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This book is more important for agronomic researchers for create new innovative things in agronomy. Based on one year experimental results, it seems quite logical to conclude that higher production and net returns from fenugreek (Gujarat Fenugreek- 2) can be obtained by application of FYM @ 4 t/ha + Seed treatment of Rhizobium @ 30 ml/kg seed + Soil application of PSB + KSB @ 3 L/ha each on medium black calcareous clayey soil under South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone.

Among the various agronomic factors, proper row spacing and nitrogen are of prime important for enhancing fodder yield of better quality. Plant spacing is one of the important factors that determine the efficient use of land, light, water and nutrients. Among different nutrients, nitrogen is the most commonly deficient nutrient in the soil and gives considerable response in forage maize. Nitrogen is an essential element for both fodder quantity and quality as it is a component of protein and chlorophyll. Maize can be grown to produce fodder in rabi season to solve the problem of livestock feed shortage during this period. In Saurashtra, most of the small and marginal farmers' keep one or two milch cows or buffaloes for selling milk. To provide good quality green and dry fodder for the milch animals round the year, it is become inevitable to find out suitable row spacing and proper nitrogen dose for rabi fodder maize under Saurashtra region. Precise information regarding appropriate spacing and nitrogen dose for fodder maize is very limited.

The productivity of castor following rabi short duration crop is lower. However, it can be enhanced through suitable agronomic practices. Among the different agronomic practices nutrient management and plant geometry play crucial role for achieving higher yield per unit area. Effect of plant population on yield is considerable as proper inter and intra spacing provides sufficient interception of sunlight and satisfactory absorption of nutrients and water from the soil, subsequently resulted in higher seed yield. Fertilizer is a key component of modern crop production technologies. The application of fertilizer is essential for increasing crop yields and farmers income even when crops are grown without irrigation under rainfed or in dryland condition. Each essential nutrient has certain specific function to perform in the plant and one element can't substitute for another.