Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) seed: a review of physiological and biochemical properties and their genetic improvement

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Zandi, Peiman ^a   Basu, Saikat Kumar ^b   Khatibani, Leila Bazrkar ^c   Balogun, Morufat Oladimeji ^d   Aremu, Matthew Olaleke ^e   Sharma, Manorma ^f   Kumar, Ashwin ^f   Sengupta, Ratnabali ^g   Li, Xianping ^h   Li, Yanshan ^h   Tashi, Sonam ⁱ   Hedi, Abdouli ^j   Cetzal Ix, William ^k  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY WUKARI   (Nigeria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^g WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^h INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS   (China)

ⁱ ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF BHUTAN   (Bhutan)

^j Higher School of Agriculture of Mateur University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^k CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

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Author keywords

Chemical compounds; Fenugreek; Genetic improvement; Genotype X environment interaction; Phytochemicals; Seed physiology; Trigonella foenum graecum L

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 84919884397     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: 18611664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-014-1714-6     Document Type: Review

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