Historical Background, Origin, Distribution, and Economic Importance of Fenugreek

Hilles, Ayah Rebhi; Mahmood, Syed

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“…It matures in 125 days from seed to seed. Fenugreek is among the oldest medicinal plants in human history, as its leaves and seeds possess therapeutic properties ( Hilles and Mahmood, 2021 ). Fenugreek is a multipurpose cash crop consumed as a leafy vegetable, with dried leaves as an herb and seed as a spice.…”

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“…An alkaloid, trigonelline, isolated from fenugreek seeds possesses several pharmacological effects such as anti-diabetic, anticarcinogenic, hypoglycemic, serum lipid-lowering, antiseptic, and hypocholesterolemic, though diosgenin belonging to the triterpenes is used as natural birth control remedy ( Beyzi et al., 2021 ). Pharmacologically, this plant possesses anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, anti-bacterial, anti-bloating, antioxidant, anti-diarrhea, anti-anorexia, anti-rheumatoid, anticarcinogenic, and neuroprotective effects ( Ashrafi Parchin et al., 2021 ; Hilles and Mahmood, 2021 ).…”

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Frequency and spectrum of M2 mutants and genetic variability in cyto-agronomic characteristics of fenugreek induced by caffeine and sodium azide

Naaz

Choudhary²,

Sharma³

et al. 2023

Front. Plant Sci.

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Trigonella foenum graecum L. (Fenugreek) is a valuable medicinal plant cultivated for decades for its therapeutic characteristics. Still no pronounced improvement concerning wild form was accomplished as it is a self-pollinating crop. Induced mutagenesis is encouraged as a remarkable tool on this plant to circumvent the genetic bottleneck of cultivated germplasms. As a result, novel allelomorphic combinations for short-term agronomic attributes were developed. Fenugreek cultivar Pusa Early Bunching, selected for the present experiment, was mutagenized with five doses (0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, 0.8%, and 1.0%) of caffeine and sodium azide (SA) to evaluate its impact on the qualitative and quantitative traits of M1 and M2 generation conducted in a Complete Randomized Block Design (CRBD), replicated five times during 2019–2020 and 2020–2021, respectively. The frequency of induced phenotypic variations was assessed in M2 progenies, resulting in the identification and isolation of a broad spectrum of mutants with altered phenotypes. Mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency were found to be maximum at lower concentrations of the mutagen treatments and highest in SA, followed by caffeine. Various morphological mutants with modified characters were observed at different concentrations in M2 generation. The spectrum of mutations was wider in SA than in caffeine, as caffeine produced 51 while SA produced 54 individual mutants under seven major categories. The maximum frequency of morphological mutants was associated with leaf, followed by plant size, plant growth habit, pod, seed size, seed shape, and seed color. Morphological and structural variations in the guard cells of stomata and seeds were observed through scanning electron microscopy. The variations created in the economically important traits may enrich the genetic diversity of this plant species. Moreover, these morphological mutants may serve as a source of elite genes in further breeding programs of fenugreek.

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Frequency and spectrum of M2 mutants and genetic variability in cyto-agronomic characteristics of fenugreek induced by caffeine and sodium azide

Naaz

Choudhary²,

Sharma³

et al. 2023

Front. Plant Sci.

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“…Fenugreek seeds and leaves contain volatile essential oils that are used for various medicinal purposes, including anti-diabetes, anticancer, antimicrobial, etc.). Further, it is also used to produce edibles, pesticides, and perfume in different countries [3]. There is no doubt that the germination of seeds is a complex physiological scenario that is sensitive to external factors, including salinity, water potential, drought, and temperature [4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

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Quantifying Osmotic Stress and Temperature Effects on Germination and Seedlings Growth of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) via Hydrothermal Time Model

Arshad

Ullah

et al. 2022

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Germination models are really useful in predicting seed germination, attributed to their application in economic crop management. Hence, we evaluated cardinal temperatures (Ts), seed germination behavior, and model coefficients of fenugreek under varying temperatures (Ts; 10, 20, 30, and 40 °C) and water potentials (ψs 0, −0.01, −0.02, and −0.05 MPa). We observed that the maximum and minimum hydrotime constant (θH) values at 20 °C, respectively. The base water potential at 50 percentiles (Ψb 50) exhibited an asymmetrical pattern with the highest (−0.9 MPa) value computed at 40 °C and the lowest (−0.13 MPa) at 10 °C. Furthermore, the ceiling temperature (TC), base temperature (Tb), and optimal temperature (To) of Fenugreek were determined to be 34.5 °C, 7.8 °C, and 18 °C, respectively. In addition, we observed that germination index, germination rate index, germination percentage, germination energy, Timson germination index, seed vigor index I and II, and root-shoot ratio are at their highest values at 20 °C and lowest at −0.05 MPa at 40 °C. Based on our findings, we suggest that the hydrothermal time model (HTT) can be used to explore the independent and synergistic effects of both T and ψ on the germination of seeds in different environmental conditions. The obtained model coefficients indicate that fenugreek is temperature-sensitive and suitable for agriculture in irrigated regions.

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Giridhar,

Tanuja Priya,

Sastry

2023

Handbook of Spices in India: 75 Years of Research and Development

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Historical Background, Origin, Distribution, and Economic Importance of Fenugreek

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Frequency and spectrum of M2 mutants and genetic variability in cyto-agronomic characteristics of fenugreek induced by caffeine and sodium azide

Frequency and spectrum of M2 mutants and genetic variability in cyto-agronomic characteristics of fenugreek induced by caffeine and sodium azide

Quantifying Osmotic Stress and Temperature Effects on Germination and Seedlings Growth of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) via Hydrothermal Time Model

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