairy, slender, and densely branched. The leaves are pinnately compound and end in a tendril or bristle. The 5 to 16 leaflets are opposite, oblong to elliptical, and measure 3–20 mm long by 2–8 mm broad. The papilionaceous flowers range in color from white to purple and are carried on 2–5 cm-long axillary racemes. The fruits are small, laterally compressed pods with two or three lens-shaped seeds that can be grey, green, brownish, pale red, or black. Seed size varies depending on the cultivar, ranging from 2–9 mm.