Sorghum is an important target for plant genomic mapping because of its adaptation to harsh environments, diverse germplasm collection, and value for comparing the genomes of grass species such as corn and rice. The construction of an integrated genetic and physical map of the sorghum genome (750 Mbp) is a primary goal of our sorghum genome project. To help accomplish this task, we have develop...

In a runoff irrigation system using levelled basins, the water uptake patterns of different plant species (Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. L. Wend. and Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.) with contrasting root and shoot development were compared. Rainfall amounts during 1995 led to enough runoff water for realizing two cropping cycles. The amount of irrigation water was sufficient to fill the moisture-de...

Fenugreek is a medicinal plant whose seeds are widely used in traditional medicine, mainly for its laxative, galactagogue and antidiabetic effects. However, consumption of fenugreek seeds during pregnancy has been associated with a range of congenital malformations, including hydrocephalus, anencephaly and spina bifida in humans. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of prenat...

This experiment was conducted for two consecutive seasons of 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 at the Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Egypt, to evaluated the effect of different intercropping patterns (safflower: fenugreek at different row ratios; 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 in comparison with sole cropped of each specie), different foliar fertilization levels (0, 2 and 4 g/l) and the...

BACKGROUND Crop response to the changing climate and unpredictable effects of global warming with adverse conditions such as drought stress has brought concerns about food security to the fore; crop yield loss is a major cause of concern in this regard. Identification of genes with multiple responses across environmental stresses is the genetic foundation that leads to crop adaptation to enviro...

Purpose: Trigonella foenum-Graceum Linn commonly known as fenugreek has a long history of traditional use in ayurveda and Chinese medicine and has been used for numerous indications, including labor induction, aiding digestion and to improve metabolism and diuresis. The present study was to evaluate the diuretic activity as traditionally claimed, from successive petroleum ether, benzene, ethano...

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is an annual forage legume and an important aromatic medicinal plant that is commercially used as spices in major parts of the world. The plant is known for its superior qualities of pharmaceutically and nutraceutically rich in several phytochemicals including several important complex carbohydrates, amino acids, steroids and saponins. The commercial ext...

India is a country of herbs where a lot of varieties are cultivated, and their formulation developed and used for preventing, mitigating and curing of diseases and other health problems. Trigonella foenumgraecum (Fenugreek) is one of them. Its origin is in India and Northern Africa. The plant contains a variety of components i.e. alkaloids, glycoside, polyphenols, steroids, amino acids and vola...

The insecticidal effect of six commercially available plant oils was tested against 4th larval instars of Culex pipiens. Larvae were originally collected from Meit El-Attar, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, and then reared in the laboratory until F1 generation. The LC50 values were 32.42, 47.17, 71.37, 83.36, 86.06, and 152.94 ppm for fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-grecum), earth almond (Cyperus escu...

PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) is associated with insulin resistance, obesity and disorders of lipid metabolism as well as infertility. Fenugreek seeds extract is successfully used in lowering blood glucose. Metformin has also the same effect but in a different way. The aim of this study was the assessment of fenugreek effects on insulin resistance in women with PCOS. This was a prospective...