The paper reports quantitative indices of the efficiency of sanding techniques on the development of large-fruited cranberries (Oxycoccus macrocarpus (Aiton) Pursh) in raised and transitional peat-bogs in Belarus. The change in ecological factors of cranberry production through the “structural reclamation” has revealed that this practice offers few advantages over sand mulching and has a beneficial effect on biological productivity parameters of cranberry.
Keywords: Oxycoccus macrocarpus, sanding, structural reclamation, peatland, biological productivity.