ECOLOGICAL CONCEPT OF SOIL RECLAMATION

Soil reclamation is an indispensable element of agriculture. Under mod ern conditions, it may be effective if reclamation practices are imple mented on the basis of the landscape geochemical principle of evaluati ng the object of reclamation; of the adaptive use of complex practices directed toward improving soil properties and soil regimes; and of th e absolute economic interest and appropriate education of the farmer. The modern status of reclamation is analyzed by zones of the country, and the need is shown for using reclamation practices adequate to the genetic properties of the soils, parent materials, weather, climate, a nd landscape geochemical conditions.