Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is a medicinal plant with potential
applications in the natural health product industry. In a multi-environmental setting, 10
genotypes were tested across 14 growing environments (using a Randomized Complete
Block Design), representing irrigated and rainfed growing conditions in southern Alberta,
Canada over two cropping years (2006 and 2007). The objectives of this study were (1) to
determine seed yield, plus content and productivity of selected bioactive compounds
(galactomannan, diosgenin and 4-hydroxyisoleucine), (2) to assess the impact of growing
environment on these variables and (3) to identify promising genotypes for breeding and
industrial use. Using principal component and cluster analyses, the study provides insight
on the relative influence of growing environments and genes on the biochemical and
agronomical traits as well as identifies genotypes based on performance and stability.
These are useful as parental materials in cultivar development for the Canadian natural
health product industry. / xiii, 154 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:ALU.w.uleth.ca/dspace#10133/2471 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Lee, Ee Lynn, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science |
| Contributors | Thomas, James |
| Publisher | Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological Sciences, c2009, Arts and Science, Department of Biological Sciences |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Relation | Thesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science) |
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