Fenugreek plant

1. Plant dissection
(पादप परीक्षण /विश्लेषण)
of
Fenugreek
(मेथी)
Leguminosae / Fabaceae
Santosh Chopra and Nidhi Chopra

2. Fenugreek or मेथी
• We buy it from market.
• It is a green leafy vegetable.
• It is generally sold without roots.
• It actually belongs to bean family.
• The fruit is called pod or legume.
• Pods contain seeds (मेथरे).

3. Today we are going to study parts of a
Fenugreek plant that we eat.
फली or
pod
StemLeaf

4. Inflorescence: Notice arrangement of flowers. They are
generally yellow. Our sample from kitchen had no flowers.

5. Phyllotaxy: Notice arrangement of leaves. Every
branch has 3 leaves.

6. Study what you eat
from fridge, kitchen,
market, cupboard,
garden and table.
Thank you for watching.