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Formation of soybean leaf area depending on root system development under seed pre-treatment with metabolically active substances

Author(s) Gaviy V.M., Candidate of Biological Sciences, , Nizhyn State University named after Nikolai Gogol
O.B. Kuchmenko, Doctor of Biological Sciences, ,
Козючко-Головач А. Г. , , ,
Category The Agronomy
year 2025 issue Issue 106 Part 1
pages 198-207 index UDK [577.121:581.48]:[633.34:631.55:581.132]
DOI 10.32782/2415-8240-2025-106-1-198-207 (Link)
Abstract Aim. To determine the peculiarities of soybean leaf area formation depending on root system development under seed pre-treatment with metabolically active substances. Methods. Laboratory, measuring, calculation and comparison, analysis, statistical. Results. It was established that seed pre-treatment with a combination of vitamin E + ubiquinone-10 contributed to the formation of the maximum number of lateral roots at all stages of soybean growth and development. At the 1–3 trifoliate leaf stage, this combination facilitated an average of 14.2 roots, which exceeded the control values by 99.2%. At the flowering stage, plants in this variant formed an average of 19.0 roots on the main root, surpassing the control by 70.1% and Vympel treatment by 11.7%. A positive effect was also observed with the combinations vitamin E + methionine + POBA + MgSO₄ and vitamin E + methionine + POBA. At the 1–3 trifoliate leaf stage, pre-sowing seed treatment with vitamin E + ubiquinone-10 increased the fresh biomass of the root system by 111.4% compared to the control. At the flowering stage, applying the same combination contributed to an increase in root system biomass by 61.8% relative to the control. An increase in fresh biomass of the root system was also noted with the use of vitamin E + methionine + POBA + MgSO₄ and vitamin E + methionine + POBA. Analysis of the dynamics of leaf area expansion showed that all studied combinations of metabolically active substances positively influenced its growth. The highest values were observed with vitamin E + ubiquinone-10, ensuring maximum leaf area development throughout all research stages. Conclusions. A direct correlation was found between root system formation, its biomass, and soybean leaf area. Thus, the studied combinations of metabolically active compounds can serve as promising growth regulators for leguminous crops, while pre-sowing seed treatment with these substances represents an effective technological element in soybean cultivation.
Key words Vitamin E, ubiquinone-10, methionine, para-oxybenzoic acid, MgSO₄, root number, fresh biomass, leaf area
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