Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Biofertilizer on the Yield of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)
Jitendra Kumar Chhiroliya
Department of Horticulture, RVSKVV, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), India.
Anjali Bhargava *
Department of Soil Science, RVSKVV, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), India.
Rahul Morya
Department of Soil Science, RVSKVV, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), India.
P. K. Gupta
Department of Horticulture, RVSKVV, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present investigation entitled “Effect of plant growth regulators and bio fertilizer on growth and quality of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)” was carried out at the Experimental field, College of Agriculture, RVSKVV, Gwalior during 2020-21 under agro-climatic and soil conditions of Northern Madhya Pradesh. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. Each replication consists of ten treatments of biofertilizers (viz., Rhizobium, PSB and KSB) and plant growth regulators (viz., GA3 and NAA). All the treatments were randomized separately in each replication. Result showed that the different biofertilizers (i.e. Rhizobium, PSB and KSB) and plant growth regulators (i.e. GA3 and NAA) treatments significantly influenced the yield, yield parameters and economics parameters of fenugreek. Treatment T4 (Rhizobium + NAA) gave the maximum yield, yield parameter and economic parameter it was found best treatment combination as compared to all other treatment combinations of biofertilizers and PGRs, while the minimum yield, yield parameters and economics parameters were recorded in treatment T1 (Control).
Keywords: PSB, KSB, NAA, quality, rhizobium
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