Author(s):

Dhara D Lunagariya, VJ Zinzala, Mital M Barvaliya and PK Dubey

Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at certified organic farm, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari during rabi season of 2016-2017 to study the effect of organics on growth, yield, quality and economics of fenugreek. Among the solid organics, application of NADEP compost @ 5 t ha^-1 recorded significantly higher plant height, number of branches plant^-1, green biomass, number of pods plant^-1, number of seeds pod^-1, test weight, protein content in seeds, seed and straw yield and was found statistically at par with application of vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha^-1. In liquid organics, significantly higher plant height, number of branches plant^-1, green biomass, number of pods plant^-1, number of seeds pod^-1, test weight, seed yield, straw yield and protein content in seeds were obtained with the soil application of enriched banana pseudostem sap @ 5 L ha^-1 and statistically remained at par with treatment receiving panchagvya @ 20 L ha^-1. In case of interaction, the combined application of NADEP compost @ 5 t ha^-1 and enriched banana pseudostem sap @ 5 L ha^-1 recorded significantly higher fenugreek seed and straw yield. From the economic point of view, combined application of NADAP compost @ 5 t ha^-1 and enriched banana pseudostem sap @ 5 L ha^-1 resulted the maximum net profit of Rs. 72746 ha^-1 with BCR of 2.28 followed by treatment combination of vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha^-1 and enriched banana pseudostem sap @ 5 L ha^-1 with net profit of Rs.70597 ha^-1 and BCR of 2.27.

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