Improvement of milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.) seed yield and quality with foliar fertilization and growth effector MD 148/II
2008
Abstract
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.