Effect of FYM and biofertilizers on growth, yield attributes and yield of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)

Abstract

A field experiment entitled “Effect of FYM and biofertilizers on growth, yield attribute and yield of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)” was carried out during rabi season of 2016-17 on calcareous clayey soil at Junagadh. The experimental results revealed that significantly higher values of growth parameters viz., plant height, number of branches, number and dry weight of root nodules, dry matter production and crop growth rate and yield attributes viz., number and length of pods per plant, number of seed per pod, seed yield (1712 kg/ha) and straw yield (2814 kg/ha) were recorded under the treatment T10 FYM 4 t/ha + Rhizobium (seed inoculation) + PSB + KSB (soil application), being at par with treatments T2 (20-40-00 kg N-P2O5-K2O/ha), T7 (FYM 4 t/ha + Rhizobium + PSB), T8 (FYM 4 t/ha + Rhizobium + KSB) and T9 (FYM 4 t/ha + PSB + KSB).