Procurement is underway all day. Mass collection of cones has begun in the forestry enterprises of the Vitebsk region
"The cone collection has just begun, and it is difficult to make forecasts for the exact tonnage of this natural material, but we plan to procure about 50 tons of spruce and pine cones. From these, we expect to procure about 10 tons of cones from seed plantations, from which we will obtain seeds with improved hereditary traits. The yield this year is slightly below average due to unfavorable weather conditions that occurred this spring and summer," noted Alexeyitashev, lead engineer for afforestation and land reclamation of the Vitebsk GPKHO.
BELTA correspondents visited the Beshenkovichi forestry enterprise, one of the plantations where elite pine seeds are collected. "Five people are involved in cone collection. The harvesting goes on throughout daylight hours. Forestry workers collect each cone by hand. We plan to collect about 2 tons of selected cones from this plantation, which will then be sent to the Glubokoye experimental forestry enterprise. They have the necessary equipment for drying cones, de-winging seeds, and subsequently storing the seed material in refrigerators," said Irina Bogach, engineer for afforestation and land reclamation of the Beshenkovichi forestry enterprise.
Engineer for afforestation and land reclamation of the Beshenkovichi forestry enterprise Irina Bogach and forester Elena Shestova
She added that cone collection is also underway in commercial seed plantations in forestry enterprises, and a similar harvest is planned to be collected in the wild.
As for spruce cones, 1.5 tons are planned to be collected in the Beshenkovichi forestry enterprise.
The "coniferous harvest" in the forestry enterprises of the northern region will continue until March. -0-
