Silvicultural and forest-protection measures in pine stands affected by annosum root rot

The paper presents an evaluation of the effectiveness of silvicultural and forest protection activities in pine plantations affected by Heterobasidion annosum (Fr.) Bref. Revealed that forest practices in Belarus uses a very small set of measures to limit the damage of the disease. It was revealed that all types of cuttings have clearly low efficiency in the improvement of sanitary state of the pine stands due to lack of their effect on the pathogen.