Effect of pinching, GA₃ and NAA on growth and flowering on fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) cv. pant Ragini

An experiment entitled effect of pinching, GA₃ and NAA on growth and flowering of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) cv. Pant Ragini under Garhwal Hills was carried out during 2020-21 at Department of Horticulture, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand with 18 treatments combination, comprising two seed soaking S₀ (control) and S₁ (GA₃ 50 ppm) with three stages of spraying of GA₃ and NAA G₀ (Control), G₁ (GA₃ 50 ppm) and G₂ (NAA 50 ppm) and three stages of pinching P₀ (Control), P₁ (Single pinching at 45 DAS) and P₂ (Double pinching at 60 DAS). These treatments were replicated thrice in factorial randomized block design (FRBD) and analyzed. Treatment with seed soaking S₀ (GA₃ 50 ppm) and spraying of plant growth regulators G₁ (GA₃ 50 ppm) recorded minimum days taken to first germination, significant maximum plant height, number of primary branches and days to taken to first and 50 % flowering. Significant maximum plant height and days taken to first and 50 % flower inhiation were recorded with treatment P₀ (control). Double pinching at 60 DAS (P₂) recorded significant maximum number of branches/plant and days taken to first germination.