EFFECT OF CONTROLLED HYDRODYNAMIC CAVITATION IN IRRIGATION WA-TER ON THE GROWTH ENHANCEMENT OF SCOTS PINE SEEDLINGS

Abstract The purpose of the research was to study the effect of structured water on the growth of Scots pine seedlings. The article discusses the results of experimental irrigation with structured water of seedlings of scots pine. Biological and physical research methods were used, such as fixation of root system development and in-depth analysis of irrigation water. Some features of the intensification of the growth of seedlings associated with changes in the structural characteristics of irrigation water, based on the results of mass spectrometry and other analyses, have been identified. In particular, it is shown how, under the influence of hydrodynamic cavitation, an increase in the concentration of ions of various chemical elements appears in irrigation water, which can be considered as a fertilizer chelate. The effect of hydrodynamic cavitation on irrigation water leads to an intensification of the growth of seedlings of scots pine, an increase and proliferation of the root system. The development of the root system was recorded in dynamics and the fact of intensification of growth under the influence of cavitation was established. It should be noted that there is quite little data in the literature on the effect of cavitation on the structure of water, so this material will be a definite contribution to the development of this direction.