Editing Lentil (section)

=== Climate requirements ===
The conditions under which lentils are grown differ across different growing regions. In the [[temperate climate]]s lentils are planted in the winter and spring under low temperatures and vegetative growth occurs in later spring and the summer. Rainfall during this time is not limited. In the [[subtropics]], lentils are planted under relatively high temperatures at the end of the rainy season, and vegetative growth occurs on the residual soil moisture in the summer season. Rainfall during this time is limited. In [[Western Asia|West Asia]] and [[North Africa]], some lentils are planted as a winter crop before snowfall. Plant growth occurs during the time of snow melting. Under such cultivation, seed yields are often much higher.<ref name="Springer Verlag-2007" />