Effect of integrated nutrient management on fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) growth and yield attributes

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during Rabi season of 2017-18 at Agricultural Research Sub Station, Sumerpur,
Pali (Rajasthan) to study the effect of integrated nutrient management (INM) on plant growth and yield attributes of
fenugreek (Trigonella foenumg raecum L.). The experiment was laid out in RBD with eight treatments. The results in
terms of growth and yield attributes such as number of pods plant , pod length, seeds pod and grain and stover yield
of fenugreek were significantly affected by given treatments as compared to control and chemical fertilizer alone. The
data of current experiment revealed that the maximum growth and yield attributes i.e. plant height (78.10 cm), number
of branches plant (6.20), number of pods plant (33.27), pod length (9.60 cm), number of seeds pod (17.7), test
weight (13.9 g), grain yield (20.96 qha ) and stover yield (39.50 qha ) were recorded with treatment (T ) viz., 75% RDF8
+ vermicompost @ 2tha + Rhizobium + PSB 5 kgha followed by treatment (T ) viz., 75% RDF + vermicompost @6
2tha . It can concluded that 25% reduced dose of chemical fertilizer and its combination with vermicompost along with
biofertilizer was optimum for growth and yield of fenugreek.