Improvement of milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) seed yield and quality with foliar fertilization and growth effector MD 148/II

Abstrakt

The effects 3-methylphenylamide 5-tert-butylpyrazine-2-carboxylic acid on the vegetative and reproductive growth, seed yield and silymarin content of field grown milk thistle (Silybum marianum L. Gaertn.) plants were studied.

The accumulation of flavonoids and silymarin compounds in the seeds was positively influenced.