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Study of Yield, Nutrient Content and Uptake of Fenugreek as Influenced by Phosphorous and Zinc Fertilization

Author: Sanju Kumawat* and Ganesh Narayan Yadav

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Abstract

Phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) are essential nutrients for plant growth, and due to high intensive agricultural production, their deficiency in soils and the antagonistic interaction between P and Zn are important concerns world-wide. Thus, the present experiment was laid out at research farm of Rajasthan Agriculture Research Institute, Durgapura, in split plot design during rainy seasons of 2015-16 and 2016-17 which was replicated three times to study the growth, productivity and economics of fenugreek - pearl millet cropping system. There were four levels of phosphorus (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg P2O5/ha /ha) and six treatments of zinc and zinc solubilizer [0, 2.5 and 5.0 kg Zn/ha, zinc solubilizer (Bacillus endophyticus), 2.5 kg Zn/ha + zinc solubilizer & 5 kg Zn/ha + zinc solubilizer) tested on fenugreek crop. The results were found as the highest total nitrogen and potassium contents and uptake by fenugreek were recorded with 40 kg P2O5/ha while, phosphorus content was up to 60 kg P2O5/ha

Keywords

Fenugreek, Nutrient content and uptake, phosphorus, yield, zinc and zinc solubilizer.

Conclusion

On the basis of this study it is concluded that the highest nutrient content and uptake of fenugreek crop was observed under 60 kg P2O5/ha and 5 kg Zn/ha + zinc solublizer, while decreasing trend was recorded with phosphorous and zinc contents with increasing level of these nutrients. P and Zn fertilization could be a sustainable approach for obtaining better crop yield particularly under arid regions of Western India. Further, their interaction effect and different kinds of Zn solubilizer could be evaluated with diverse cropping system and moisture regime under different land use.

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How to cite this article

Sanju Kumawat and Ganesh Narayan Yadav (2022). Study of Yield, Nutrient Content and Uptake of Fenugreek as Influenced by Phosphorous and Zinc Fertilization. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(1): 641-645.