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First comprehensive volume on fenugreek and its biology
Covers the crop including agronomy, genetics, and pharmacology
Elaborates on the medicinal applications of the crop
Chapters contributed by key scientists who work on fenugreek
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Agricultural Procedures for the Cultivation and Production of Fenugreek
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Chemical Composition, Nutritional Properties and Active Compounds of Fenugreek
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Physiological, Biotechnological and Molecular Responses of Fenugreek
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
M. Naeem, Tariq Aftab, M. Masroor A. Khan
About the editors
Dr. Tariq Aftab received his Ph.D. in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, India, and is currently an Assistant Professor there. He is the recipient of a prestigious Leibniz-DAAD fellowship from Germany, Raman Fellowship from the Government of India, and Young Scientist Awards from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh (India) and Government of India. Dr. Aftab also worked as Visiting Scientist at Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany, and in the Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, USA. He has edited 11 books with with international publishers, including Elsevier Inc., Springer Nature and CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), co-authored several book chapters, and published over 60 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals.
Dr. M. Masroor A. Khan is affiliated with the Department of Botany, AMU, Aligarh, India. After completing his PhD, he joined Ohio State University, USA as a Postdoc. Before he joined as Assistant Professor in this University, he worked as Pool Scientist and Research Associate (CSIR, New Delhi). Prof. Khan has published 8 books and more than 200 research papers in reputed journals and books on the subject concerned. He has guided 14 PhD, 2 M Phil and 33 MSc students to date. Prof. Khan is working to promote the productivity and active ingredients of medicinal and aromatic plants using different strategies, such as application of mineral nutrition, PGRs and nanoparticles. Prof. Khan has contributed greatly towards the establishment of Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides (RPPs) as plant growth promoters
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fenugreek
Book Subtitle: Biology and Applications
Editors: M. Naeem, Tariq Aftab, M. Masroor A. Khan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1197-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-1196-4Published: 06 October 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-1199-5Published: 07 October 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-1197-1Published: 05 October 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 537
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 52 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Plant Biochemistry