Prospects of growing of planting material green ash in the conditions of the stepped Pridonye

The article is devoted to the cultivation of green ash planting material in the conditions of the stepped Pridonye on the example of the Rostov region, its feasibility and ways to improve technologies. The article assesses the amount of regeneration fund in different regions located in the steppe zone. The essence of the problem is that the cultivation of only seedlings of Crimean pine and black locust to create forest crops causes irreparable damage to the biodiversity of steppe forests. Therefore, it is necessary to expand the range of tree crops deciduous fast-growing trees, such as green ash. This species is recommended for field-protective and anti-erosion stands due to its soil-protective functions. It is also used when laying the state forest protection strips. Then the characteristic of ash-trees in the Rostov region with breakdown by categories of lands and age groups is shown. The agrotechnology of growing planting material for reforestation and afforestation is given...