On November 07, the General Assembly of the Forestry Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was held at the National Forestry University.
The Institute`s team sincerely congratulates Iraida Mykolaivna Moskalenko, Head of the Human Resources and Legal Support Department of URIFFM, on her 60th birthday!
Scientists have carried out measures to intensify fruiting and select the best clones of common oak, which in the future will be used to create forest seed plantations of an increased genetic level.
Scientists of URIFFM took part in the Conference dedicated to the memory of Doctor of Biological Sciences S.I. Galkin.
The environmental consequences of Russian aggression include the contamination of the territory of Ukraine with heavy metals, garbage, and explosives; thousands of hectares of forests have been destroyed by fires.
In October, scientists from the URIFFM`s Polissia branch and the SE «Vinnytsia forest research station» held specialized educational events for students of agricultural educational institutions.
URIFFM`scientists have selected and researched experimental plots for conducting forest regeneration cuttings in order to clarify their organizational and technical elements for the formation of natural mixed forests.
Employees of the SE «Klavdiyevska forest research station» and the URIFFM`s Department of forest tree improvement carried out the forest stands investigation of Northern Red oak in Kyiv region.
This fall, the enterprises of URIFFM research network plan to restore forests on an area over 38 hectares and supplement forest crops on an area almost 53 hectares.
Surveys were conducted and censuses were made in natural and artificial oak stands formed after reforestation felling using various methods.
The specialists` working meeting was held in Helsinki (Finland) within the framework of the project «Sustainable supply of raw materials for energy production in Ukraine based on forest biomass (Forest Energy Ukraine)»…
Andricus foecundatrix develops and feeds in a young acorn inside an artichoke-like gall; overwinters and pupates in the acorn, and emerges in the spring.