The extracted peat-sapropel mixture (substrate) is formed into bunches for natural drying, after which it can be used for the preparation of ground mixtures designed for growing in forestry farms of Belarus planting material of shrubs and trees, including seedlings of conifers.
Since August 2020, the
State Research Institution "Forest Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus" has been conducting researches on application of peat-sapropel mixture (substrate) for cultivation of forest planting material.
Kopytkov Vladimir Vasilievich, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, is in charge of the research. Preliminary results of the research have already shown the effectiveness of the mixture.