Department of Agronomy, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Rajasthan Agriculture University, Jobner 303 329.
*Present address: Department of Agronomy, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur 313 001.
**Present address: Agricultural Research Station, Durgapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
A field experiment was conducted on loamy sand soils of Jobner (Jaipur) during winter (rabi) seasons of 2000–01 to 2003–04, to study integrated nutrient management in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.). Plant height, branches/plant, pods/plant and seeds/pod were higher in the plots receiving 100% inorganic N + Rhizobium @ 1.5 kg/ha + 5 tonnes FYM/ha. The highest seed yield, net returns, benefit: cost ratio and N and P uptake by seed were recorded in 100% inorganic N alone, followed by 100% inorganic N + Rhizobium @ 1.5 kg/ha + 5 tonnes FYM/ha, while the highest straw yield, N and P uptake by straw were recorded in 100% inorganic N + Rhizobium @ 1.5 kg/ha + 5 tonnes FYM/ha.
Inorganic N, Rhizobium, FYM, Yield, Nutrient uptake, Net returns, Fenugreek
