RESOURCE STUDIES OF SCOTS PINE POLLEN GROWING IN THE MOUNTAIN ZONE OF NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA
This research work is devoted to resource-based research on the harvesting of Scots pine pollen, as it is known that pine pollen is recognized worldwide as a unique "complete nutrition complex". It is also known that no plant resources can compare with pollen in terms of balance and activity of its constituent elements and BAS (biologically active substances), so its use in official medicine may be promising. In order to identify the possibility of using Scots pine pollen growing in the mountain zone of RSO-Alania on an industrial scale and using raw materials for obtaining broad-spectrum medicines, resource studies of Scots pine growth were conducted and areas forming a forest area that are promising for harvesting were identified, in particular, between the villages of Zintsar and Injinta in the mountain zone of the Alagir gorge of the Republic. A plot of about 3 hectares was taken for research. The operational stock of pine pollen was 117 kg, the volume of possible annual harvesting of pine pollen should not exceed 39 kg. The identified reserves of scots pine pollen growing in the mountain zone of the Alagirsky district of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania allow us to recommend harvesting as a medicinal raw material in reasonable volumes. Of course, for reliable data on the recommended volumes of pollen harvesting, it is necessary to study all the places of growth of scots pine not only in the Alagirsky district of the republic, but also in other areas. Moreover, the research should be carried out both in the mountainous and in the flat part of the territory of the republic. Research in this direction continues.