EFFECT OF PLANTING DATE AND COMPOST FERTILIZATION ON FENUGREEK PLANT

Fenugreek (Trigoneila foenum-greecum, L.) is an annual herbaceous plant commonly known as methi, belongs to the sub Family Papilionaceae, Family Fabaceae. it is used both as herb (the leaves) and as spice (the seed) (Basu et al., 2014).Fenugreek seeds contain many compounds belong to glycosides and flavonoids that give the plant pigment. They are important compounds for treating diabetes, liver diseases, eye pressure protection and anemia treatments, also contain vitamins such as (A, B1 and B2), as well as rich in some minerals, including K, P, Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn. Also, seeds contain hormone precursors that can increase milk production in nursing mothers (Muhammed, 2017 and Meena et al., 2018).