Head of the laboratory: candidate of biological sciences Tamara Vasilievna Shpitalnaya. The department of dendrology was one of the first to be established in the National Academy of Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences in 1933. It was managed by professor S.P. Melnik. From 1939 until 1957 (taking into account the Great Patriotic War and various reorganizations), the department was headed by N.D. Nestyarovich, who was later elected an academician. From 1957 to 1989 department, then the laboratory of the introduction of woody plants was headed by Doctor of Biological Sciences N.V. Shkutko. Since 1989, the laboratory has been managed by I.M. Garanovich, since 2017 - by T.U. Hospital. In 2005, the laboratory was transformed into a department. Since 2010 - a laboratory again. There are 17 employees, of whom 4 are candidates of science, 3 are researchers without a degree, 3 are engineers and agronomists, and 8 are workers.
Main areas of scientific and applied research Development of the scientific basis for the introduction of woody plants in Belarus; Study of adaptive capabilities of species, adaptation process, ontogenetic variability; Analysis of flora, identification of promising areas of introduction; Enrichment and preservation of the gene pool of introduced woody plants (primary introduction, arboretum); Study of woody plants promising for the pharmaceutical industry; Selection of lilac, weigela, Kuril tea, etc.; Ecological-biological study of individual species, genera and families (yew, honeysuckle, sea buckthorn, linden, cypress, heather, oleaginous, sedge, magnolia, hydrangea, etc.); Introduction and varietal study of the lilac genus, development of technologies for its reproduction; Study of the possibilities of using woody plants of the temperate zone in phytodesign; Development of technologies of reproduction and cultivation of planting material; Development of projects and creation of arboretums, green construction objects; Study of ancient parks and cultural flora of Belarus; Assessment of the condition of tree plantations and study of features of modern greening of large cities of Belarus. The most important results of scientific and applied research An assessment of the current state of about 500 ancient parks of Belarus is given. The lilac collection, which includes about 200 taxa, has been supplemented and updated. The prospect of using landscape lilac in landscaping has been proven. An assortment of wood introducers has been developed for the greening of individual regions and the country as a whole. Technologies of reproduction and cultivation of planting material of introducers have been developed and optimized. As a result of the active introductory work carried out by the laboratory, one of the largest arboretums in the country was created. On the basis of the analysis of the floristic wealth of the most important botanical-geographical areas of attraction and primary testing in local conditions of new species of woody plants, a rich gene pool of about 2.5 thousand taxa has been created for further introductory study. International cooperation International cooperation is developed through cooperation agreements with botanical institutions of a number of countries, and commercial activities are envisaged: Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Vietnam, England, etc. The second way is participation in international projects: Latvia, Ukraine, Russia, etc. The third way is through membership in international organizations: the sea-buckthorn research center, the Council of Botanical Gardens of Russia and Belarus, associations of nut growers, the association of bezo growers, etc. The establishment of the Council of Botanical Gardens of Russia and Belarus was a significant catalyst in the activation of cooperation with Russia, in which the laboratory actively participates. Improving the quality of production of planting material and entering the Russian market through intermediaries in Moscow. Patent and license activity New varieties of beautifully blooming shrubs have been created: Kuril tea - Rumyanets; Weigel - Romance, Aquarius, Tatsiana, Fireworks, Chakhovsky's heritage, May scent, Pink cloud, Zaranka. Henamelesa - Big, Autumnal. In 2015, the varieties of lilac Minskaya Prazazhunya and Kuril tea Snezhynka were zoned. In 2011, a patent was obtained for the method of obtaining rooted lilac cuttings of the Hairy lilac section. Publications More than 30 monographs, 55 brochures, more than 1,500 scientific articles and abstracts of reports have been published as a result of research.
