Substances for biological protection, regulation of growth and development of agricultural crops based on secondary plant metabolites

Abstract

Plants are a promising source of a wide range of biologically active substances as biopesticides and growth stimulants in organic agriculture. Screening of the antimicrobial activity of ethanol extracts of air-dry aboveground biomass of 22 plant species of the family Asteraceae, typical representatives of the flora of the Republic of Tatarstan, was carried out. The antibacterial activity of greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa L.), milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn), scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch. Bip.), marsh cudweed (Gnaphalium uliginosum L.) against test strains of microorganisms – Clavibacter michiganensis VKM Ac-1404 (phytopathogenic gram-positive bacterium) and Alternaria solani St108 (phytopathogenic fungi) was established. The highest indices of inhibitory activity were found in the case of marsh cudweed - 0.0063%. The efficiency of pre-sowing treatment of seeds and foliar treatment of plants with an aqueous solution the potassium salts of terpene acids of Siberian cedar pine resin on the yield of winter wheat variety Kazanskaya-560 on gray forest soil at the Republic of Tatarstan was revealed. The yield increase was 3.7-3.9% to control. The grain size indicator (1000 grains weight) varied in the range of 36-38 g with the highest values in the case of pre-sowing treatment.