A.A. Sinyutkina, A.A. Maloletko, A.A. Belenko, L.P. Gashkova, Y.A. Kharanzhevskaya
Siberian Research Institute of Agriculture and Peat, Gagarin str., 3, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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Summary. Peat is a promising raw material for a variety of economic sectors and also it is characterized by large supplies within our country. Currently, however, peat is extracted only in the regions of the European territory of Russia, for Western Siberia is a future prospect. Therefore the purpose of this work is to assess the present state of the promising areas for peat deposits development of the Western Siberia (for example of the Tomsk region) and to choose ways of their further use. The paper contains studying fund materials and analyzing the current state of peat resources by conducting field descriptions of eight drained and prepared to extraction peat deposits, sampling and analyzing peat ash content, moisture content, degree of decomposition, botanical composition of the peat. According to the results of comparative analysis of fund materials and field descriptions decrease of humidity in peat deposits at 2-23% on almost all sampling points is observed, as well as a slight increase in the ash content of the peat at 1-11%, and in some cases, the degree of decomposition of the upper horizons of the peat deposits on 6-27% over the last 30-40 years under the influence of drying. Peat deposit of investigated formations is characterized by high heterogeneity and patchiness in the territories and, as a result, there is a discrepancy in kinds and types of peat and peat deposits thickness within the sampling sites in comparison with the fund materials. Thus, the development of peat deposits in the long term requires more detailed studies. In addition, during the development of peat deposits it is necessary to conduct clearing and reconstruction of drainage channels, the reduction of tree and shrub vegetation, to pave the roads to peat deposits, and within it.
Keywords: peatlands, estimation, peat cutting, wise use, Tomsk region.
Author Details: A.A. Sinyutkina, Cand. Geor. Sci., Senior Researcher (e-mail: Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.); A.A. Maloletko, Researcher; A.A. Belenko, Junior Researcher; L.P. Gashkova, Junior Researcher; Y.A. Kharanzhevskaya, Cand. Sci., Head of Laboratory.
For citation: Sinyutkina A.A., Maloletko A.A., Belenko A.A., Gashkova L.P., Kharanzhevskaya Y.A. Assessments of the current state of the peatlands prospective areas for their wise use in Tomsk region. Dostizheniya nauki i tekhniki APK. 2014. T. 28. №12. pp. 72-75 (In Russ)