Features of phytomeliorative works to protect engineering facilities from deflation processes in the Karakum desert

Abstract

Effective methods of protection of various engineering facilities located in the conditions of the Karakum desert by the methods of phytomeliorative works have been determined. Long-term studies conducted by the National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan prove that the use of phytomeliorative methods has the greatest effect on the stabilization of moving and technogenic sands. In addition, the restoration of native vegetation leads to an increase in the resilience of desert ecosystems and an increase in arid biodiversity. These methods of phytomelioration are used only in combination to stabilize moving sands, regardless of the regional characteristics of the Karakum Desert.