Table 1 Comparison of the technologies for plantation establishment between the Middle Volga Region and Finland
Action | Middle Volga Region | Finland |
|---|---|---|
Tillage | It is always carried out (scheme: ridge-forming → plough planting) | It is obligatory both in case of natural and artificial regeneration. With the exception of the land with the poorest and the driest soil. |
Planting | Density of planting of seedlings with bare roots—no less than 5000–6000 trees/ha, density of planting of seedlings with container planting—2500–3000 trees/ha | Planting seedlings in containers—2000 trees/ha |
Sowing | It is practically never used. It is sometimes used at the fire sites (dry and fresh sandy soil) | Number of seed beds per hectare for pine is 4000–5000 |
Planting material | Seedlings with bare roots are mainly used. Since 2000, seedlings in containers are used in the Nizhniy Novgorod oblast, since 2014—in the Republic of Mari El | Planting seedlings in containers (almost 100 %) |