Chapter 3. Ecological state of modern soil cover in agrocenoses of the Greater Caucasus Sheki region
Keywords:
forest resources, vegetation, reforestation, correlation, regression analysis, soil-microbiological characteristics, organic matter
Synopsis
The Chapter presents climate data, soil moisture, humus content, nitrogen and other key microbiological indicators of the territory (2023-2024). Agricultural production has made great strides in the last two decades and occupies a leading position not only in the Sheki region, but also in the country. Deforestation to meet the growing needs of the population for firewood is a very sad situation. Forestation work in the Sheki region, considered the most beautiful tourist center of Azerbaijan, is one of the most important issues posed by the state to environmentalists. The article presents the results of forest restoration work carried out on the experimental site of the Sheki Regional Research Center, as well as studies carried out on soils spread under trees that are already 80 years old. Soil surveys conducted using modern methods are considered an innovation for Azerbaijan. The results obtained can be used in subsequent studies coordinates are 41°15'45.0"N 47°12'57.6"E; 41°15'54.8"N 47°13'12.5"E; 41°16'03.8"N 47°13'14.2"E; 41°16'03.3"N 47°13'34.9"E; 41°16'29.6"N 47°12'52.0"E. The study of microbial mass is very important for the ecological assessment of the studied soils. The maximum number of actinomycetes was found in the virgin gray forest soil on the hillock, where it amounted to 360 thousand CFU/g, which is 5 times more than in the same soil horizon of the depression on the natural soil and 30 times more than in the soils of both elements of the microrelief on the fallow land. In taxonomic terms, micromycetes in the studied gray forest soil are represented by the following dominant species: Penicillium notatum, Penicillium chrisogenum, Trichoderma viride, Trichoderma lignorum, Aspergillus niger, Mucor ssp., Paecilomyces ssp., Crustosum ssp. Representatives of the genera Fusarium and Monatospora are rare. As a result of the analysis of the obtained data, the total reserves of organic matter of the secondary spruce forest were determined, which amount to from 21.5 to 32.7 kg·m-2.
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