Table 6 Effect of compost, planting dates and their combinations on fixed and essential oil in Fenugreek seeds during 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 seasons.

Fixed oil (%)

 20th September

4.860

5.292

5.670

5.724

5.387

4.905

5.355

5.679

5.760

5.425

 5th October

5.724

6.246

6.399

6.507

6.219

5.742

6.255

6.435

6.552

6.246

 20th October

5.544

5.607

5.742

6.075

5.742

5.562

6.255

5.760

6.183

5.940

 Mean (B)

5.376

5.715

5.937

6.102

5.403

5.955

5.958

6.165

 L.S.D at 5%

A: 0.120

B: 0.053

AB: 0.106

A: 0.101

B: 0.055

AB: 0.110

Fixed oil yield/plant (ml)

 20th September

0.101

0.189

0.260

0.315

0.216

0.163

0.233

0.349

0.404

0.287

 5th October

0.257

0.382

0.496

0.687

0.455

0.436

0.557

0.663

0.762

0.605

 20th October

0.223

0.323

0.382

0.448

0.344

0.256

0.387

0.466

0.577

0.421

 Mean (B)

0.194

0.298

0.379

0.484

0.285

0.392

0.493

0.581

 L.S.D at 5%

A: 0.110

B: 0.080

AB: 0.160

A: 0.0118

B: 0.010

AB: 0.020

Essential oil (%)

 20th September

0.280

0.280

0.288

0.304

0.288

4.360

4.760

5.048

5.120

4.822

 5th October

0.296

0.320

0.352

0.408

0.344

5.104

5.560

5.720

5.824

5.552

 20th October

0.288

0.288

0.304

0.320

0.300

4.944

5.560

5.120

5.496

5.280

 Mean (B)

0.288

0.296

0.315

0.344

4.803

5.293

5.296

5.480

 L.S.D at 5%

A: 0.007

B: 0.006

AB: 0.012

A: 0.016

B: 0.008

AB: 0.016

Essential oil yield/plant (ml)

 20th September

0.006

0.010

0.013

0.017

0.011

0.145

0.207

0.310

0.359

0.255

 5th October

0.013

0.020

0.027

0.043

0.026

0.388

0.495

0.589

0.678

0.537

 20th October

0.012

0.017

0.020

0.024

0.018

0.228

0.344

0.414

0.513

0.375

 Mean (B)

0.010

0.015

0.020

0.028

0.253

0.349

0.438

0.516

 L.S.D at 5%

A: 0.004

B: 0.005

AB: 0.010

A: 0.016

B: 0.009

AB: 0.018