Effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and cutting management on growth, flow er ing and seed yield of fenu greek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)

An experiment was conducted at Horticultural Research Centre, SVPUAT, Meerut to assess the impact of nitrogen, phosphorus and cutting management on flowering and yield of green leaves of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.). Total nine treatment were tried in Randomized Block Design i.e., three treatment of nitrogen (0, 20 and 40 kg ha⁻¹), three treatment of phosphorus (0, 30 and 60 kg ha⁻¹) and three cutting management (No cutting, one cutting (20 DAS) and two cutting (20 & 40 DAS). The plant height⁻¹, number of green leaves plant⁻¹, number of branches plant⁻¹, length of longest branch, days taken to flowering, fresh weight of biomass plant⁻¹, dry matter accumulation plant⁻¹ and yield of green leaves (q ha⁻¹) were significantly higher with 40 kg nitrogen ha⁻¹, 60 kg phosphorus ha⁻¹ and two cutting management at 20 and 40 DAS than zero kg N and Phosphorus ha⁻¹ and no cutting management.