Effect of Nitrogen Mgt on Soil Properties & Performance of Fenugreek

¿Effect of integrated nitrogen management on soil properties and performance of fenugreek under Typic Ustipsamment¿ was conducted at Agronomy farm S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner (Jaipur) during rabi 2008-09. The treatments were consisting 14 combinations of Farm yard manure, Poultry manure, Vermicompost, Neem cake and DAP were applied as soil application to fenugreek (var. RMt-351) crop and replicated three times in randomized block design. Results showed that application of 100% RD of N through FYM significantly decreased the bulk density and increased the organic carbon content of soil, cation exchange capacity and bacterial population over control, whereas, a significant increase in the yield attributes, effective and total number of nodules per plant, dry and fresh weight of root nodules per plant, seed yield, straw yield, content and uptake of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in seed and straw, protein content in seed and NPK status of soil at harvest were recorded with the application of 75% RD of N through vermicompost + 25% N through DAP over control. The highest net return and B:C ratio were also recorded under the application of 75% RD of N through vermicompost