Abstract

Bali Singh,Kumar Nanavati, Sirpurkar W.M and Nanavati V.S

A field experiment entitled “Standardization of Date of Sowing and Stage of Pinching on Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum- graecum L.) Yield and Quality Parameters” was conducted during kharif 2015 at College of Horticulture, Mandsaur. The experiment consists of 4 different dates of sowing and 3 stages of pinching at different intervals. These treatments were evaluated under split plot design with three replications. Among various dates of sowing D2 (10th October) treatment exhibited significantly higher number of pods plant-1 , length of pod (cm), weight of pod (mg), number of seeds pod-1 , weight of seeds pod -1 (mg), thousand of seed weight (g), seed yield (q ha-1 ), straw yield (q ha-1 ), biological yield (q ha-1 ), harvest index (%), SPAD value, germination percentage of seeds, seedling vigour index, and protein (%) comparison to D1, D3 and D4. Among the various Pinching stages, P3 exhibited maximum number of pods plant-1 , length of pod (cm), weight of pod (mg), number of seeds pod-1 , weight of seeds pod -1 (mg), thousand seed weight (g), seed yield (q ha-1 ), straw yield (q ha-1 ), biological yield (q ha-1 ), harvest index (%), germination percentage, seedling vigour index and protein (%) in comparison to other pinching stages. On the basis of one year research it could be concluded that the yield and quality of fenugreek crop can be increased by sowing on 10th October with the pinching at 35 DAS.