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Abstract ................................................................................................. 121 8.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 121 8.2 Material and Methodology ........................................................... 131 8.3 Results and Discussuon ............................................................... 133
8.4 Conclusion ................................................................................... 145 Acknowledgment .................................................................................. 145 Keywords .............................................................................................. 145 References ............................................................................................. 146
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The chapter analyzes the historical aspects of ornamental horticulture evolution, starting from the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans until the medieval period of “dark ages” and subsequent Renaissance. It notes the vital importance of the development of safe for human health ways to improve the resistance of indoor plants to pathogens and pests. The results of the study of indoor plants for their treatment effectiveness in the winter gardens of the Baltschug Kempinski hotel (Moscow, Russia) and in the garden of Marble Statue in the House of Scientists (Uman, Cherkasy Region, Ukraine) have been obtained. Various concentrations of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) in combination with a biological preparation named Kornevin were applied. In all variants of the experiment, the increase in the plants growth and the decrease in their morbidity and damageability by insects relative to control were observed. The best was the variant that included consecutive treatment of leaves by PABA water solution in the concentration of 0.03% and 3-4 days later by Kornevin in the dosage of 1.0 g/l of water with the addition of 5 ml of concentrated fertilizer containing nitrogen (N) 7%, phosphorus (Р) 3%, potassium (K) 6%, and microelements (2MgO + 2S + 15В + 0.3Fe + 0.3Mn + 0.05Cu + 0.2 Zn + 0.008Mo).
