Volume 15, Issue 58, 2026 (April – June)
Research Article
Response of Phosphorous and Zinc on Growth, Yield and Quality of Fenugreek (Trigonella Foenum Graecum L.)
Naveen Kamediya, Arjun Lal Prajapat and Abhinav
Keywords: Zinc, Nutrient content, Uptake Foliar spray, Phosphorus
DOI:10.37273/chesci.cs022057053
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Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at Research farm, Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur (Rajasthan) during Rabi season¸ 2025-26 on loamy sand soil. The experiment comprises four levels for Basal application of phosphorus (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg ha-1) and three treatments of zinc applied as foliar spray (Water Spray, 0.5% spray at 40 Days stage, 0.5 % spray at 40 and 60 days stage) thereby making 12 treatment combinations was laid out in factorial randomized block design and replicated thrice. Results showed that application of 60 kg P2O5 ha-1 as basal application significantly increased the plant height, dry matter accumulation, pods/plant, seeds/pod, length of pods test weight and seed and straw yields of fenugreek. Results further indicated that plant height, dry matter accumulation, pods/plant, seeds/pod, length of pods test weight, seed and straw yields and B:C ratio significantly increased with foliar application of zinc at 40and 60 days stage in comparison to other treatments. Seed yield was significantly and positively correlated with number of pods/plant, seeds/pod, test weight and uptake of N, P and Zn.
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