Improving the vine crop technologies by using glycoside substances, under conditions of economic efficiency and environmental protection

Abstract

Ecostim is a furostanol glycoside and represents a natural substance belonging to the class of saponines (found in Lycopersicon esculentum seeds). This product was obtained by alcoholic extraction from tomato seeds and represents a bioactive substance of vegetal origin, having a wide range of biological activities, especially antiviral and antifungal properties. The goal of this paper was to estimate the biological activity of the product. The influence of the vegetal compound with steroidal glycoside structure was studied on the vine plantation from the Iaşi vineyard. The treatments consisted in spraying the aqueous solution of Ecostim, at different doses and ways of using. The results pointed out the favourable effects of treatments on the plant growth and development, according to the phenological phase and used concentration.