Effect of phosphorus levels and cutting management on growth and yield of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)

A field experiment was conducted during the winter (rabi) season of 2020–21 at C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Banaskantha, Gujarat to study the effect of phosphorus levels and cutting management on growth and yield of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.). The experiment was conducted in a factorial randomised block design (FRBD) with nine treatment combinations comprising of 3 levels of phosphorus fertilizer (50, 100 and 150% RDP) and 3 levels of cutting management (no cutting, 60 days after cutting, 85 days after cutting) with 4 replications. The results revealed that application of 100% RDP with cutting at 60 DAS as leafy vegetable & its seed production had significant effect on number of branches per plant (1.0), number of pods per plant (2.45), seed yield (65 kg/ha), halum yield (149 kg/ha) and fenugreek equivalent yield (154 kg/ha) compared with other treatment. Treatment at 60 DAS as leafy vegetable & its seed production fetched highest net return (63,298`/ha) and BCR (3.13) during experiment.