I am intending to do a Lab study on the growth indices of Fenugreek in response to short-term high temperature. Since the time I started to study the physiological indices in Fenugreek, I couldn't find any reliable files or published papers over the base temperature for this crop. This is mostly used in estimating Growth degree date (GDD) through which growth parameters are achieved. The nearest crop to fenugreek is known as alfalfa with the Tb of nearly 5 Centigrade degree.
The fenugreek is a winter cereal, its seeding begins from + 10°C, its growth is favorable in 22¨C, the maturity is realized in a temperature of 25°C and more in natural conditions
Thanks so much for the info. But dear can u possibly text me any source for the given data because I need to cite that. Regards,
Actually, fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) belongs to the Fabacaeae family (i.e. not a cereal). You can assess its base temperature by estimating developmental rate at different temperatures and fitting the function D(t1)-D(t0) = (T - Tbase)/Tsum
for a reference: Granier et al 2002 Ann.Bot. 89:595-604
It would be difficult to find the exact reference for the base temperature for a particular crop. Hence, you can take the reference for a winter crop and you name will be followed by others.
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