Keywords: peat, peat soils, peat use in agriculture, peat fertilizers

// Мелиорация. – 2016. – №1(75).– С. 48—54

Current agricultural use of peat resources in Russia is described. In agriculture peat resources are expected as ecological and economical profit obtained without environmental violence and biosphere losses. Peat fertilizers with peat attend provide good crop what makes it quite profitable; peat-marsh soils are effective for intensive agrocenosis cultivation, environmentally friendly food and balanced nutritious food due to its rich organic matter and nitrogen.