Effect of plant geometry on growth, yield and quality of different varieties of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)

Abstract

An experiment entitled effect of plant geometry on growth, yield and quality of different varieties of fenugreek was carried out during rabi season of 2016-17at College of Horticulture, Mandsaur (M.P.) with 12 treatment combinations, comprising three plant geometry 20 cm x 15cm, 30 cm x 10cm and 30 cm x 15 cm with four varieties of fenugreek i.e. AFg-1, AFg-2, AFg-3 and AFg-4. These treatments were replicated four times in split spot design and analyzed. Treatment with plant geometry 20 cm ×15 cm recorded significantly maximum plant height, seed yield, straw yield, biological yield, harvest index and chlorophyll content. While, 30 cm ×15 cm treatment recorded significantly maximum days for 50% flowering and for maturity, number of branches, fresh weight, dry weight, number of pods per plant, pod length, weight of pod, number of seeds per pod, weight of seeds per pod,1000-seed weight, germination percent, seedling vigour index, protein and galactomannon content. Between varieties studied,fenugreek variety AFg-2found to be significantly superior in respect of number of branches per plant, fresh and dry weight of plant at harvest, number of pods per plant, length of pod, weight of pod, number of seeds per pod, weight of seeds per pod, 1000-seed weight , seed yield, straw yield, biological yield, chlorophyll content in leaves at 75 DAS (SPAD), germination percentage of seeds, seedling vigour index, protein and galactomannon in comparison to other varieties tested.

Study of growth, phenology and seed yield in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) varieties

“…The reason for higher value of fresh weight due to plant have capacity to harvested maximum sunlight and synthesize photosynthates. These findings were agreement with Latye et al (2016) [9] and Sharanya et al (2018) [15] in fenugreek. The present study revealed that, the maximum chlorophyll content SPAD value (57.29, 67.42, 78.56 and 52.94) was recorded in V10 PEB at 30, 60, 90 DAS and at harvest respectively.…”

“…The significant difference in the chlorophyll content SPAD value may be due to genetic character of the variety. These results obtained are accordance with the findings of Kuri et al (2015) [8] in coriander, Gurjar et al (2016) [5] , Hosamath et al (2017) [6] , Sharanya et al (2018) [15] in fenugreek. The significant variations were observed in seed yield.…”

Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Bio-Fertilizer on Growth and Quality of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)

“…The result showed that treatment T4 (Rhizobium + NAA) gave the minimum (4.00) days required for seed germination and it was found 46 significantly superior as compared to all other treatments, while the maximum days required for seed germination (6.67) was recorded in treatment T1 (Control). The results are in confirmation with the results achieved by Meena et al [9] and Sharanya et al [10].…”

“…However, the treatment T1 (Control) gave the minimum protein content, ascorbic acid and chlorophyll content in fenugreek. Similar results for most of the characters were also reported by Singh et al [11], Yugandhar et al [15], Talab et al [18], Yugandhar et al [16],Govind et al [19] and Sharanya et al [10,20].…”

Response of red gram cultivars to transplanting and planting geometry under rainfed conditions of Northern dry zone of Karnataka

“…Similarly, Parameshwari et al (2003) was also recorded the higher seed yield in 120 x 30 cm spacing was due to optimum plant population per unit area which could not be compensated by increase in yield attributes like plant height number of branches, number of pods and seed per plant under wider spacing (150 x 30 cm). Similarly Sharanya et al (2018) higher yield and ascribed to the better growth of plants under broader spacing and it exhibited better vegetative growth due to less plant population density and competition which resulted in more horizontal growth and plant canopy area compared to those under narrow spacing. So the branch bearing capacity increased.…”