SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING A DEFOLIANT BASED ON MAGNESIUM SULFATE AND ITS APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURE

This scientific article comprehensively examines the issues of improving the technology for producing a defoliant based on magnesium sulfate and introducing it into agricultural practice. The study provides an in-depth analysis of the physiological and biochemical mechanisms of the defoliation process, the effects of magnesium sulfate on the plant organism, the stages of defoliant production technology, as well as environmental and medical-hygienic safety aspects. The obtained results indicate that magnesium sulfate–based defoliants are highly effective, low in toxicity, and suitable for sustainable agricultural systems.