Fenugreekpresentsanin-depthreviewontheGenusTrigonellaandparticularlythespeciesT.foenum-graecumL.(fenugreek).Itiswrittenbyexpertsandincludeschaptersdescribingthegenus'botany,physiology,cultivation,breeding,nutrition,pest-diseaseandweedcontrol.ThechemicalconstituentsofthespeciesofTrigonella,theirpharmacologicalpropertiesandthemarketingoffenugreekseedarealsodiscussedasareitsmedicinalapplications.Adetailedpresentationoftheusefulnessoffenugreekseedasfood(whole,flour,roasted),spice(incurrypowder),perfume,dyeandsourceofgalactomannanandsteroidaldiosgenin,widelyusedinindustry,isalsoincluded.Thebookwillbeofinteresttoallthoseconcernedwiththestudy,cultivationanduseofmedicinalandaromaticplantsandparticularlyoffenugreek.