Effect of integrated nutrient management on quality and NPK content of Kasuri Methi (Trigonella corniculata L.) under Telangana conditions

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during rabi 2018-19 at College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India, to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on Kasuri Methi (Trigonella corniculata L.) var. Pusa Kasuri. The experiment was evaluated in randomized block design with eleven treatment combinations were replicated thrice. Among the treatments, T3 - 75% RD NPK + FYM (7.5 t ha-1) + Rhizobium (1.5 kg ha-1) + Azospirillum (5 kg ha-1) + PSB (5 kg ha-1) recorded significantly maximum crude protein content of herb and seed (10.41% and 19.97%, respectively), total chlorophyll content (23.68 mg/100 mg of tissue) and nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium content in herb, straw and seed (1.67%, 1.37% and 3.20%, 0.54%, 0.39% and 0.60%, 0.51%, 0.83% and 0.43% respectively) over other treatments.