Work on sowing the second rotation of coniferous and deciduous seeds continues in the Forest Selection and Seed Center of the Republic of Tatarstan
Forest Selection and Seed Center of the Republic of Tatarstan conducts work on sowing the second rotation of coniferous and deciduous seeds. “We started sowing on May 25, we plan to complete it on June 8-9, said the Director of the center Ruslan Gazizov. - In total, 3 million seeds of common pine seeds, 500 thousand seeds of birch and 500 thousand seeds of Caragana arborescens will be sown”.
Earlier this year, 2 million units of pine seeds, 1 million units of spruce seeds, 700 thousand units of birch seeds and 300 thousand units of yellow acacia seeds were sown in the FSSC of RT. Currently, small seedlings are taken out to growing fields, where they will grow until the autumn period.
It is worth noting that the cultivation of standard planting material is an additional indicator of the regional project “Forests Conservation in the Republic of Tatarstan” as part of the federal project “Forests Conservation” of the national project “Ecology”. In 2019, 33.2 million seedlings were grown in the FSSC of RT and 51 basic forest nurseries of forestry enterprises (107% of the plan). Including, coniferous species - 25.6 million units, hardwood - 6.4 million units, shrubs - 1.2 million units.
In 2020, it is planned to grow more than 30.9 million pieces of standard planting material.
For reference. RT Forest Selection and Seed Center is the largest automated nursery in Europe, where planting material with a closed root system is grown. The production capacity of the center is 12 million planting material with closed root system per year. FSSC of RT covers an area of 11.3 ha, where there are 4 greenhouses, 13 growing fields, a cooling and storage case for seedlings, 2 warehouses, etc. The center is equipped with modern equipment of the Swedish company BCC AB.