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Pea plants (Pisum sativum L.) is a high-value agricultural crop in the Far North regions. It is usually using as a fodder crop for livestock, but not as agricultural crop, since pea fruits do not mature in the harsh Arctic climate. In this regard, the use of environmentally friendly plant growth/development stimulators to accelerate the maturation of peas and other legumes is promising for the development of agriculture in the unfavorable conditions. As a possible source of biologically active substances of natura...

Inspite the fact of high invasive activity of hogweed plants (Heracleum Sosnowskyi Manden.) and that nowadays this species already poses a serious threat to human health in most Russian regions, the photosensitizing properties of its secondary metabolites allow to suggest the possibility of their use in agriculture and medicine. ?o confirm this assumption, we studied effects of hogweed biologically active substances on green crops cultivated by agricultural enterprises in the Murmansk region (Russia). It was found...