CHECKING AS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR REJUVENATING THE PLANTS OF GARDEN STRAWBERRY
The article presents the results of studies aimed at studying the effect of the minting of garden strawberry plants on its survival rate. Depending on the fertilizers used and the agricultural techniques used, three to four years after planting, the strawberry bushes age, as a result of which the crop yield decreases. In strawberry plants, the number of axillary buds decreases, shoot formation decreases, and with age, the number of horns with flower buds decreases. After four or five years, the horns begin to die off. At the same time, as the horns die off, they are restored in the dormant buds of old plants. At this time, strawberry bushes can be rejuvenated. One of the effective methods of rejuvenating garden strawberries is chasing. Garden strawberry bushes can give a good harvest for more than one year. To do this, it is not necessary to renew the planting of strawberries every four years and then wait a whole year for the harvest. There is an easier way, called coining. With the help of the minting method, you can not only rejuvenate the bushes, but also increase the yield. It is the old bushes that will give a higher yield. From 2018 to 2020 Investigations were carried out to establish the influence of the timing of minting on the survival rate of garden strawberry plants (5 variants of the experiment in six replicates). We came to the conclusion that the smallest loss of garden strawberry plants after minting was observed in 3 variants (1 piece per 1 m, 2 or 6.6%). Thus, under the conditions of the Chuvash Republic, chasing should be carried out immediately after the main berry harvest, no later than mid-August. By the beginning of October, after the minting, large, strong bushes grow, which perfectly tolerate the winter and give a good harvest of berries the next year.