Quality, Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Fenugreek as Influenced by Integrated Nutrient Management

Abstract

Organic Agriculture sustain and enhance the health of soil, plant, animal, human and planet as one and indivisible. The experiment was carried out at Agriculture experimental field, Nehru PG collage Lalitpur (U.P.) during 2014-15. Lalitpur district is a part of Bundelkhand plateau. Betwa River is the boundary between Jhansi and Lalitpur in the north. Most of the area is under the average elevation of 300 m to 450 m from the sea level, whereas some portion in south has an elevation above 450m. Its latitudinal extension is from 24°10'N to 25°15'N and longitudinal extension is from 78°10'E to 790°0'E. The experimental comprising four levels of Vermicompost, Farm Yard Manure and Rhizobium was conducted in the factorial randomized block design with 12 treatment combinations and three replications in 30 pots. Application of integrated nutrient management increased the seed & straw yield (kg/ha) as compared to control. Seed and straw yield (kg/ha) of fenugreek crop was found, the maximum 300 gm/pot of vermicompost (1433 kg/ha) and (9267 kg/ha) followed by FYM and Rhizobium. The Application of vermicompost (300 gm/pot) resulted in significantly higher nitrogen phosphorus and potassium uptake than FYM, Rhizobium treatment and control.

Performance of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in maize-chickpea sequence under various integrated nutrient modules in a Vertisol of Central India

“…Dotaniya et al . [ 9 ] reported increased seed and straw yield under the application of integrated nutrient. Similarly Srinivasa et al .…”

“…The most obvious notion for regulating and maintaining soil health and crop productivity is the integrated use of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients [ 7 , 8 ]. Integrated nutrient management is one of the most important components towards enhancing crop production and sustaining soil fertility [ 4 , 5 , 9 ]. Due to application of P fertilizers during crop production, a huge amount of P converts into unavailable forms and is fixed into the soil [ 10 ].…”

Evaluation of Different Organic Manures on Growth and Yield of Chia (Salvia hispanica L.)

“…Increase in seed yield per plant might be associated to more efficient sink formation, greater sink size and greater carbohydrates translocation from vegetative parts to seeds. Humic substances of vermicompost which is known for induction of lateral root growth by stimulation of H + -ATPase activity in the plasma membrane and might have enhanced the uptake and transfer of nutrients and finally resulted in good source to sink relationship as per Dotaniya et al [12].…”

Effect of Intercropping Systems with Different Levels of Sulphur on Protein Content, Nitrogen Uptake and Yield Attributes of Mungbean

“…Application of 90 kg K 2 O ha -1 and 40 kg S ha -1 significantly increased the protein content and sulphur uptake of berseem [34,28]. Rhizobium 30g/pot produced significantly higher protein content and fenugreek yield than other Rhizobium treatment and control [35]. Application of 90 kg P 2 O 5 ha -1 and 40 kg S ha -1 significantly increased the protein content and yield of green gram [36].…”