Zhyla A. Turkish hazel (Corylus colurna L.) in the man-made plantations of the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine

Object of the research - man-made plantations of the hazel-nut tree on the territory of the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine. Aim of the research - to study the peculiarities of the growth, the productiveness and the fruiting of the hazel-nut tree in the Forest-Steppe zone conditions of Ukraine; to examine the sowing and food qualities of its seed as well as its wood properties; to work out the agricultural bases in order to get the seed material growing and the technological schemes of the creation of the hazel-nut tree plantations of different functionality planting. Methods of research - reconnoitering method, methods of forestry and forest valuation, the reforestation method, the dendrochronology method, the method of small clear specimens, mathematic and statistic. Scientific novelty. The most efficient conditions for the creation of the forest plantations using the exot were revealed. The sowing properties of the seed that has the high level of purity. A significant amount of inhibitors that limited the early germination of the seed in the freshly gathered fruits was found. The macroscopic, physical and mechanical properties of the hazel-nut wood were determined. The current state and the potential of the seed base of this species on the territory of the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine were revealed. The agricultural technology of seed material growing and the technological basis for the creation of the hazel-nut plantations were determined. The register of the exot plantations was supplemented. The efficiency and the expedience of the hazel-nut introduction into the man-made plantations of the Forest-Steppe of Ukraine were evaluated. The ways and prospects of the future using of this species were proposed. Field of application: forestry.