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Article

Screening the FIGS Set of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) Germplasm for Tolerance to Terminal Heat and Combined Drought-Heat Stress

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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Avenue Hafiane Cherkaoui, Rabat 10112, Morocco
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Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et de Physiologie Végétables, Centre de Recherche BioBio, Faculté des Sciences, University Mohammed V in Rabat, Rabat 10112, Morocco
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School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India
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Materials Science Center (MSC), Mohammed V University in Rabat, LPCMIO, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Rabat 10112, Morocco
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National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), CRRA-Rabat 10112, Morocco
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Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Beirut 1108 2010, Lebanon
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Submission received: 5 May 2020 / Revised: 16 June 2020 / Accepted: 18 June 2020 / Published: 18 July 2020

Abstract

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Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) is one of the most important cool season food legume crops grown in many countries. Seeds are typically rich in protein, fiber, prebiotic carbohydrates and minerals, such as iron and zinc. With changing climate and variability, the lentil crop faces frequent droughts and heat stress of varying intensity in its major production zones. In the present study, a set of 162 lentil accessions selected through the Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS) were screened for tolerance to heat stress and combined heat-drought stresses under field conditions at two contrasting locations, namely Marchouch and Tessaout in Morocco. The results showed a significant genotypic variation for heat tolerance and combined heat-drought tolerance among the accessions at both locations. Based on the heat tolerance index (HTI), accessions, namely ILL 7833, ILL 6338 and ILL 6104, were selected as potential sources of heat tolerance at Marchouch, and ILL 7814 and ILL 8029 at Tessaout. Using the stress tolerance index (STI), ILL 7835, ILL 6075 and ILL 6362 were identified as the most tolerant lines (STI > 1) at Marchouch, and ILL 7814, ILL 7835 and ILL 7804 (STI > 1) at Tessaout, under the combined heat-drought stress conditions. Accession ILL 7835 was identified as a good source of stable tolerance to heat stress and combined heat-drought stress at both locations.

1. Introduction

Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) is an annual, diploid (2n = 14) and self-pollinated crop. Its seeds are rich in protein (22–35%), fiber, prebiotic carbohydrates and minerals, such as iron and zinc [1]. It plays a major role in alleviating malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies of people living in Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA), South Asia, East Africa, and North America [2]. Being a legume crop, it enhances nitrogen in the soil through symbiotic nitrogen fixation and, hence, plays a crucial role in the diversification and intensification of cereal-based cropping systems, worldwide [3]. In 2018, the total world area under lentil production was 6.1 million hectares, with a production of 6.3 million tons; in the African continent, Morocco ranked second in lentil production after Ethiopia. Nevertheless, the average productivity of lentil in Morocco was recorded as 798 kg/ha, which is still very low, compared to the world average of 1038 kg/ha [4].
Lentil has been mainly cultivated under rainfed conditions in the marginal areas where abiotic stresses, such as drought and heat, significantly reduced crop yield and productivity [5]. During 2007–2008 season, a severe drought struck the Mediterranean region, and caused huge yield reduction of lentil in Morocco, France, the Russian Republic, Spain, the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey [4]. Next, there was a steep fall in lentil production and productivity in Morocco during 2016, which was declared as the warmest year of this century, and eventually the severe drought stress damaged the total cropped area of about 9581 ha [6]. It is predicted that the global mean surface temperature during mid and late 21st century will increase by 2 °C, leading to an extreme variation in precipitation events and creating more heat waves that menace crop cultivation [7].
In lentil, the reproductive phase is very sensitive to changes in the external environment, and exposure to heat and drought stress during this stage reduces crop productivity significantly [8,9]. Lentil performs well when its reproductive stage coincides with the average day/night temperatures of 15–25 °C/8–10 °C [10]. However, heat waves (temperatures >32 °C) during the flowering and pod-filling stages cause damage to reproductive organs, leading to flower drop, pollen sterility, pod abortion and reducing the total number of seeds in lentil [11,12,13,14]. On the other hand, the terminal drought stress caused by irregular and deficient precipitation during the reproductive phase shortens the duration of the seed filling phase, by accelerating the process of senescence and maturity and reducing the seed size in lentil [15]. As the combined stress reduces both total number of seeds and seed size, and cause more yield reductions than the individual stresses, the interaction between heat and drought stress is considered the most serious challenge, which has a more significant negative impact on crop yield and productivity than each stress individually [16,17,18]. Seed development is a crucial growth period under heat or drought stress in all grain crops; however, their combination affects adversely seed filling by suppressing the transfer of the assimilates needed, leading to low grain yields and poor grain quality [19]. The combined effects of heat and drought have been studied in some crops such as groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) [20], chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) [21,22,23], barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) [24,25] and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) [26,27], but only to a limited extent in lentil [18].
Commonly, traits including early flowering, early maturity and yield under stress conditions were employed as the key traits to identify heat and drought tolerant germplasm in many crops, such as lentil [28] and chickpea [29]. For instance, a heat tolerance index (HTI), based on the yield under heat stress, yield potential and flowering time, has been used effectively to evaluate the heat response in chickpea under heat conditions [30,31]. Likewise, several quantitative drought tolerance indices, such as the stress tolerance index (STI), geometric mean productivity (GMP), mean productivity (MP), harmonic mean (HARM) and stress tolerance (TOL) have been used widely to assess genotypes with better drought stress tolerance in many crops [32,33,34]. Siahsar et al. [35] reported that STI, GMP and HARM were the best indices for the selection of lentil lines under drought stress. Additionally, these tolerance indices have been used in selecting superior genotypes under heat stress conditions [36,37]. The adaptation of a genotype to terminal drought and heat stress is a sought-after strategy to minimize the economic impact of climate change on agriculture [38,39,40]. The development of new heat and drought tolerant lentil cultivars would improve yield stability and facilitate an increase in area under sustainable cropping systems [41]. Nevertheless, it requires extensive screening of the germplasm being conserved in gene banks which demands huge investment and time. To facilitate this process, the ‘Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS) approach was developed by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). FIGS creates ‘best-bet’ trait-specific subsets of germplasm, by passing accession-level information, especially agro-climatic site information, through a series of filters, which increase the chances of finding the adaptive trait of interest [42]. This approach is based on the premise that the environment highly influences the natural selection process and consequently, the geographical distribution of crop species [43]. Previous studies confirm the effectiveness of the FIGS approach in the identification of desirable germplasm in wheat (Triticum ssp.) for major biotic stresses, such as Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia) [44], stem rust (Puccinia graminis Pers.) [45,46] and Sunn pest (Eurygaster intergriceps Put.) [47], as well for drought stress in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) [42]. The present study aimed to assess genetic variability for heat and drought tolerance in the ICARDA lentil germplasm, using the FIGS approach. The objectives of the study were: (i) to investigate the individual and combined effects of terminal heat and drought stress during the reproductive phase; and (ii) to use indices and identify promising accessions with tolerance to heat stress and combined heat-drought stress for future breeding.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Plant Material and Study Area

A FIGS set comprising 162 germplasm accessions of lentil developed by the ICARDA gene bank in 2013 was evaluated. These accessions were originated from Pakistan (66), Nepal (68), Ethiopia (13), India (4), Yemen (3), Russia (3), Sudan (2) and Iran (2). The FIGS set, along with the Moroccan cultivar, Bakria as a local check, was evaluated in an alpha lattice design, with two replicates at two locations: Tessaout (31.42° N, 6.47° W, 68 m altitude) in the 2013–2014 cropping season, and Marchouch (33.56° N, 6.63° W, 392 m altitude) in the 2014–2015 cropping season in Morocco. At both stations, each germplasm was grown in a 2-row plot of 1 m length, with a spacing of 30 cm between rows. In each row, seeds were sown by hand at a 2 cm depth maintaining a 10 cm space between plants, and the total plot size maintained was 0.6 m2. In general, the Tessaout research station represents a typical Mediterranean semi-arid environment, characterized by a hot dry summer with an annual rainfall of 266 mm [48]. The Marchouch station also represents a Mediterranean semi-arid environment, but with higher annual precipitation (400 mm) [49]. The experimental site in Tessaout is silty-clay soil, whereas in Marchouch, it is vertisol.

2.2. Treatments

At each of the two locations, three experiments involving the same set of FIGS germplasm were conducted by manipulating the planting date and water supply, in order to impose heat and water stress at the reproductive phase of the plant growth. These three experiments were considered to represent three treatments, namely the normal date of planting (treatment A), late planting with irrigation at field capacity throughout the crop period (treatment B) and late planting without irrigation during the reproductive phase (treatment C), which were referred to as treatments. Treatment A resulted in optimal growing conditions (>150 mm well-distributed rainfall and below 27 °C temperature) without any heat and water stress to the plants. Treatment B (planted 50 days after normal planting date with irrigation at field capacity throughout the crop duration) imposed heat stress, as the plants were exposed under field conditions to a temperature above 32 °C during the reproductive phase (Table A1), while regular irrigation at field capacity avoided any water stress to the plants. Treatment C (planted 50 days after normal planting date without irrigation during the reproductive phase) imposed a combined heat and water stress. Treatment A was sown on 20 December, and no irrigation was applied during the crop period as the crop received well distributed enough rainfall at Tessaout (157.9 mm) and Marchouch (167.8 mm). Treatments B and C were planted on 8 February. Irrigation was applied to maintain water supply at field capacity using sprinkler system throughout the crop duration in treatment B, whereas irrigation was stopped from the flowering initiation stage onward in treatment C, to impose water stress in addition to the heat stress. All the three treatments were kept weed-free throughout the growing season. A wide temperature variation was recorded between normal and late planted treatments at the Tessaout and Marchouch research stations. During the reproductive stage, the averages of the maximum and minimum temperatures were 26.33 °C and 12.72 °C in Treatment A. However, the maximum temperatures during the flowering stage reached the threshold level of 42 °C in treatments B and C at Tessaout and 34 °C at Marchouch (Figure 1). Therefore, late planting with irrigation at field capacity was successful in imposing heat stress during the reproductive phase of test genotypes in treatment B, and late planting without irrigation in imposing drought and heat stress in treatment C.

2.3. Investigation and Calculation of Agronomic Traits

Data were recorded for the phenological traits (days to 50% flowering and maturity) on a plot basis, whereas five plants were selected randomly from each plot for the assessment of the morphological (numbers of primary, secondary and tertiary branches, and plant height) and yield (total numbers of filled and unfilled pods, biological yield, grain yield and 100-seed weight) traits, following the lentil ontology [50]. The heat tolerance index (HTI) was calculated for each genotype, following the multiple regression approach, as suggested by Bidinger et al. [51], and as used in chickpea [52]. Grain yield under stressed and non-stressed conditions was used to assess the tolerance of genotypes against the stress. This approach considers grain yield under heat stress conditions (Ys) to be a function of yield potential (Yp), days to 50% flowering (F) and heat tolerance index (HTI), such that the yield of a genotype can be expressed as Ysi = a + bYp + cFi + HTIi + E, where E is the random error with zero mean and variance σ, and a, b, c are regression parameters estimated by least square methods. The heat tolerance index (HTI) was calculated for each accession as the difference between the estimated late-season grain yield and the estimated optimal-season grain yield plus standardized residuals from regression.
On the basis of grain yield under stress (YS) and normal conditions (YP), the following quantitative tolerance indices were estimated to assess the combined effect of drought and heat stresses: stress tolerance index STI   = Y pi     Y si Y p 2 [53]; tolerance index TOL   =   Y pi Y si [54]; geometric mean productivity GMP   = Y pi   Y si [53]; mean productivity MP   = Y pi +   Y si 2 [54]; and harmonic mean HARM   = 2 ( Y pi     Y si ) Y pi +   Y si [55] where, Ysi = yield of a genotype under stress condition, Ypi = yield of a genotype under normal sown condition, Ys = overall genotypic mean under stress condition, and Yp = overall genotypic mean under normal condition.

2.4. Statistical Analysis

Analysis of variance was performed using the general linear model (GLM) using IBM SPSS statistics 23. Treatment means were compared by least significant difference (LSD). Correlation coefficients (Pearson’s) were calculated by multivariate analysis for heat stress condition, while Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used for the combined heat-drought stress. Hierarchical cluster analysis using Ward’s squared Euclidean distance method was performed for genotype grouping.

3. Results

3.1. Effects of Heat Stress on Morphological, Phenological, and Yield Contributing Traits

The analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed significant differences among genotypes for all traits under stressed and non-stressed conditions at both the locations, Tessaout (Table 1) and Marchouch (Table 2). Furthermore, a highly significant variation (p < 0.001%) was observed for all traits among treatments in Tessaout, as well as at Marchouch. The analysis also showed significant genotype x treatment interactions for all the traits at both locations, except for plant height, number of primary branches per plant, number of tertiary branches per plant and biomass yield per plant at Tessaout.
There existed a wide range of variability among lentil genotypes for phenological traits at both Tessaout (Table 1) and Marchouch (Table 2). Days to 50% flowering in normal planting conditions ranged from 61 to 78 days at Tessaout, and from 79 to 98 days at Marchouch. The range of days to 95% maturity varied from 100 to 119 days at Tessaout, and from 113 to 126 days at Marchouch under normal planting conditions. Heat stress decreased the crop duration by 23% at Tessaout, and 26% at Marchouch, while the combined heat-drought stress caused 28% reduction in crop duration at Tessaout and 27% at Marchouch. At each location, days to 50% of flowering was almost similar under both stress conditions: 46 days at Tessaout and 55 days at Marchouch (Table A1).
Under normal planting, plant height ranged from 17 to 37 cm, with the overall mean of 25 cm at Tessaout and from 14 to 52 cm, with a mean of 31.51 cm at Marchouch. Heat stress reduced plant height by 18% at Tessaout and by 31% at Marchouch. However, the combined heat-drought stress reduced plant height more than the heat stress: 29% at Tessaout and 35% at Marchouch (Table A1).
Heat stress and combined heat-drought stress reduced the number of primary, secondary and tertiary branches per plant significantly. The reduction was more pronounced under combined stress conditions at both locations, particularly at Marchouch. The number of primary branches per plant reduced by 24% at Tessaout and 30% at Marchouch. Likewise, the number of secondary and tertiary branches per plant were reduced by 38% and 63% at Tessaout, whereas in Marchouch, there was an 80% reduction in the number of secondary branches per plant, and a 91% reduction in the number of tertiary branches per plant (Table A1).
Under normal planting, the number of total pods per plant ranged from six to 160 at Tessaout, which decreased by 47% under heat stress and 62% under combined heat-drought stress conditions. In contrast, the number of total pods per plant ranged from three to 230 at Marchouch but declined by 72% due to heat stress and 91% as a result of combined heat-drought stress. Likewise, heat stress and combined heat-drought stresses reduced number of filled pods by 58% and 65% at Tessaout, while it was 69% and 91% at Marchouch, compared to normal planting. The mean numbers of total pods and filled pods per plant were higher under stress conditions at Tessaout than at Marchouch (Table A1).
Biomass per plant ranged from 1.4 to 39.6 g at Tessaout and from 1.07 to 36.2 g at Marchouch under normal planting conditions. The heat stress reduced biomass by 69% at Tessaout and 77% at Marchouch. However, the reduction in biomass was higher under combined stress at both locations: it was recorded 71% at Tessaout and 85% at Marchouch. Similarly, the combined heat-drought stress decreased the seed yield by 76% at Tessaout and 90% at Marchouch, more than the heat stress alone (68% at Tessaout; 71% at Marchouch). The mean grain yields under heat stress and combined heat-drought stress were more at Tessaout than at Marchouch. Under the normal planting, the hundred-seed weight ranged from 0.50 to 3.70 g at Tessaout and 0.50 to 3.85 g at Marchouch. The combined heat-drought stress increased the hundred-seed weight by 21% at Tessaout and 10% at Marchouch. However, the increase was higher under heat stress by 38% at Tessaout and 27% at Marchouch (Table A1).

3.2. Correlations among the Traits under Heat Stress and Combined Heat-Drought Stress

The correlations between the variables under normal planting showed highly significant positive correlation at 0.01 level of grain yield with the number of the secondary and tertiary branches per plant and number of filled pods per plant at Tessaout and Marchouch (Table A2 and Table A3). A highly positive correlation (p < 0.01%) was also noticed between the grain yield and biomass at Marchouch. However, grain yield was negatively correlated with days to 50% flowering at Marchouch. Days to 50% flowering were positively correlated with plant height, days to 95% maturity, number of secondary and tertiary branches and hundred-seed weight at Tessaout (Table A2). Nevertheless, it was positively correlated only with plant height and days of 95% of maturity at Marchouch under normal planting (Table A3).
Under heat stress, grain yield was positively correlated (p < 0.01%) with the number of the secondary and tertiary branches per plant, the number of total pods and biomass at both stations, Tessaout and Marchouch. Furthermore, grain yield had a positive correlation with days to 95% maturity at only Tessaout. A highly positive correlation of 0.01% was identified among plant height, days to 50% flowering, days to 95% maturity, biomass and hundred-seed weight in heat stress conditions at both stations. In combined heat-drought stress conditions, grain yield was positively correlated with all variables at both stations, except with days to 50% flowering at Marchouch. Additionally, positive associations (p < 0.01%) existed among days to 50% flowering, days to 95% maturity and hundred-seed weight at Tessaout and Marchouch (Table A2 and Table A3).

3.3. Classification of Genotypes Based on Heat Tolerance Index

Germplasm accessions were classified into representative groups based on the heat tolerance index (HTI). Hierarchical cluster analysis using Ward’s incremental squared Euclidean distance method resulted in five clusters. These genotypic clusters differed significantly in HTI and defined as highly heat tolerant (HTI >1), heat tolerant (HTI means 0.68 in Marchouch and 0.66 in Tessaout), moderately heat tolerant (0.25 and 0.10), heat sensitive (−0.08 and −0.25) and highly heat sensitive (−0.37 and −0.55).
Based on the HTI, four accessions (ILL 7833, ILL 6338, ILL 7835 and ILL 6104) showed good performance under heat stress at Marchouch and three accessions (ILL 7835, ILL 7814 and ILL 8029) as highly heat tolerant at Tessaout. ILL 7835 emerged as heat tolerant at both the locations, showing its stable performance under heat stress. These accessions were characterized by a short phenological cycle with 53.5 days to achieve 50% flowering and about 86 days to 95% maturity at Marchouch, however, the duration was less at Tessaout with 45 days to 50% of flowering and 82 days to 95% maturity (Table 3). Additionally, 14 and 26 accessions were categorized as heat tolerant at Marchouch and Tessaout (Table A4), respectively. The moderately-heat tolerant group comprised of 26 accessions at Marchouch and 60 accessions at Tessaout. In this study, heat sensitive and highly heat-sensitive clusters were comprised of 76 and 42 accessions, respectively, at Marchouch. Whereas, it was 39 and 34 accessions at Tessaout (Table A5).

3.4. Response to Combined Heat-Drought Stress

Based on the stress tolerance index (STI) and the geometric mean productivity (GMP), genotype ILL 7835 was identified as tolerant to heat and drought at Marchouch and three accessions, ILL 7814, ILL 7835 and ILL 7804 at Tessaout. Genotype ILL 7835 showed tolerance to drought and heat stresses at both locations. The three highly tolerant genotypes at Tessaout achieved 50% flowering in around 43 days, while 50% flowering was achieved in about 60 days for the ILL 7835 at Marchouch. Furthermore, these genotypes reached 95% maturity in 83 days at Tessaout and in 90 days at Marchouch (Table 4). Using Spearman’s correlation coefficient, the GMP was strongly correlated to STI (r = 1; p < 0.01) in Tessaout and Marchouch. Furthermore, highly positive correlation (p < 0.01) was recorded between yield potential (Yp) and yield under stress condition (Ys) (p < 0.05) at both stations. The Ys was positively correlated with the Yp, STI, GMP, MP and HARM indices, and negatively correlated with stress tolerance (TOL) at Tessaout and Marchouch (Table 5). Additionally, a non-significant correlation was observed between Ys and TOL under combined heat-drought stress in Marchouch (Table 5).

4. Discussion

The present study demonstrated delayed sowing as an effective approach to screening lentil germplasm for heat tolerance. A similar methodology was used to assess heat tolerance responses in chickpea [30,31], lentil [19,56] and mung bean [57,58] successfully. High temperature and low vapor pressure deficits (VPD) decrease soil moisture and increase transpiration rate, resulting in combined heat and drought stress [59]. Hence, frequent irrigation must be provided to remove the confounding effects of drought stress, to assess the effect of heat stress. Even the photoperiod may change during late planting, and previous studies by Summerfield et al. [60] and Erskine et al. [61] reported that temperature had a much bigger effect on the flowering time than the photoperiod in lentil.
Our findings showed that heat stress adversely affected plant height, number of branches and pods, grain yield and biomass, which agrees with several investigations in chickpea [62,63], lentil [12] and faba bean [64]. However, the influence of the combined heat-drought stress was more severe when compared to heat stress only, due to the reduction in water use efficiency. Heat and combined heat-drought stresses shortened vegetative and reproductive periods by accelerating the rate of plant growth and development. Similar findings were reported in previous studies [65,66]. The combined heat-drought stress largely decreased the number of pods more than the individual heat stress, leading to severe yield losses and biomass. This is in agreement with the previous research of Sehgal et al. [18,19], which has also shown the impact of combined heat-drought stress in lentil.
The days to 50% flowering under stressed conditions have shown quite similar results in both locations: approximately 46 days at Tessaout and 54 days at Marchouch. Lentil responded in the same way to heat stress and combined heat-drought stress by forcing early flowering (Figure 1) in both locations. Awasthi et al. [22] reported a very similar response in days to 50% flowering eventually, accelerated markedly in chickpea genotypes under heat and combined heat-drought stresses environment.
Overall, grain yield decreased under stress conditions, with a more pronounced effect under the combined heat-drought stress condition. High temperature stress led to yield loss by altering pollen and stigma development, pollination and pod set, while drought directly influenced the seed filling stage [19,67,68]. Moreover, yield is always influenced by photosynthetic ability and the performance of reproductive organs under stressed conditions [69]. In this study, the number of primary, secondary and tertiary branches were significantly positively correlated with seed yield (p < 0.01) under stressed environments, at both stations, except heat stress of Tessaout, which was not correlated with seed yield (Table A2 and Table A3). Previous studies agreed with our findings and demonstrated a positive direct effect of primary branches on seed yield in lentil [70,71]. Recently, Ahmadi et al. [72] suggested that if lentil genotypes have a greater number of branches—mainly secondary branches—the final potential would increase the plant yield under stress conditions. It appears that plant biomass was low, mostly due to combined heat-drought stress that demands high water use efficiency. Further, heat stress, in combination with drought, increases leaf temperature and decreased net photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance, resulting in a more damaging impact under the combined stress condition [73]. Overall, biomass reduction largely affected the number of total pods and seed yield per plant [74]. It was also positively correlated with number of total pods per plant, the numbers of primary, secondary and tertiary branches, and seed yield under heat stress and combined heat-drought stress at Tessaout and Marchouch (Table 5). The present study showed increased 100-seed weight under heat stress and the combined heat-drought stress condition, due to the reduction of seed numbers per plant. Similar results were reported by Chakherchaman et al. [75] in lentil under drought stress.
In the present study, three accessions, namely, ILL7833, ILL6338 and ILL6104, were selected as potential sources of heat tolerance at Marchouch and two accessions (ILL7814 an ILL8029) at Tessaout. Tolerant accessions produced significantly more pods under heat stress, as compared to heat sensitive genotypes. Under the combined stress of heat and drought, the most tolerant lines were ILL 7835, ILL 6075 and ILL6362 (STI >1) at Marchouch and ILL7814, ILL7835 and 7804 (STI >1) at Tessaout. Altogether, ILL7835 was identified as a good source of tolerance under heat stress and combined heat-drought stress at Tessaout, as well as at Marchouch, while ILL7814 was identified as promising accession under both stresses at Tessaout. These selected lines are characterized by early flowering, which helped them to escape from heat and drought stress and shorter crop cycles (Table 3 and Table 4). Usually, early flowering and maturity are the stress escape mechanism that can help lentil to perform well under stress conditions, and the development of genotypes with short duration is one of the major strategies used in breeding programs [76]. Although, early duration is considered to be the best adapted trait for chickpea genotypes to Mediterranean (spring sown) and south Indian environments [77,78]. Furthermore, the identified lines had a greater number of filled pods per plant, representing an excellent source for the lentil breeding program, and can be directly used in the crossing program to transfer heat and drought tolerance in a high yielding genetic background.
The selection of superior germplasm against combined stress was carried out by using a stress tolerance index (STI) and geometric mean productivity (GMP). STI and GMP have been used earlier for screening genotypes of chickpea [37,79,80], lentil [81,82], bread wheat [83], barley [84,85], fenugreek [86], oat [87] and maize [88,89] against abiotic stresses. Higher GMP and STI values indicate more tolerance to drought stress [90]. The stress tolerance index (STI) showed a highly positive correlation with both yield under stress conditions (Ys) and yield potential (Yp), GMP, MP and HARM at both locations. These results are in conformity with those of Ganjali et al. [91] in chickpea under stress and non-stress conditions. However, stress tolerance (TOL) was negatively correlated with Ys at Tessaout and non-significantly correlated at Marchouch, while it was positively correlated with potential yield at both locations. Similar results were reported also by Chakherchaman et al. [75] and Rad et al. [81] for lentil under drought stress conditions. Majidi et al. [92] also reported non-significant correlation between TOL and Ys, and a highly significant correlation between TOL and Yp, confirming that selection based on TOL should decrease yield in the moisture stress environment and increase grain yield under normal conditions. The limitations of using the TOL index have been described previously in several studies [35,93]. In general, our findings confirmed the effectiveness of using STI and GMP as reliable selection criteria for terminal heat or drought tolerance, as reported earlier by Fernandez [53], Farshadfar et al. [94] and Talebi et al. [95].

5. Conclusions

The present study shows that heat, as well as combined heat-drought stress, severely affects flower production and pod set, leading to a substantial loss in grain yield in lentil. The field screening technique has been demonstrated as an effective way for evaluating and selecting promising lines under heat or drought stress. The adaptation by selecting the robust genotypes can be a strong approach to mitigating the impact of climate change. Our study suggests that the FIGS approach in identifying heat tolerant germplasm in lentil is a successful approach under heat and combined heat-drought stress. This research identified a group of highly heat tolerant genotypes using HTI based on flowering time, and grain yield under stress and non-stress conditions. Our findings confirmed that STI, GMP and MP are the most suitable criteria, not only for selecting the high yielding genotypes under individual heat and drought stresses, but also in combined heat-drought stress. These lines would be an excellent source of stress tolerance to increase the adaptation of lentil under climate change, a major issue that currently affects agriculture.

Author Contributions

Initiated, designed and managed the experiments: N.E.h., K.R., N.B. and R.M. Performed the field experiments, measurements and statistical analysis: N.E.h., K.R. Wrote, reviewed and edited the manuscript: N.E.h., K.R., A.S., N.E.E.-S., N.B., R.M., H.N., F.M. and S.K. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Funding

This work was undertaken as part of and funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC).

Acknowledgments

We would like to acknowledge the contribution from the following organizations: National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). We would like to thank Kamal Hejjaoui and Yassine Benyahya for technical support.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Appendix A

Table A1. Minimum, maximum and mean (±SD) values of traits of 162 lentil accessions under normal planting, heat stress and combined heat-drought stress in the field experiments at Tessaout during 2013–2014 and Marchouch during 2014–2015.
Table A1. Minimum, maximum and mean (±SD) values of traits of 162 lentil accessions under normal planting, heat stress and combined heat-drought stress in the field experiments at Tessaout during 2013–2014 and Marchouch during 2014–2015.
TraitHeat Stress ConditionsHeat-Drought ConditionsNormal Conditions
TessaoutMarchouchTessaoutMarchouchTessaoutMarchouch
Min–MaxMean ± SDMin–MaxMean ± SDMin–MaxMean ± SDMin–MaxMean ± SDMin–MaxMean ± SDMin–MaxMean ± SD
PH15.00–28.0 20.32 ± 2.4015.00–34.0 21.79 ± 3.1312.75–28.90 17.67 ± 2.9115.00–30.020.52 ± 2.8317.00–37.024.95 ± 2.8714.00–5231.51 ± 6.09
DF41.00–67.045.98 ± 4.2847.00–73.0 54.58 ± 4.1540.00–67.0 45.92 ± 4.7048.50–73.054.62 ± 4.1161.00–78.065.37 ± 1.9079.00–9887.62 ± 5.07
DM80.00–103 88.21 ± 4.7081.00–109 87.09 ± 4.8277.00–101.0 82.97 ± 4.2672.00–109.0 86.22 ± 4.39100.00–119.0115.63 ± 2.66113.00–126118.83 ± 2.48
PBPP1.00–3.67 2.53 ± 0.581.00–4.67 2.35 ± 0.711.00–3.67 2.29 ± 0.591.00–5.00 1.81 ± 0.692.00–4.00 3.01 ± 0.681.00–5.002.59 ± 0.80
SBPP2.00–17.10 9.42 ± 3.301.00–20.006.30 ± 3.312.00–16.508.02 ± 3.391.00–17.00 3.82 ± 2.624.00–25.0013.10 ± 0.685.33–34.7019.61 ± 5.98
TBPP0.15–16.50 6.22 ± 3.430.20–8.90 2.54 ± 1.450.10–12.303.88 ± 3.220.00–9.00 1.22 ± 0.943.00–21.0010.57 ± 2.791.00–30.7014.34 ± 4.95
NTPP2.29–126.0 29.88 ± 19.942.00–140.018.50 ± 15.891.00–70.7521.22 ± 14.081.00–36.006.09 ± 3.796.00–160.4556.68 ± 24.083.00–230.0065.60 ± 40.69
NUPP0.00–83.50 10.83 ± 9.130.00–38.0 3.44 ± 2.630.00–33.505.55 ± 3.470.00–14.00 1.82 ± 1.630.00–57.2011.54 ± 7.650.00–82.6717.11 ± 11.31
NFPP0.50–96.20 19.06 ± 15.191.00–102.0 15.06 ± 12.110.00–62.7515.66 ± 11.031.00–30.504.26 ± 2.132.00–129.4545.14 ± 20.611.00–195.3348.50 ± 35.15
BPP0.25–15.80 3.99 ± 1.590.45–11.89 2.55 ± 1.920.50–32.21 3.72 ± 2.340.50–11.301.63 ± 1.031.40–39.6012.86 ± 6.191.07–36.2011.25 ± 4.08
GYP0.13–3.94 0.88 ± 0.690.16–4.89 0.74 ± 0.680.12–2.780.66 ± 0.550.13–2.490.27 ± 0.200.15–7.712.74 ± 1.220.39–7.33 2.59 ± 1.49
HSW0.90–5.002.50 ± 0.581.10–5.00 2.36 ± 0.590.70–4.201.94 ± 0.460.90–4.30 1.93 ± 0.520.50–3.70 1.54 ± 0.510.53–3.851.73 ± 0.62
PH, Plant height; DF, Days to 50% flowering; DM, Days to 95% maturity; PBPP, Number of primary branches per plant; SBPP, Number of secondary branches per plant; TBPP, Number of tertiary branches per plant; NTPP, Number of total pods per plant; NUPP, Number of unfilled pods per plant; NFPP, Number of filled pods per plant; BPP, biomass per plant; GYP, grain yield per plant; HSW, hundred-seed weight.
Table A2. Pearson’s correlation coefficients among various traits based on162 accessions of lentil under normal planting (A), heat stress (B) and combined heat-drought stress (C) at Tessaout.
Table A2. Pearson’s correlation coefficients among various traits based on162 accessions of lentil under normal planting (A), heat stress (B) and combined heat-drought stress (C) at Tessaout.
TraitPHDF DM PBPPSBPPTBPPNTPPNUPPNFPPBPPGYP
A. Under normal planting
DF0.156 **
DM0.020ns0.141 *
PBPP−0.070ns−0.067ns−0.050ns
SBPP0.242 **0.152 **0.015ns−0.058ns
TBPP0.164 **0.148 **0.020ns−0.060ns0.570 **
NTPP0.080ns−0.010ns−0.055ns0.062ns0.428 **0.372 **
NUPP0.090ns−0.050ns−0.132 *0.070ns0.199 **0.163 **0.521 **
NFPP0.058ns0.010ns−0.010ns0.040ns0.409 **0.360 **0.931 **0.174 **
BPP−0.008ns0.103ns0.079ns−0.089ns0.086ns0.095ns0.131 *0.144 **0.090ns
GYP0.056ns0.058ns0.011ns0.033ns0.400 **0.396 **0.873 **0.148 **0.944 **0.112 *
HSW0.119 *0.123 *−0.120ns−0.027ns0.084ns0.043ns0.061ns0.026ns0.059ns−0.057ns0.070ns
B. Under heat stress condition
DF0.234 **
DM0.146 **0.363 **
PBPP0.070ns0.110ns0.090ns
SBPP0.050ns0.05ns0.124 *0.147 **
TBPP0.115 *0.030ns0.110ns0.226 **0.657 **
NTPP0.020ns0.010ns0.110ns0.129 *0.515 **0.520 **
NUPP0.040ns0.040ns0.122 *0.127 *0.295 **0.281 **0.694 **
NFPP0.03ns−0.020ns0.050ns0.090ns0.496 **0.512 **0.885 **0.278 **
BPP0.179 **0.216 **0.249 **0.208 **0.438 **0.374 **0.468 **0.344 **0.402 **
GYP0.070ns0.020ns0.116 *0.110ns0.491 **0.522 **0.854 **0.372 **0.898 **0.476 **
HSW0.182 **0.139 *0.090ns−0.010ns−0.110ns−0.030ns−0.020ns−0.060ns0.010ns0.040ns0.020ns
TraitPHDFDMPBPPSBPPTBPPNTPPNUPPNFPPBPPGYP
C. Under heat-drought conditions
DF0.121 *
DM0.191 **0.432 **
PBPP0.080ns0.010ns0.148 **
SBPP0.311 **0.090ns0.203 **0.135 *
TBPP0.210 **−0.080ns0.110ns0.060ns0.694 **
NTPP0.272 **0.145 **0.224 **0.174 **0.665 **0.645 **
NUPP0.184 **0.230 **0.145 **0.040ns0.337 **0.238 **0.522 **
NFPP0.241 **0.080ns0.200 **0.185 **0.631 **0.647 **0.943 **0.209 **
BPP0.356 **0.391 **0.344 **0.182 **0.460 **0.294 **0.435 **0.378 **0.352 **
GYP0.278 **0.121 *0.238 **0.186 **0.598 **0.589 **0.902 **0.223 **0.948 **0.391 **
HSW0.086ns0.159 **0.144 **0.019ns−0.154 **−0.135 *0.020ns0.111 *−0.023ns0.073ns0.014ns
*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level, **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level, ns denotes non significant difference. PH, Plant height; DF, Days to 50% flowering; DM, Days to 95% maturity; PBPP, Number of primary branches per plant; SBPP, Number of secondary branches per plant; TBPP, Number of tertiary branches per plant; NTPP, Number of total pods per plant; NUPP, Number of unfilled pods per plant; NFPP, Number of filled pods per plant; BPP, biomass per plant; GYP, grain yield per plant; HSW, hundred-seed weight.
Table A3. Pearson’s correlation coefficients among various traits based on 162 accessions of lentil under normal planting (A), heat stress (B) and combined heat-drought stress (C) at Marchouch.
Table A3. Pearson’s correlation coefficients among various traits based on 162 accessions of lentil under normal planting (A), heat stress (B) and combined heat-drought stress (C) at Marchouch.
PHDF DM PBPPSBPPTBPPNTPPNUPPNFPPBPPGYP
A. Under normal planting
DF0.205 **
DM0.321 **0.462 **
PBPP0.043ns−0.010ns−0.008ns
SBPP0.053ns0.022ns0.034ns0.032ns
TBPP0.142 *−0.015ns0.057ns0.034ns0.670 **
NTPP−0.012ns−0.086ns0.068ns0.073ns0.272 **0.222 **
NUPP−0.087ns−0.064ns−0.005ns−0.052ns0.295 **0.287 **0.545 **
NFPP0.018ns−0.076ns0.080ns0.110ns0.207 **0.152 **0.954 **0.268 **
BPP0.143 *0.001ns0.074ns0.114 *0.517 **0.472 **0.406 **0.348 **0.342 **
GYP0.017ns−0.126 *0.060ns0.090ns0.177 **0.110ns0.861 **0.228 **0.908 **0.302 **
HSW0.221 **−0.050ns0.030ns0.144 **0.020ns0.050ns−0.110ns−0.129 *−0.078ns0.146 **−0.060ns
B. Under heat stress condition
DF0.163 **
DM0.358 **0.619 **
PBPP0.030ns0.040ns0.150 **
SBPP0.148 **0.054ns0.148 **0.405 **
TBPP0.069ns0.071ns0.073ns0.277 **0.674 **
NTPP0.223 **0.030ns0.115 *0.357 **0.531 **0.431 **
NUPP0.118 *0.139 *0.257 **0.287 **0.407 **0.307 **0.684 **
NFPP0.228 **−0.010ns0.060ns0.335 **0.504 **0.417 **0.975 **0.504 **
BPP0.293 **0.251 **0.341 **0.360 **0.535 **0.445 **0.648 **0.616 **0.579 **
GYP0.248 **−0.023ns0.040ns0.314 **0.511 **0.422 **0.931 **0.511 **0.946 **0.584 **
HSW0.208 **0.190 **0.269 **0.227 **0.114 *0.103ns0.092ns0.145 **0.065ns0.284 **0.110ns
TraitPHDFDMPBPPSBPPTBPPNTPPNUPPNFPPBPPGYP
C. Under heat-drought condition
DF0.092ns
DM0.125 *0.561 **
PBPP0.224 **−0.044ns0.118*
SBPP0.180 **0.041ns0.198 **0.586 **
TBPP0.115*−0.010ns0.115*0.357 **0.537 **
NTPP0.188 **−0.010ns0.153 **0.535 **0.463 **0.419 **
NUPP0.139*−0.042ns0.060ns0.489 **0.426 **0.441 **0.769 **
NFPP0.175 **0.013ns0.177 **0.439 **0.379 **0.307 **0.913 **0.443 **
BPP0.237 **0.070ns0.223 **0.335 **0.424 **0.464 **0.436 **0.350 **0.389 **
GYP0.190 **0.020ns0.168 **0.417 **0.402 **0.371 **0.890 **0.482 **0.942 **0.408 **
HSW0.194 **0.152 **0.169 **0.158 **0.204 **0.179 **0.139 *0.139 *0.107ns0.228 **0.123 *
*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level, **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level, ns denotes non significant difference. PH, Plant height; DF, Days to 50% flowering; DM, Days to 95% maturity; PBPP, Number of primary branches per plant; SBPP, Number of secondary branches per plant; TBPP, Number of tertiary branches per plant; NTPP, Number of total pods per plant; NUPP, Number of unfilled pods per plant; NFPP, Number of filled pods per plant; BPP, biomass per plant; GYP, grain yield per plant; HSW, hundred-seed weight.
Table A4. Day to 50% flowering (DF), days to 95% maturity (DM), seed yield under stress condition (Yp), seed yield under normal condition (Yp) and heat tolerant index (HTI) of heat tolerant accessions of lentil.
Table A4. Day to 50% flowering (DF), days to 95% maturity (DM), seed yield under stress condition (Yp), seed yield under normal condition (Yp) and heat tolerant index (HTI) of heat tolerant accessions of lentil.
AccessionDF DMYsYpHTIAccessionDF DMYsYpHTI
Tessoaut Location Marchouch Location
ILL 635947.0089.001.962.960.94ILL 636354.0085.002.383.910.97
ILL 729546.0088.501.912.710.94ILL 802554.5086.501.911.700.87
ILL 252443.0087.001.952.910.94ILL 781951.5084.502.002.430.85
ILL 605342.5088.501.681.660.90ILL 722351.5088.002.053.800.75
ILL 738946.0088.002.003.570.88ILL 636153.0085.502.104.210.74
ILL 801943.0083.501.933.140.88ILL 605352.5085.001.913.130.72
ILL 801845.5088.501.802.600.86ILL 607555.0086.001.712.150.69
ILL 609445.0095.001.933.410.84ILL 490268.0090.001.783.700.64
ILL 802544.5087.001.883.160.84ILL 806161.5093.001.421.250.61
ILL 609545.0090.001.461.020.82ILL 636257.0088.002.015.300.59
ILL 460550.8484.591.953.810.81ILL 780655.5088.001.592.650.57
ILL 793244.0084.501.210.760.64ILL 635951.0086.501.270.900.51
ILL 636444.5086.501.743.640.62ILL 88070.50100.001.533.660.48
ILL 591950.0081.001.321.770.59ILL 50467.00106.001.382.800.45
ILL 725044.0090.001.392.160.56
ILL 779648.5088.001.643.650.55
ILL 781743.0085.001.754.120.55
ILL 605547.0086.501.422.650.51
ILL 843746.5097.001.271.930.50
ILL 608045.5084.001.080.990.48
ILL 802344.5091.001.352.460.47
ILL 779544.0088.001.272.160.45
ILL 610744.5089.501.463.260.43
ILL 780844.0085.001.352.820.41
ILL 730146.0085.001.252.320.41
ILL 732744.5090.000.961.000.37
Table A5. Day to 50% flowering (DF), days to 95% maturity (DM), seed yield in stress condition (Yp), seed yield in normal condition (Yp) and heat tolerant index (HTI) of moderately heat tolerant, heat sensitive and highly heat sensitive accessions cluster of lentil at Tessaout and at Marchouch.
Table A5. Day to 50% flowering (DF), days to 95% maturity (DM), seed yield in stress condition (Yp), seed yield in normal condition (Yp) and heat tolerant index (HTI) of moderately heat tolerant, heat sensitive and highly heat sensitive accessions cluster of lentil at Tessaout and at Marchouch.
AccessionDF DMYsYpHTIAccessionDF DMYsYpHTI
Marchouch StationTessaout Station
Moderately heat tolerant Moderately heat tolerant
ILL 730853.0086.001.522.820.49ILL 20644.5092.001.213.680.14
ILL 802955.0085.001.432.760.45ILL 22162.5098.001.314.680.12
ILL 363554.0085.501.312.120.43ILL 173450.5096.500.931.590.26
ILL 780752.5092.001.362.990.37ILL 186142.0095.000.852.150.06
ILL 730154.0085.001.252.470.35ILL 348446.5094.501.102.110.31
ILL 779853.5086.000.990.910.33ILL 363545.0083.501.303.640.23
ILL 729553.0086.001.152.130.32ILL 474346.5086.000.772.71−0.09
ILL 632550.5090.001.162.280.30ILL 477243.5089.500.702.01−0.04
ILL 609553.5084.500.870.550.28ILL 490265.00101.000.992.760.17
ILL 72966.50106.001.243.780.26ILL 591846.5081.500.681.720.00
ILL 608653.0087.001.072.220.25ILL 592951.0090.001.042.770.16
ILL 636451.0081.001.203.160.24ILL 595845.0089.500.691.530.04
ILL 728653.5085.500.850.900.24ILL 605951.0088.500.812.480.00
ILL 633751.0087.001.303.890.24ILL 607446.0088.000.611.130.04
ILL 609453.5085.001.012.030.23ILL 607543.0089.001.224.400.02
ILL 783054.5085.500.901.380.23ILL 607748.5088.500.791.210.19
ILL 595853.5084.500.921.750.20ILL 607945.0084.500.782.41−0.03
ILL 801953.0085.501.082.870.20ILL 608843.5085.000.931.940.18
ILL 734454.0087.001.123.330.18ILL 609246.0086.500.811.030.23
ILL 730952.0085.000.710.700.16ILL 609644.5090.501.093.110.13
ILL 801754.5087.001.204.140.16ILL 610145.5088.501.233.110.25
ILL 725053.0087.500.872.050.14ILL 610245.0090.501.052.960.11
ILL 723853.5086.000.801.600.14ILL 632544.5094.000.741.830.03
ILL 730057.5088.000.822.000.13ILL 633743.5088.000.751.710.05
ILL 186152.50100.000.560.500.08ILL 634646.0090.500.902.380.09
ILL 738053.0086.000.752.150.05ILL 635645.5087.501.173.260.17
Heat sensitive ILL 636145.0086.501.012.250.20
ILL 729051.0083.500.711.140.11ILL 636347.0085.000.802.56−0.03
ILL 805662.0093.000.681.430.10ILL 638560.5091.000.942.240.20
ILL 726453.0087.000.600.670.09ILL 722345.0089.001.162.400.31
ILL 731251.0085.500.701.350.09ILL 729045.5088.500.872.96−0.05
ILL 605752.0088.000.630.950.08ILL 730354.0098.000.883.22−0.05
ILL 730552.0087.000.782.000.08ILL 730444.5086.500.702.12−0.06
ILL 782453.5085.501.104.240.08ILL 730643.5092.001.102.100.31
ILL 609155.0086.000.681.460.08ILL 730844.5083.500.741.910.02
ILL 474349.5086.000.711.470.08ILL 730946.5084.000.922.000.17
ILL 731054.0085.000.600.900.07ILL 731244.0084.500.682.06−0.07
ILL 608851.5085.000.802.450.05ILL 731344.5087.000.801.720.10
ILL 783153.0086.000.822.620.05ILL 731644.5085.001.314.550.08
ILL 801653.0085.000.621.300.04ILL 732644.5087.000.932.450.09
ILL 801254.0085.000.752.240.04ILL 738044.5091.500.762.51−0.07
ILL 632250.0084.000.943.500.03ILL 738346.5087.001.043.310.05
ILL 731653.0087.000.722.100.03ILL 779845.5091.501.052.810.14
ILL 608751.0085.000.651.630.02ILL 779943.0088.001.434.000.27
ILL 802253.5086.000.621.550.02ILL 780145.0085.500.430.86−0.09
ILL 20654.0086.000.692.110.02ILL 780644.5090.500.900.930.33
ILL 607754.5085.000.792.990.00ILL 780745.0086.501.204.86−0.07
ILL 782658.0090.000.561.59−0.01ILL 781843.5087.001.082.950.14
ILL 607958.0087.000.491.25−0.02ILL 782649.5087.500.811.870.10
ILL 779654.0088.000.440.77−0.02ILL 782743.5088.500.932.730.05
ILL 802154.5085.000.400.67−0.04ILL 783145.0085.500.852.84−0.04
ILL 802652.5085.000.853.69−0.04ILL 801346.5090.001.304.180.14
ILL 730358.50104.500.924.40−0.04ILL 801448.0093.500.961.900.23
ILL 475847.5083.000.783.10−0.05ILL 801644.0083.501.042.130.24
ILL 779555.0086.000.370.60−0.05ILL 802045.0082.000.952.160.17
ILL 22155.0088.000.652.52−0.05ILL 802444.5085.001.062.830.15
ILL 733954.0087.500.521.73−0.06ILL 802645.0085.500.973.43−0.04
ILL 801553.5085.000.461.34−0.06ILL 802843.5087.001.113.510.07
ILL 783652.0084.000.702.95−0.07ILL 805647.5095.000.943.010.02
ILL 738954.5084.500.924.55−0.07ILL 806160.5093.001.343.760.30
ILL 607453.0086.000.401.00−0.07Heat sensitive
ILL 730654.0086.000.703.13−0.08ILL 24743.0088.500.582.01−0.15
ILL 173454.5094.500.562.23−0.08ILL 550549.5085.000.642.46−0.15
ILL 591851.0083.000.380.95−0.09ILL 595747.0080.000.280.58−0.17
ILL 782753.0085.000.662.96−0.09ILL 596443.5085.000.320.94−0.20
ILL 732551.0081.000.381.10−0.10ILL 605744.0088.500.131.01−0.39
ILL 605965.0098.000.321.35−0.12ILL 605842.5086.500.161.05−0.37
ILL 609966.5095.000.170.39−0.12ILL 606046.0087.000.502.23−0.25
ILL 594054.0087.000.371.30−0.12ILL 608645.0087.000.592.97−0.30
ILL 843752.00102.500.763.93−0.12ILL 608745.0083.500.552.76−0.30
ILL 605865.0098.000.230.80−0.12ILL 609946.0089.000.421.58−0.22
ILL 631950.0082.500.804.23−0.13ILL 610444.0087.500.431.92−0.27
ILL 781854.5086.000.492.31−0.14ILL 610545.5085.000.843.41−0.15
ILL 609655.0084.000.351.38−0.14ILL 632043.0085.500.753.26−0.22
ILL 595748.0081.000.512.24−0.14ILL 633251.0092.000.372.31−0.37
ILL 460549.3482.650.774.07−0.14ILL 633847.0091.000.591.96−0.12
ILL 348451.5085.000.572.82−0.14ILL 636044.5087.500.713.37−0.27
ILL 728956.0089.000.331.40−0.15ILL 723846.0096.500.964.91−0.30
ILL 781755.0085.000.210.59−0.15ILL 726445.0087.000.843.56−0.18
ILL 610052.0084.000.502.45−0.15ILL 728644.0088.000.693.16−0.25
ILL 730453.5085.000.371.70−0.16ILL 731043.0086.500.402.49−0.40
ILL 732753.0085.000.452.25−0.17ILL 731150.0089.500.402.00−0.29
ILL 730754.0085.000.412.07−0.17ILL 731444.0085.000.472.03−0.26
ILL 24754.5088.000.261.10−0.17ILL 731745.5090.000.662.94−0.23
ILL 781253.0085.000.502.68−0.17ILL 732544.5090.000.531.66−0.13
ILL 801354.0095.500.814.85−0.17ILL 732854.5095.001.084.69−0.12
ILL 635651.5084.500.865.10−0.17ILL 734444.0087.000.633.17−0.31
ILL 633273.0098.000.191.31−0.17ILL 781349.5084.500.552.81−0.29
ILL 595556.0087.000.200.80−0.18ILL 781548.0093.000.612.43−0.18
ILL 783850.5083.500.321.39−0.18ILL 781644.0092.500.753.03−0.17
ILL 802858.0090.000.523.08−0.18ILL 781943.5086.000.411.19−0.16
ILL 732865.0090.000.241.42−0.18ILL 782044.5087.500.803.03−0.12
ILL 605550.5084.000.563.10−0.18ILL 783044.5086.000.673.78−0.37
ILL 609258.0089.000.412.38−0.18ILL 783645.5084.500.260.54−0.19
ILL 636051.0083.000.422.20−0.18ILL 783742.5082.500.662.71−0.20
ILL 801852.0082.000.442.55−0.20ILL 801548.0084.500.684.01−0.39
ILL 731157.0086.000.251.48−0.21ILL 801745.0084.000.552.71−0.30
ILL 610254.0088.000.221.17−0.21ILL 802145.0087.000.602.97−0.30
ILL 731353.0087.000.301.70−0.21ILL 805444.5088.000.613.49−0.38
ILL 802351.5085.000.613.85−0.22ILL 828050.0091.000.221.66−0.40
ILL 805452.5082.500.241.41−0.22Highly heat sensitive
ILL 638570.0089.000.211.94−0.23ILL 50466.5093.500.182.22−0.47
ILL 608054.0084.000.352.36−0.24ILL 72963.5098.500.664.83−0.49
Highly heat sensitive ILL 88045.5086.500.233.11−0.65
ILL 591951.5083.000.523.61−0.26ILL 475842.0089.000.312.91−0.56
ILL 592955.0088.000.181.60−0.27ILL 491043.5095.000.293.36−0.65
ILL 801461.0088.500.302.70−0.28ILL 594047.0093.000.423.56−0.55
ILL 596455.0085.000.272.28−0.28ILL 594346.0088.500.312.96−0.55
ILL 783754.5086.500.614.58−0.28ILL 595543.5085.500.191.81−0.47
ILL 731755.5089.000.171.71−0.29ILL 605444.5086.500.222.48−0.56
ILL 726656.5089.000.232.20−0.29ILL 607246.0088.000.333.68−0.66
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Figure 1. Averages of the maximum and minimum temperatures in normal and late planting at Tessaout (a) and Marchouch (b) during the crop season. The square icons indicate the flowering period for both normal and late sown crops.
Figure 1. Averages of the maximum and minimum temperatures in normal and late planting at Tessaout (a) and Marchouch (b) during the crop season. The square icons indicate the flowering period for both normal and late sown crops.
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Table 1. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) expressed in mean square for different traits among 162 lentil accessions at Tessaout during 2013–2014.
Table 1. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) expressed in mean square for different traits among 162 lentil accessions at Tessaout during 2013–2014.
Source dfPHDF DM PBPPSBPPTBPPNTPPNUPPNFPPBPPGYPHSW
Accession (A)1613179.93 **9020.56 **7926.79 **85.73 *2809.87 **3116.53 **134,681.09 **17,979.63 **97,275.47 **6602.61 **240.04 **128.57 **
Treatment (T)28801.50 **81,401.01 **194,468.02 **87.07 **4447.67 **7474.59 **221,759.77 **6956.78 **169,051.73 **17,534.56 **847.36 **153.11 **
A × T3221373.34 ns3564.90 **9245.98 **109.86 ns2796.58 *2834.41 ns158,553.22 *30,640.38 **101,053.29 *9055.03 ns235.05 **84.96 **
Error4862734.021675.884595.96181.533506.013745.33180,293.5231,008.66125,776.6811,795.35258.5153.9
R2 0.83 **0.98 **0.98 **0.61 **0.74 **0.78 **0.74 **0.66 **0.75 **0.74 **0.84 **0.87 **
PH, plant height; DF, days to 50% flowering; DM, days to 95% maturity; PBPP, number of primary branches per plant; SBPP, number of secondary branches per plant; TBPP, number of tertiary branches per plant; NTPP, number of total pods per plant; NUPP, number of unfilled pods per plant; NFPP, number of filled pods per plant; BPP, biomass per plant; GYP, grain yield per plant; HSW, hundred-seed weight; df, degrees of freedom. Significant difference at: * p < 0.01, ** p < 0.001, ns denotes a non-significant difference.
Table 2. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) expressed in mean square for different traits among 162 lentil accessions at Marchouch during 2014–2015.
Table 2. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) expressed in mean square for different traits among 162 lentil accessions at Marchouch during 2014–2015.
SourcedfPHDFDM PBPPSBPPTBPPNTPPNUPPNFPPBPPGYPHSW
(A)1615998.87 **12,577.23 **8763.72 **179.10 **4794.79 **2163.08 **217,688.81 **16,449.68 **164,517.17 **4042.86 **297.13 **168.53 **
(T)223,422.11 **235,449.92 **223,732.48 **103.03 **46,726.49 **33,818.93 **638,843.72 **45,673.66 **344,672.12 **18,250.69 **976.43 **67.07 **
A × T3226986.42 **6242.97 **5907.75 **222.12 **7827.42 **4388.39 **324,520.74 **35,015.62 **238,902.17 **6559.96 **382.04 **86.57 **
Error4864714.99503.09952.59122.454694.982275.94160,769.514,911.52121,599.932839.61217.9474.55
R2 0.88 **0.99 **0.99 **0.8 **0.93 **0.95 **0.88 **0.87 **0.86 **0.91 **0.88 **0.81 **
PH, plant height; DF, days to 50% flowering; DM, days to 95% maturity; PBPP, number of primary branches per plant; SBPP, number of secondary branches per plant; TBPP, number of tertiary branches per plant; NTPP, number of total pods per plant; NUPP, number of unfilled pods per plant; NFPP, number of filled pods per plant; BPP, biomass per plant; GYP, grain yield per plant; HSW, hundred-seed weight; df, degrees of freedom. Significant difference at: * p < 0.01, ** p < 0.001.
Table 3. Day to 50% flowering, days to 95% maturity, grain yield per plant and heat tolerant index of highly heat tolerant accessions of lentil at Marchouch and Tessaout.
Table 3. Day to 50% flowering, days to 95% maturity, grain yield per plant and heat tolerant index of highly heat tolerant accessions of lentil at Marchouch and Tessaout.
MarchouchTessaout
LocationAccessionDFDMGYPHTIDFDMGYPHTI
MarchouchILL 78335385.004.331.974580.000.23−0.68
ILL 63385486.003.161.524783.000.59−0.12
ILL 78355486.003.021.3943.581.003.521.95
ILL 61045385.002.521.114482.200.43−0.27
Mean53.585.53.261.4944.8781.551.190.22
SD0.50.50.660.311.341.141.341.02
TessaoutILL 78355486.003.021.3943.581.003.521.95
ILL 78145485.000.2−0.3843.582.503.261.83
ILL 80295585.001.430.4447.583.502.651.36
Mean54.3385.331.550.4844.8382.333.141.71
SD0.470.471.150.721.881.020.360.25
DF, days to 50% flowering; DM, days to 95% maturity; GYP, grain yield per plant; HTI, heat tolerance index.
Table 4. Days to 50% flowering, days to 95% maturity, grain yield and stress tolerance indices of the ten best tolerant accessions of lentil grown under normal planting and combined heat-drought stress at Marchouch and Tessaout.
Table 4. Days to 50% flowering, days to 95% maturity, grain yield and stress tolerance indices of the ten best tolerant accessions of lentil grown under normal planting and combined heat-drought stress at Marchouch and Tessaout.
LocationAccessionDFDMYsYpSTIGMPMPTOLHARM
MarchouchILL 783559.5089.501.883.981.122.732.932.102.55
ILL 607558.0087.001.992.150.642.072.070.162.07
ILL 636259.0087.500.775.300.612.023.044.531.34
ILL 781955.0087.501.542.430.561.931.980.891.88
ILL 726656.0088.001.202.200.401.621.701.001.55
ILL 636159.0089.000.604.210.381.592.403.611.05
ILL 88064.0098.000.673.660.371.562.162.991.13
ILL 460549.0083.300.594.070.361.552.333.481.03
ILL 608857.5087.500.902.450.331.481.671.551.31
ILL 781558.5085.500.484.160.301.412.323.690.85
Mean57.5588.281.0623.4610.5071.7962.262.41.476
SD3.643.640.531.020.230.380.431.380.51
TessaoutILL 781442.5083.002.714.631.683.543.671.923.42
ILL 783542.5081.502.285.301.613.473.793.023.19
ILL 780443.0082.502.533.371.142.912.950.842.89
ILL 610145.0086.002.203.110.912.622.660.912.58
ILL 610045.0083.502.223.200.952.672.710.982.62
ILL 780745.5083.501.404.860.912.613.133.462.18
ILL 609147.0082.501.234.090.672.242.662.861.88
ILL 802946.5083.501.114.250.632.172.683.141.76
ILL 460551.5881.071.153.810.592.092.482.661.77
ILL 806166.5097.001.163.760.582.082.462.601.77
Mean47.5184.411.794.040.972.642.922.242.41
SD6.824.390.610.690.380.510.450.950.59
DF, days to 50% flowering; DM, days to 95% maturity; Ys, seed yield in combined heat-drought condition; Yp, seed yield in normal condition; STI, stress tolerance index; GMP, geometric mean productivity; MP, mean productivity; TOL, tolerance index; and HARM, harmonic mean.
Table 5. Spearman’s correlation coefficients between stress tolerance parameters in lentil under stressed and non-stressed environments at Tessaout and Marchouch.
Table 5. Spearman’s correlation coefficients between stress tolerance parameters in lentil under stressed and non-stressed environments at Tessaout and Marchouch.
LocationStress ParameterYsYpSTIGMPMPTOLHARM
TessaoutYp0.192 *1
STI0.862 **0.613 **1
GMP0.862 **0.613 **1.00 **1
MP0.471 **0.941 **0.817 **0.817 **1
TOL−0.157 *0.905 **0.293 **0.293 **0.726 **1
HARM0.979 **0.334 **0.936 **0.230 **0.595 **0.051 ns1
MarchouchYp0.137 *1
STI0.544 **0.831 **1
GMP0.544 **0.831 **1.00 **1
MP0.241 **0.978 **0.907 **0.907 **1
TOL0.30 ns0.977 **0.728 **0.728 **0.916 **1
HARM0.950 **0.373 **0.728 **0.728 **0.468 **0.265 **1
* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level, ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level, ns denotes non-significant difference. Ys, seed yield in combined heat-drought condition; Yp, seed yield in normal condition; STI, stress tolerance index; GMP, geometric mean productivity; MP, mean productivity; TOL, tolerance index; and HARM, harmonic mean.

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