EFFICIENCY OF APPLYING DIFFERENT TYPES OF FERTILIZERS IN ARCTIC BRAKE (RUBUS ARCTICUS L.) CULTIVATION

Abstract

The objective of research is to develop a nutrition system for Arctic brake. The paper presents the results of research on growing Arctic brake (Rubus arcticus L.) on acidic light sod-podzolic soils in the natural and climatic conditions of the Kostroma Region. Two soil fertilization options were used: 1) azophoska 400 kg/ha (N60P60K60 as the main fertilizer + N30P30K30 top dressing); 2) the developed nutrition system, including the main organomineral fertilizer containing humic substances and bacterial spores (Bacillus subtillis, Bacillus mucilaginosus) and 3 top dressings with solutions of the mineral fertilizer Akvarin in May, June and September (10 %, 6 and 3 %, respectively). Local application of organomineral fertilizers at a dose of 500 kg/ha with 3 additional feedings of water-soluble mineral fertilizers of the Akvarin brand containing macro- and microelements has a beneficial effect on increasing the microbiological activity of the soil, ammonifiers by 25.8 %, phosphate-mobilizing bacteria by 39.1 %, its agrochemical indicators, inclu¬ding the content of organic matter by 0.4 %, mobile phosphorus and exchangeable potassium by 7.6–12.4 mg/kg, the survival rate of R. arcticus plants, the formation of the bush habitus, with the additional formation of partial shoots by 35 pcs/bush, the physiological activity of plants, expressed in an increase in the productivity of photosynthesis by 38 % and a significant increase in the yield of berries to 53.2 g/m2 (by 47.6 %). Expanding the possibility of forming R. arcticus plantations on acidic sod-podzolic soils will increase the occupancy rate of fallow soils and put them into operation. Production of berry products in the Kostroma Region as an ecologically safe region will provide enterprises engaged in the preparation of baby and dietary food with high-quality medicinal raw materials.