Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Patel Prerak M, RB Ardeshna, JN Zala and Rutul S Patel

Abstract:
A field experiment entitled “Growth and yield of fenugreek as affected by integrated nutrient management in fenugreek-fodder sorghum cropping sequence” was conducted at college farm of N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) during the years 2019-20 and 2020-21. The field experiment consisted of integrated nutrient management treatments viz., T₁: Biocompost 2.5 t/ha, T₂: Biocompost 5 t/ha, T₃: Biocompost 2.5 t/ha + 50% RDF, T₄: Biocompost 2.5 t/ha + 75% RDF, T₅: Biocompost 2.5 t/ha + 100% RDF, T₆: Biocompost 5 t/ha + 50% RDF, T₇: Biocompost 5 t/ha + 75% RDF, T₈: Biocompost 5 t/ha + 100% RDF to fenugreek in rabi season and replicated three times in randomized block design. On the basis of two year pooled results, the growth attributes viz., plant height, number of branches/plant and plant dry matter, yield attributes viz., number of pods per plant, pod length, number of seed per pod, seed weight per plant and seed yield (1763 kg/ha) and stover yield (2884 kg/ha) were significantly influenced by the various INM treatments imposed on fenugreek. Among all the INM treatments, the treatment T₈ (Biocompost 5 t/ha + 100% RDF) was found to be significantly superior with respect to growth, yield attributes and yield as compared to rest of the treatments while, the lowest values were obtained under the treatment T₁ (Biocompost 2.5 t/ha). Almost all these growth, yield attributes and yield remained in the T₈ > T₇ > T₆ > T₅ > T₄ > T₃ > T₂ > T₁ order of their significance.