International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management
  • Year: 2026
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 12

Response of Best Management Practices on Growth, Productivity and Profitability in Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) under Transitional Plain of Luni Basin of Rajasthan

  • Author:
  • H. P. Parewa1✉, L. K. Jain2, R. L. Bhardwaj3, R. N. Choudhary4, M. Kumar1, A. Choudhary5, R. Sirohi6
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 01 to 06

1Dept. of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan (303 329), India

2Dept. of Agronomy, Agriculture Research Station (SK Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner)Sriganganagar, Rajasthan (335 001), India

3Dept. of Horticulture, College of Agriculture (Agriculture University, Jodhpur) Baytu, Barmer, Rajasthan (344 034), India

4Dept. of Agronomy, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan (303 329), India

5Dept. of Horticulture, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan (303 329), India

6Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan (303 329), India

Corresponding✉ hpparewa.soils@sknau.ac.in

Abstract

The field experiments were conducted during rabi (November-March, 2018–19 and 2019–2020) with Trigonella foenum- graecum L. sown at Agricultural Research Sub-station Sumerpur, Pali, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India to investigate the impact of treatments on growth, productivity and economics of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. There were ten treatments namely control (T1), 50% RDF (T2), 75% RDF (T3), 100% RDF (T4), 50% RDF+Vermicompost at 2 t ha-1 (T5), 75% RDF+Vermicompost at 2 t ha-1 (T6), 50% RDF+Vermicompost at 2 t ha-1+Rhizobium at 2.5 kg ha-1+PSB at 2.5 kg ha-1 (T7), 75% RDF+Vermicompost at 2 t ha-1+Rhizobium at 2.5 kg ha-1+PSB at 2.5 kg ha-1 (T8), 50 % RDF+Vermicompost at 2t ha-1+Seed treatment with Rhizobium at 600 g ha-1+PSB at 600 g ha-1 (T9) and 75 % RDF+Vermicompost at 2 t ha-1+Seed treatment with Rhizobium at 600 g ha-1+PSB at 600 g ha-1 (T10) replicated three times and arranged in a randomized block design (RBD). The treatment consisting combination of 75% RDF+VC at 2 t ha-1+ bioinoculants significantly improved the status of organic carbon, available N and P of soil after harvest of the crop. Among the integrated treatments, application of 75% RDF+VC at 2 t ha-1+bioinoculants recorded maximum productivity (1.65 t ha-1). The treatment T4 (100% RDF) provided highest B:C ratio (2.88) followed by treatment T10 (2.60) and T8 (2.58) which were at par with the 100% RDF. Overall, the study concluded that 75% RDF along with 2 t ha-1 vermicompost and bioinoculants optimized fenugreek yield, improved soil fertility and increased profitability.

Keywords

Fenugreek, growth, productivity and profitability, soil health