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

Abstract

The present field experiment was conducted at Research Farm, K N K College of Horticulture, Mandsaur. This investigation was carried out with twenty varieties includes seven local collected genotypes and thirteen released varieties. The research experiment was laid out in simple Randomized Block Design in three replications during the year 2018-19. The analysis of variance revealed significant difference in all the growth parameters among the varieties. However, the maximum leaf area index (0.31, 0.53 and 0.35) and leaf area duration (4.59, 8.00 and 6.85 cm 2 day -1 ) recorded in V10 PEB at all the growth stages at 30 days fixed intervals. The variety V5 AFg-2 was recorded maximum crop growth rate (0.59, 1.30 mg cm 2 day -1 ) and relative growth rate (55.98 and 82.35 mg g -1 day -1 ) at 30-60 and 60-90 DAS respectively, but 90-at harvest in V17 Jaora Local-2 crop growth rate (1.29 mg cm 2 day -1 ) and V8 AFg-5 relative growth rate (79.50mg g -1 day -1 ).