Effectiveness of the Elena biopreparation used for growing the summer barley

In two-years study, conducted in three Russian soil-climatic regions, the effect was investigated of presowing treatment of seeds by the Elena-Zh liquid form biopreparation to development of plant root rot and productivity in the Golozernyi, Stimul and Nutans 642 summer barley varieties. An application of the Elena-Zh permits to decrease the number of plant root rot cases of Fusarium-helmintho-sporidiferous etiology and to increase the barley productivity.