Experience in the use of container multiplication technologies at the Nizhnevolzhskaya Station for the selection of tree species of the Federal Scientific Center of Agroecology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Authors

  • Alexandra V. Semenyutina Federal Research Centre of Agroecology, Complex Melioration, and Forest Reclamations RAS, Volgograd, Russian Federation
  • Vasily V. Sapronov Federal Research Centre of Agroecology, Complex Melioration, and Forest Reclamations RAS
  • Maxim V. Tsoi Federal Research Centre of Agroecology, Complex Melioration, and Forest Reclamations RAS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25726/q3802-5138-9944-b

Keywords:

container propagation, biodiversity, dendroflora, Juniper sabina, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Thuja occidentalis, seedlings, seed material

Abstract

The territories of the dry-steppe regions of Russia are under constant anthropogenic influence, and every day the ecological situation is rapidly deteriorating. The existing problem requires special attention and concrete actions to create conditions for positive dynamics. One of the key stages in the implementation of our concept for solving this problem is the development of methods for improving the bioresources of degrading landscapes, scientific substantiation of the adaptive organization of land use in agriculture, forestry and water management, recreation, urban planning, landscaping of settlements and livestock farms by enriching the dendroflora and increasing the level of biodiversity. The purpose of the study is to develop bioecological principles and technologies for enriching dendroflora with economically valuable woody plants. The objects of the study were the introduction collection resources of woody plants of the Federal Scientific Center for Agroecology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (cadastre № 34:34:000000:122, 34:34:060061:10) and its branches (34:36:000014:178; 63:23:0908001:0002). Bioecological principles and technologies for enriching dendroflora with economically valuable woody plants and a catalog of an adaptive assortment for forest reclamation complexes in order to prevent degradation and desertification of territories have been developed. Adaptive responses have been established in terms of growth parameters, the development of generative capacity for the targeted use of one's own bioresources, taking into account potential invasive qualities and biotic potential. Technological elements and measures have been developed to enrich the dendroflora under the conditions of a changing ecological environment, namely, climatic changes and their impact on plants.

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Published

2022-12-02

How to Cite

Семенютина, А. В., Сапронов, В. В. ., & Цой, М. В. . (2022). Experience in the use of container multiplication technologies at the Nizhnevolzhskaya Station for the selection of tree species of the Federal Scientific Center of Agroecology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Voprosy Ecologii, 12(1), 26–47. https://doi.org/10.25726/q3802-5138-9944-b

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