Development of mechanical protection agents for young stands from sheep wool Project leader Anda Valdovska Team of project Daiga Gāliņa Duration 2023 - 2025 Research focus 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Source of funding National grant Project partners Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"SIA BioLanaSIA AB jaunaudzeZ/S Trejdeviņi TrešelniekiSIA Alvstre Description of project The aim of research To develop innovative forestry products at the national level to protect tree trunks/buds/roots against animal bites, finding uses for livestock by-products and waste from processing (yarn) production – sheep wool, thus reducing the long supply chains of alternative foreign protective products and becoming part of the circular economy. The tasks of project: LBTU's task - conducting prototypes and soil analyses with the aim of determining possible biological contamination and its impact on the soil microbiome Results Prototypes of protective equipment have been developed.
