The use of liquid complex micronutrients for the growth and development of robinia pseudoacacia and crimean pine in arid conditions

The article presents data on the results of testing complex micronutrients when sowing seeds of Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana (Lamb.) Holmboe. at a production nursery. Stratification provides seeds with rapid germination under optimal conditions of oxygen access and maintaining a humidity level and temperature of 10°C. Fertilizers “Volski Biochem” are able to increase the energy of germination of seeds of the studied species, increase their growth rate and contain all the necessary nutrients for plants. The highest content of trace elements is found in the preparation “Microel”. Established that the best option for planting seeds are RCL‑81 forest cassettes, which naturally and correctly distribute the root system of seedlings, increase their ability to form active root tips, provide oxygen to plants and eliminate waterlogging with improper watering. The percentage of safety for seedlings in the first and second year was almost the same. Pine seeds require de-spraying on the VSG‑01 air gravity apparatus before processing and planting. The possibility of using tools for tillage and crops is provided by an ordinary method with the location of narrow sowing lines along the tapes. Proven that the use of complex micro fertilizers allows pine and robinia seedlings to have an optimal ratio of the aboveground part and the root system, accelerated growth and development, and an even stem. The maximum growth of robinia was 71–98 cm, pine trees 10–29 cm, which fully met the standards and requirements for the cultivation of planting material of woody species. Revealed that the differentiation of robinia and pine seedlings in height begins in the second half of June, in the variant of the experiment with sowing seeds in a box, the largest gains of seedlings were observed in the third decade of June, after which there was a noticeable decrease in growth. As a result, the best growth and development indicators were observed in Crimean pine in the 1st variant of the experiment, in robinia pseudoacia in the 1st and 2nd variants. The growth rates of two-year-old seedlings of the studied species are identical to those of annual seedlings.

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