“EVALUATION OF SOME COW-BASED BIO-ENHANCERS AND BOTANICALS FOR ORGANIC CULTIVATION OF FENUGREEK (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)” 3733
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2023-08
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JAU JUNAGADH
Abstract
Banana sap, Fenugreek, Jeevamrut, Organic farming, Panchagavya, Seaweed
extract, Trigonella foenum-graecum
An experiment was conducted on medium black calcareous clayey soil to evaluate some
cow-based bio-enhancers and botanicals for organic cultivation of fenugreek (var. GF-2)
during rabi-2021 at Certified Organic Instructional Farm, Department of Agronomy, College
of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh. The experiment comprising 12
treatments viz., Panchagavya as foliar spray 3% at 30 and 45 DAS, Jeevamrut @ 500 L/ha with
irrigation at sowing, 30 and 45 DAS, Banana sap as foliar @ 1% at 30 and 45 DAS and Seaweed
extract as foliar spray @ 3.5% at 30 and 45 DAS were evaluated alone and supplemented with
FYM 2 t/ha in comparison to FYM 4 t/ha + Biofertilizers, FYM 4 t/ha, Control and 100% RDF
(outside the organic plot) in randomized block design with three replications.
The results revealed that next to 100% RDF, application of FYM @ 4 t/ha + (Rhizobium
@ 30 ml/kg seed+ PSB @ 3 L/ha+ KSB @ 3 L/ha), Panchagavya as foliar spray @ 3% at 30
and 45 DAS + FYM @ 2 t/ha and Jeevamrut @ 500 L/ha with irrigation at sowing, 30 and 45
DAS+ FYM @ 2 t/ha found significantly higher in terms of growth parameters and yield
attributes along with higher seed yield (1176 kg/ha), stover yields (2294 kg/ha).
The quality parameters viz., protein content, available NPK and organic carbon were
found superior under the FYM @ 4 t/ha + Biofertilizers (Rhizobium@30 ml/kg seed+ PSB @3
L/ha+ KSB @ 3 L/ha).
Name of Student
Rashmi Jadav
Major Guide
Dr. G. S. Vala
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On the basis of the results obtained from the present one year investigation, it seems
quite logical to conclude that higher production and net returns from fenugreek (var. GF-2)
under organic farming can be secured by application of Panchagavya as foliar spray @3% at
30 and 45 DAS along with FYM 2 t/ha or FYM @ 4 t/ha along with Biofertilizers (Rhizobium
@ 30 ml/kg seed + PSB @ 3 L/ha + KSB @ 3 L/ha) which also maintain physico-chemical
properties of medium black calcareous clayey soil under South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone