The response of three species of Trigonella, namely, Trigonella stellata, Trigonella hamosa and Trigonella anguina to gamma irradiation stress was investigated with respect to antioxidant enzyme induction. When dry seeds were subjected to gamma rays (0, 40, 60, 80, 100 Krad) from a cobalt source Co at a dose rate of 233.5 rad/ min, a dose dependent increase in the activities of ascorbate peroxi...

The activity of glyoxalase I from the soluble fraction of diabetic rat liver was found to decrease as compared to the control. Sodium orthovanadate in drinking water and Trigonella foenum graecum seed powder when administered to these diabetic animals were found to reverse the activity of glyoxalase I to control values. A combination of the above two antidiabetic compounds showed a better rever...

in order to study the effect of irrigation interval, n fertilization and plant density on yield and yield components of fenugreek, a split-split-plot experiment was conducted in darmian, iran in spring 2010. the experiment was conducted in randomized complete block design with three replications. the main plots were subjected to different irrigation intervals of 5 and 10 days. the sub-plots wer...

Developing countries, where malaria is one of the most prevalent diseases, still rely on traditional medicine as a source for the treatment of this disease. For the present study, Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (fenugreek) were collected from Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. The test plant has been used in India by traditional healers for the treatment of fever as well as other diseases. The active ...