Authors: A. V. ABRAMCHUK, candidate of agricultural sciences, аssociate рrofessor, M. Yu. KARPUKHIN, candidate of agricultural sciences, аssociate рrofessor,
S. E. SAPARKLYCHEVA, candidate of agricultural sciences, аssociate рrofessor, S. K. MINGALEV, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor, Ural State Agrarian University (42 K. Liebknekhta Str., 620075, Ekaterinburg)
Keywords: greek fenugreek, phenological phases, seed productivity, sowing qualities of seeds.
Abstract. Greek fenugreek has high pharmacological properties, it is included in the Pharmacopoeia of many countries of the world. Fenugreek seeds are used as medicinal raw materials. The highest pharmacological activity is characteristic of steroid saponins, which are used both for prophylaxis and for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and atherosclerosis. The study on the topic “Features of the formation of the productivity of greek fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) in the conditions of the Middle Urals” is being conducted in the “Uralets” training farm at the collection site of medicinal plants USAU located in the Beloyarsky district, Sverdlovsk region. The purpose of the study is to study the peculiarities of the formation of the seed productivity of greek fenugreek. Sowing seeds was carried out in open ground, in early May. Sowing depth 2.0–3.0 cm; after sprouting, thinning was performed, so that the distance in the row between the plants was 10 cm, the aisle – 35 cm; planting density 30 plants/m2 . In the scheme of experience included three options: 1 – “Gourmet” variety (taken for control); 2 – “Shambala”; 3 – “Helba”. In the second and the third variants, populations from Egypt were studied. A comparative analysis of fenugreek gives reason to say that in the climatic conditions of the Middle Urals, the best results for the years of research were provided by the fenugreek Helba greek population from Egypt: total seed productivity was 1.40 t / ha, which is 0, 09 t / ha (6.87 %) is higher than the fenugreek variety “Gourmet” and 0.21 t / ha (16.03 %) more than the fenugreek “Shambala”.
