NATURAL SCIENCES

Journal of fundamental
and
applied researches

Influence of natural biology on the quality and survival of crop seedsand seedlings of the lofanta anise, peppermint and lemon balm types

2012. ¹4, pp. 92-97

Parshin Sergey A. - post-graduate student, Astrakhan State University, 1 Shaumyan Sq., Astrakhan, 414000, Russian Federation, donsirius@mail.ru

Ionova Lidiya P. - Ph.D. (Agriculture), Associate Professor, Head of Chair, Astrakhan State University, 1 Shaumyan Sq., Astrakhan, 414000, Russian Federation, estnauki2009@rambler.ru

Smashevskiy Nikolay D. - D.Sc. (Agriculture), Professor, Astrakhan State University, 1 Shaumyan Sq., Astrakhan, 414000, Russian Federation, estnauki2009@rambler.ru

The article covers the effects of soaking seeds with biological products in order to improve their sowing qualities. It discusses the germination, vigor and survival of seedlings of perennial herbs; and the lofanta aniseed, peppermint and lemon balm types. In double replication for laboratory tests, the researchers selected five samples of 100 seeds each of the studied crops. The seeds were placed in a Petri dish and covered by operative liquid with experimental growth regulators on a fixed time according to the recommendations attached to their use. At the same time, a control sample was soaked in distilled water. Viability was tested after 3 days of germination, while laboratory germination was trialed after 7 days. The document relates that the most effective means for improving the quality of the sown seeds was to increase the energy expended at seed germination. To increase the rate of seedling survival, drugs such as “Ekopin Appin” and “Narcissus” (less effective) were used. In conclusion, the experiments with soaking presown seeds of perennial herbs in biological solutions have demonstrated a steady increase in the efficiency of the sown qualities of the seeds, with this increasing the energy at seed germination time and seedling survival during the period after they are planted in the ground.

Key words: germination of seeds,germination,seedling survival,lofant anise,peppermint,lemon balm,“Narcissi”,“Zircon”,“Ekopin’,“Appin extra”