Effect of vermicompost, vermiwash and Moringa leaf extract on seed yield of fenugreek variety RMT 305

Abstract

The present experiment entitled “Effect of vermicompost, vermiwash and Moringa leaf extract on seed yield of fenugreek variety RMT 305” was conducted during year 2022-23 at Pt. K.L. Shukla College of Horticulture and Research Station, Bharregaon Farm Rajnandgaon (C.G.). The experiment was laid out in RBD (Randomized Block Design) with 9 treatments and three replications. The treatment consists of T0 Control (water), T1 (2 kg Vermicompost + 2000 ppm Vermiwash), T2 (2.5 kg Vermicompost + 4000 ppm Vermiwash), T3 (3 kg Vermicompost + 6000 ppm Vermiwash), T4 (3.5 kg Vermicompost + 8000 ppm Vermiwash), T5 (4 kg Vermicompost + 20 ml Moringa leaf extract), T6 (4.5 kg Vermicompost + 40 ml Moringa leaf extract), T7 (5 kg Vermicompost + 60 ml Moringa leaf extract) and T8 (5.5 kg Vermicompost + 80 ml Moringa leafextract). The results showed that 3.5 kg Vermicompost + 8000 ppm Vermiwash treatment (T4) performed the best in terms of number of pod per plant, length of pod (cm), number of seed per pod, days to maturity, yield per plant (g), seed yield per plot (kg), seed yield (kg/ha), 1000 seed weight (g). This was followed closely by the treatment involving sequential application of 5.5 kg Vermicompost + 80 ml Moringa leaf extract (T8) and 3 kg Vermicompost + 6000 ppm Vermiwash (T3). The Control (water) treatment (T0) consistently gave the lowest values for all the parameters measured. Overall, the study demonstrated that control treatment resulted in the lowest values across all measured parameters, signifying the importance of organic amendments for improving fenugreek yield.