NITROGEN REGIME OF DRAINED PEATY SOILS

The principles of formation of the nitrogen regime of drained peaty so ils in a latitudinal direction through soil-climate zones of European Russia are examined. It is established that the intensity of processes of mineralization of organic matter, the transformation of nitrogen-b earing compounds, and the formation of the nitrogen regime in drained soils with identical botanical composition of the peat and identical d rainage rate are determined by the latitudinal position of the peat bo g, the time of its development, and the crops being cultivated.