Paper · 2026 · Frontiers in Plant Science

Evaluating some local grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) varieties under warm humid continental climate conditions for agricultural sustainability with a special reference to seed yield and β-ODAP content

Uğur Başaran; Yusuf Sarıtaş

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Abstract

Grass pea, historically underutilized as a forage crop, has recently attracted renewed interest due to its exceptional adaptability and minimal input demands, positioning it as a promising contributor to agricultural sustainability and food supply resilience. However, the presence of β-ODAP, a toxic amino acid, has constrained its wider adoption, highlighting the critical need for developing grass pea varieties with low β-ODAP concentrations. In this study, Türkish grass pea varieties were compared among themselves and with world materials in terms of agronomic and biochemical properties. The grass pea varieties evaluated in this study exhibited substantial morphological and chemical diversity and showed acceptable average seed yield (3.11 t ha - ¹), protein content (28.52%), and phenotypic performance. Overall, the β-ODAP concentrations (3.99 mg g - ¹) of Türkish varieties were slightly higher than those reported in previous studies worldwide. The results indicated that more recently registered variety “Duduhanım” stands out among the grass pea varieties with its earliness, low thousand grain weight, high grain yield and harvest index, and has an average value in terms of crude protein and B-ODAP content.

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The evaluated grass pea varieties showed an acceptable average seed yield of 3.11 t ha-1.

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The evaluated grass pea varieties showed an acceptable protein content of 28.52%.

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The evaluated grass pea varieties exhibited substantial morphological and chemical diversity.

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“The grass pea varieties evaluated in this study exhibited substantial morphological and chemical diversity and showed acceptable average seed yield (3.11 t ha - ¹), protein content (28.52%), and phenotypic performance”

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Beta-ODAP concentration of the Turkish grass pea varieties, 3.99 mg g-1, was slightly higher than values reported in earlier studies worldwide.

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“the β-ODAP concentrations (3.99 mg g - ¹) of Türkish varieties were slightly higher than those reported in previous studies worldwide”

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Variety Duduhanim stands out among grass pea varieties for its earliness.

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““Duduhanım” stands out among the grass pea varieties with its earliness, low thousand grain weight, high grain yield and harvest index, and has an average value in terms of crude protein and B-ODAP content”

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Variety Duduhanim has low thousand grain weight among grass pea varieties.

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““Duduhanım” stands out among the grass pea varieties with its earliness, low thousand grain weight, high grain yield and harvest index, and has an average value in terms of crude protein and B-ODAP content”

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Variety Duduhanim has high grain yield and harvest index among grass pea varieties.

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““Duduhanım” stands out among the grass pea varieties with its earliness, low thousand grain weight, high grain yield and harvest index, and has an average value in terms of crude protein and B-ODAP content”

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Variety Duduhanim has an average crude protein and B-ODAP content.

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““Duduhanım” stands out among the grass pea varieties with its earliness, low thousand grain weight, high grain yield and harvest index, and has an average value in terms of crude protein and B-ODAP content”

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