Study of the Plant Growth-Regulating Activity of Non-Medical Application Antibiotics with the Aim of Finding Eco-Friendly Plant Growth Regulators

Abstract

Biological experiments with non-medical application antibiotics lucensomycin, tetramycins A and B, aureofungins A and B, and antimycin A were carried out. It was revealed that these antibiotics exhibit growth-promoting activities and may be considered as eco-friendly biopreparations. Prospects of their application for increasing the agricultural crop yields were shown.