The article presents the results of studies evaluating the influence of growth stimulants and micronutrient fertilizers on the productivity and sowing qualities of Crambe Abyssinica. Growth regulators Albit - 40 ml/t, Gumat K/Na - 0.15 l/t and microelement fertilizers EcoFus - 0.5 l/t and Omex - 2 l/t were studied. Studies have shown that the most effective options are with seed treatment with the growth regulator Albit and the combined use of Albit + Omex. Here the greatest positive effect was obtained on the indicator of field germination of krambe (89.6%) and on the safety of plants for harvesting (96.8%), respectively. It was revealed that the variant with the use of Albit, Gumat K/Na + Omex and Albit + Omex most effectively increased the seed yield of Crambe, the seed productivity here was 2.92; 2.93 and 2.96 t / ha, respectively. These options stimulated germination energy by 1.8-4.7% and laboratory germination by 3.8-9.1% relative to the control. The krambe oil content in the experimental variants was 36.14-39.76%, in the control - 36.04%. The highest oil content of seeds was noted on the variant with Albit - 39.76%. The use of Albit in combination with EcoFus and Omex contributes to the accumulation of oil in seeds up to 38.55 and 38.68%, respectively. The weight of 1000 seeds of Crambe varied in the range of 8.16-8.38 g in the variants with the use of drugs and 8.13 g in the variant without treatment. The germination energy and laboratory germination rate of Crambe Abyssinica varied between 52.7-79.8% and 69.5-86.5%, depending on the use of the preparations.
The features of the formation of productivity of potatoes of the Red Scarlett variety were studied during cultivation against the background of applying different combinations of organic, mineral, sideral fertilizers and straw in the conditions of the forest-steppe of the Middle Volga. The studies were carried out in the field experiment in 2014–2016 on gray forest soil with medium loam particle size distribution, on the experimental field of the Department of Plant Growing and Horticulture at KSAU. The humus content in the soil of the experimental plot was 3.48-3.65 % (according to Tyurin), labile phosphorus amounted to 128-135, exchange potassium amounted to 152–165 mg/kg of soil (according to Kirsanov), pH of the salt extract was 5.5-5.6. The experiments were performed on eight grounds with mineral nutrition. The potato yield in the reference ground due to natural fertility was 18.26 t/ha. Separate application of mineral fertilizers in a dose of N60P60K90 over an average of three years increased the tuber yield as compared to the reference of 10.19 ha, while the introduction of 60 t/ha of manure increased the yield by 8.95 t/ha. Using a traditional fertilizer system (N60P60K90 + 60 t of manure), the yield was 34.95 t/ha. As a result of the transition to the biological fertilizer system (background + green manure + straw), the yield increased to 36.26 t/ha, which is 1.31 t/ha higher compared to the traditional fertilizer system. On average, over 3 years, the maximum tuber yield of 37.48 t/ha was obtained by applying mineral and organic fertilizers, as well as straw. Sidereal fertilizers and straw provided an increase in the yield of tubers of 7.81 t/ha. The best results for the dry matter content (22.05 %) and starch (16.04 %) were demonstrated by tubers from the reference variant. More protein (2.95 %) and vitamin C (21.24 mg %) contained in tubers from the variant when mineral fertilizers were applied in a dose (N60P60K90-background) + green manure + straw.