METHOD FOR FOREST RECLAMATION OF SALINE LANDS Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC A01B79/02 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agriculture and melioration of saline soils. Method includes cultivation of wood species and bushes, introduction of gypsum, deep plowing, snow retention, two-year fallowing and autumn plowing. When growing forest belts from tree species – an Ulmus pumila, Robinia pseudoacacia, Populus alba, Salix alba, and bushes – Ribes aureum, Tamarix and Elaeagnus, deep plowing is performed at depth of 40–50 cm with simultaneous introduction of gypsum. In autumn, seedlings are planted in furrows with planting machines in row 2–3 m, between rows – 4–5 m. Forest soil cultivators KRL-1M, KUN-4 – in rows, KPN-4G, KL-2,6 – in rows between rows, performing two-year fallowing, providing accumulation of 500–600 mm of water. During the vegetation period, 3-4-fold treatment of soil is carried out at a depth of not more than 6–8 cm and once in 2–3 years, autumn plowing of rows between rows is performed at depth of 18–20 cm.

EFFECT: method provides desalination of saline soils.

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