Changes in the fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) yield on the effect of different dose fertilizer treatments

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) belonging to the legumes (Fabaceae) family is an annual plant. The plant is of Mediterranean origin, native to the Mediterranean coast. It is a multi-use plant that is used as a herb, spice and fodder plant. Fenugreek has high protein content and is well suited for feeding domestic and wild animals. Our open-field experiment was set up at the beginning of April 2018 in the John von Neumann University, Faculty of Horticulture and Rural Development, Kecskemét, Hungary. The aim of the fertilizer treatments was to show how nutritional values of the stem and leaves are changing. The treatments were: Treatment 1 = 150 kg Ha", Treatment 2 = 300 kg Ha", Treatment 3 = 450 kg Ha complex fertilizer. The treatments were carried out in plots of 50-50 m*. In the experiment, different nutrient supply treatments were set up to achieve the highest fresh biomass weight. The fertilizer used in the research was Novatec premium (15 N - 3 P2Os - 20 K20 - 2 MgO). When measuring fresh weight of fenugreek, the highest value was measured after 300 kg Ha" treatment (14.45 kg). The values of treatment 1 (7.8 kg) and treatment 3 (8.5 kg) were almost the same. The highest dose of treatment (450 kg Ha‘) resulted a decrease in the yield of T. foenum-graecum in our experiment