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Abstract

The paper presents a comprehensive study of various methods and techniques used in the cultivation of planting material for reforestation purposes. This study is aimed at in-depth analysis and comparative evaluation of various approaches to the production of healthy and high-quality planting material for forest crops to increase the productivity and sustainability of reforestation practices. In the course of the study, a review of scientific literature in the field of crop production and reforestation technologies was conducted in the thematic journals indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, Elibrary, and Google Academy. The search depth was 40 years, and the search languages were English and Russian. According to the results of the study, today the method of growing seedlings with a closed root system is the most effective and dynamically developing way that can be used to solve a wide range of problems. The proposed methods of improvement are aimed at creating more economical and efficient systems for growing seedlings with a closed root system and represent the use of worked-out mines as greenhouses for growing seedlings. In addition, the use of the Internet of Things, machine learning, and neural networks will automate the process of growing seedlings, reducing human participation in this process and the risk of loss of planting material.