Fenugreek is a green leafy vegetable that belongs to the bean family. It is generally sold without roots. The document discusses dissecting a fenugreek plant to study the parts that are eaten, including the pod that contains seeds, as well as examining the stem, leaves, flowers, and leaf arrangement. The goal is to better understand the plants found in one's kitchen by observing and learning about their structure.

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.