THE EFFECT OF PRESOWING TREATMENT WITH ALOE LEAVES EXTRACTS ON THE QUANTITY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FENUGREEK SEEDS
The results of cultivating Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (cultivar Ovary gold bel) grown from the dried seeds and the seeds previously treated with chloroform, ethanol and water extracts of aloe leaves as well as by 50% of aloe juice water extract are described in the article. The best results on the productivity of fenugreek aboveground part and seeds have been achieved in the experiment with presowing treatment by water extract of aloe leaves. This confirms primary effect of hydrophilic fraction of the total biologically active substances of aloe leaves on the growth of fenugreek plants. Maximum saponin content in the seeds is found in fenugreek plants grown from seeds preliminary treated with 50% water solution of aloe juice.