Shamsia Mamedova, researcher, Department of biochemistry, Institute of Genetic Resources, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS);
Saida Hasanova, senior researcher, Institute of Genetic Resources, ANAS, Doctor of Biological Sciences;
Saltanat Agaeva, leading researcher, Institute of Genetic Resources, ANAS, senior lecturer of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, Doctor of Biological Sciences.

Summary.
The authors presented the methods and results of studying some new lentil collections productivity parameters, as a result of which genetic differences were recorded and the most promising samples of valuable food, fodder and industrial crops for cultivation were identified. It was found that 10.8% of the studied samples were high-yielding (10943, 10946, 10932, Flip 2011-64, Flip 2011-31), 32.6% were moderate-yielding, 56.6% were assessed as low-yielding samples. The genotypes Flip2011-64, Flip2011-31, Flip2011-43, 10946, 10940, 10931, 10932 and Jasmin were assessed as the most promising samples.
Key words: lentil, productivity, quality, correlation.
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