Background: Root rot disease of fenugreek caused by Rhizoctonia solani has become a severe menace to the growers of Rajasthan as well as India. This pathogen survives in soil, causes damping off and root rot symptoms and responsible nearly for 50 per cent disease incidence and yield losses. Methods: During 2016-17 to 2017-18 cropping seasons, this study was carried out with the aim to manage the disease by means of using six fungicides including newer formulations (hexaconazole and tebuconazole + trifloxystrobin) under in vitro and field conditions. Result: The result of in vitro study with tebuconazole + trifloxystrobin was found to be most fungitoxic and inhibited mycelial growth cent per cent at 200 and 500 ppm concentrations. Seed treatment with tebuconazole + trifloxystrobin (@ 0.2%) was found highly effective in reducing disease incidence (83.12%) and in increasing seed yield (84.71%) under field conditions. Thus, it can be concluded that the use of newer combined formulation as seed treatment before sowing provide us alternative source to manage root rot disease of fenugreek.

Root rot of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.), caused by Rhizoctonia solani has become an important constraint to the growers of fenugreek in Rajasthan. Eight varieties of fenugreek viz., RMT-1, RMT-143, RMT-303, RMT-305, RMT-351, RMT-354, RMT-361 and Local variety were tested against Rhizoctonia solani, the reaction of RMT 354 and RMT-361 were observed to be moderately resistant against root rot and rest of the varieties were rated as susceptible. RMT-305 and Local were highly susceptible to the disease.

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A field experiment was carried out during rabi season in December 2021-May 2022 at the Crop Research Center Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, School of Agriculture, ITM University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, to investigate the effect of different levels of N, P and K fertilizers with biofertilizers on growth, dry matter accumulation and yield of Chilli (Capsicum annum L.) in Alluvial soil of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. The experimental treatments comprised nine NPK with biofertilizers combinations as control, (no nutrient added) 50% RD of NPK, 75% RD of NPK, 100% RD of NPK, 50% RD of NPK with N-fixer, 50% RD of NPK with Aspergillus niger, and 50% RD of NPK with N-Fixer & Aspergillus niger, 75% RD of NPK with N-fixer, 75% RD of NPK with Aspergillus niger, and 75% RD of NPK with N- Fixer & Aspergillus niger. Growth and yield significantly influenced by different doses of NPK with biofertilizers. Application of 75% RD of NPK with N- Fixer & Aspergillus niger) produced the tallest plant height maximum dry matter production at harvest-1), highest green chilli and stover yield of chilli (122.54 q ha-1 and 14.38 qha-1). Based on the results of this study, it can be suggested that the combined use of 75% RD of NPK with N- fixer + Aspergillus niger increased plant growth and fruit yield of chilli.

The experimentation entitled Effect of different organic manure and inorganic fertilizer on growth, yield and quality of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) during kharif (Rainy) season at Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, and PRAYAGRAJ (UP) during 2022. Due to the heavy application of chemical and fertilizer, land and water bodies are getting polluted So, to reduce the degradation of soil, we have used combination of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with three replications and thirteen treatment combinations. F1 Hybrid Covi Plus was selected for this study. We have found that application of 75% NPK and 25% of vermicompost respectively gave highest yield (19.57 t/ha).