Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus levels on yield and quality of fenugreek (Trigonella-foenum-graecum)

Abstract

An experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2014-15, to study the “Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on growth and seed yield of fenugreek” at the Main garden, University Department of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications. Twelve treatment combinations were formed with a view to integrate four nitrogen doses and three phosphorus doses. The allocation of treatments was made by random method. On the basis of results obtained in the present investigation, the yield parameters in respect to number of pods per plant, seeds per pod, seed yield per plant, seed yield per plot, seed yield per hectare and test weight were observed significantly maximum in the treatment T9 (N3P3) i.e. 80kg N+60kg P. Similarly, better seed quality parameters viz., germination percentage was recorded significantly with treatment T12(N4P3) i.e. 100 kg N + 60 kg P and protein content was recorded significantly superior with treatment T9 (N3P3)i.e. 80 kg N + 60 kg P.