<div style="text-align: justify;">Newly created &ldquo;Garaja&rdquo; variety and the forms with lower lever of tanin introduced from ICARDA will allow widening of the field of Vicia Faba culture. Until present, culture of Vicia Faba in Azerbaijan was limited to household. In Azerbaijan, the sowing of vegetable beans does not have much production value. The culture is mainly used for research purposes and is cultivated in small areas, like garden. Therefore, the study of the morphobiological features of plants of the prospective variety in each region and the comprehensive study of the genetic resources of culture is relevant. The article is devoted to the results of a study of the local gene pool of horse or fodder beans and materials from ICARDA. Yield and analysis of crop structure, disease resistance were analyzed. Since samples with a low level of harmful substances are new for our republic. These studies are an important initial study for the subsequent production of new varieties. We hope that this will lead to an increase in the acreage of legumes in our republic.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify;">Problems and Prospects of the Selection of Bean (<em>Vicia faba</em> l.) in Azerbaijan</div>

<div><strong>Background:</strong> <em>Cucurbita maxima</em> known as pumpkin belongs to the family <em>Cucurbitaceae</em>, widely used in traditional medicine.<br />
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<strong>Methods:</strong> The present work evaluates the antioxidant activity of the different parts (leaves and fruit) of <em>Cucurbita maxima</em>. Antioxidant activity was assessed through the DPPH test and the &beta;-carotene bleaching test.<br />
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<strong>Result: </strong>The results showed that the ethanolic extract of fruit and leaves are rich in polyphenols, flavonoids and tannin with values, respectively (50.13&plusmn;4.49 mg EAG/g dry extract), (0.75&plusmn;3.64 mg EQ/g dry extract) and (477.05&plusmn;6.67 mg EAT/g dry extract) for the fruit, (27.37&plusmn;0.95 mg EAG/g dry extract), (1.83&plusmn;0.28 mg EQ/g dry extract) and (481.69&plusmn;5.77 mg EAT/g dry extract) for leaves. The ethanolic extract showed scavenger activity IC<sub>50</sub> is 0.41&plusmn;1.20 &mu;g/ml fruit and 0.18&plusmn;0.06 &mu;g/ml leaf compared with 0.01&plusmn;0.01 &mu;g/ml BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene). The results obtained in the &beta;-carotene bleaching test of the ethanolic extracts of the leaves and fruit of Cucurbita maxima is of the order (70.13&plusmn;13.84%) and (67.69&plusmn;13.82%) respectively.</div>


Problems and Prospects of the Selection of Bean (Vicia faba l.) in Azerbaijan

Total Phenolic, Flavonoid Contents and Antioxidant Activity of Ethanolic Extracts (Leaves and Fruit) of Cucurbita maxima Duch. ex Lam