·       Fenugreek Is A Fodder Of Very Ancient Cultivation In Mediterranean Countries. Turkey Is Considered To Be The Primary Center Of Origin. It Is Cultivated Both Under Irrigation And As A Rainfed Crop And Grows On A Wide Range Of Well-Drained Soils. Fenugreek Is Grown As A Cool
Season Crop In India And The Mediterranean Region Both Irrigated And As A Rainfed Crop; It Will Grow On A Wide Range Of Well-Drained Soils. In Cooler Areas It May Be Grown In Summer. The Seed Crop Requires Warm Dry Weather For Ripening And Harvest. It Has Long Been Used As Hay Or Green Feed And Is Reputed To Be Highly Nutritious. It Is Not Suited To Grazing. As Hay\ Crop It Is Best Mixed With A White Straw Cereal. Fenugreek Is Highly Palatable To Livestock. A Highly Aromatic Plant Which Is Used As A Pot-Herb, Spice And Fodder. It Is Widely Grown In India And Neighbouring Countries As A Flavouring And Fodder, And In North Africa And Western Asia As A Fodder And Spice. It Is Indigenous To Southern Europe And Western Asia. An Erect, Smooth, Herbaceous Plant Growing Up To 40–80 Cm Tall. The Plant And Seeds Have A Characteristic Strong Odour. The Plant Has Compound Leaves, 7–12 Cm Long. The Flowers Are White Or Purplish Blue. The Fruits Occur As Pods Of 2–10 Cm, Long, Thin And Pointed And Contain 10–20 Seeds. In India, Plants Are Grown For Forage. It Is An Annual And Ripens 90– 150 Days After Planting. In India, Where Grown For Forage, October Plantings Are Harvested In February –March, While January Plantings Are Harvested In April. Green Forage Yield Is About 9-10 T/Ha And Seed Yield Is 0.5–3.8 T/Ha.