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The article presents the results of studies of two samples of fenugreek: blue (<italic>Trigonella coerulea</italic> (Desr.) Ser.) and hay (<italic>Trigonella foenum graecum</italic> L.) on the set of economic, biological and biochemical parameters. The researched samples of fenugreek have a wide range of variability of indicators depending on the terms of sowing and weather conditions. More rapid development was shown by fenugreek species on the summer sowing dates (III decade of June) with a vegetation period of 36–37 days. To obtain a high yield of green mass of fenugreek plants, the early spring (II–III decade of April) and late spring (I decade of May) sowing terms were more suitable. The obtained green mass yield was: 5.7–6.9 t∙ha–1 – blue fenugreek, and 7.3–9.3 t∙ha–1 – hay fenugreek, with the content of the dry matter being 12.4–28.4%, the sum of sugars 2.5–5.0% and vitamin C – 38.0–51.8 mg∙(100 g)−1. To obtain spices called “mushroom grass”, it is promising to use hay fenugreek with early spring (II–III decade of April) and late spring (I decade of May) terms of sowing, as a more developed vegetative mass is formed with the dry weight yield of plants 1.3–1.4 t∙ha–1. An increase in the amount of precipitation by 1 mm resulted in fluctuations of green mass yield from 15.0 to 77.3 kg∙ha–1 and dry mass yield from 0.693 to 25.9 kg∙ha–1.
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The article presents the results of studies of two samples of fenugreek: blue (Trigonella coerulea (Desr.) Ser.) and hay (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) on the set of economic, biological and biochemical parameters. The researched samples of fenugreek have a wide range of variability of indicators depending on the terms of sowing and weather conditions. More rapid development was shown by fenugreek species on the summer sowing dates (III decade of June) with a vegetation period of 36–37 days. To obtain a high yield of green mass of fenugreek plants, the early spring (II–III decade of April) and late spring (I decade of May) sowing terms were more suitable. The obtained green mass yield was: 5.7–6.9 t∙ha–1 – blue fenugreek, and 7.3–9.3 t∙ha–1 – hay fenugreek, with the content of the dry matter being 12.4–28.4%, the sum of sugars 2.5–5.0% and vitamin C – 38.0–51.8 mg∙(100 g)−1. To obtain spices called “mushroom grass”, it is promising to use hay fenugreek with early spring (II–III decade of April) and late spring (I decade of May) terms of sowing, as a more developed vegetative mass is formed with the dry weight yield of plants 1.3–1.4 t∙ha–1. An increase in the amount of precipitation by 1 mm resulted in fluctuations of green mass yield from 15.0 to 77.3 kg∙ha–1 and dry mass yield from 0.693 to 25.9 kg∙ha–1.

Impact of Sowing Dates on the Variability of Different Traits of Fenugreek

National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Rural Sustainability Research

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{"article-title":"Impact of Sowing Dates on the Variability of Different Traits of Fenugreek"}

The article presents the results of studies of two samples of fenugreek: blue (Trigonella coerulea (Desr.) Ser.) and hay (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) on the...

Impact of Sowing Dates on the Variability of Different Traits of Fenugreek

Published Online: Oct 13, 2022

Page range: 37 - 46

Received: Oct 01, 2021

Accepted: Jun 27, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2022-0006

Keywords
fenugreek, sowing, beans, productivity, biochemical parameters

© 2022 Іrina Bobos et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Impact of Sowing Dates on the Variability of Different Traits of Fenugreek

Published Online: Oct 13, 2022

Page range: 37 - 46

Received: Oct 01, 2021

Accepted: Jun 27, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plua-2022-0006

Keywordsfenugreek, sowing, beans, productivity, biochemical parameters

© 2022 Іrina Bobos et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
fenugreek, sowing, beans, productivity, biochemical parameters