Scientific research on the economics of forestry in the Far East began to be conducted simultaneously with the formation of the institute and the sector of economics, organization and planning of forestry in 1939. The first works on economics in the Far East are associated with the names of A.A. Tsymek and N.I. Krechetov. The economic direction was further developed in the works of A.S. Sheingauz, V.A. Chelyshev, D.F. Efremov, A.A. Dorofeeva, L.L. Tsybukova and N.N. Pankratova.

Thematic areas of research:

Scientific and methodological foundations for increasing the profitability of using forests in the Far East;

Cadastral and rental estimates of forest resources in the Far East;

Integrated forestry zoning and spatial development of the Far East;

Economic efficiency and scientific justification of the placement of priority investment projects;

Organizational and legal mechanism of multipurpose use of forests;

The economic mechanism of sustainable management of the forest complex;

Use of forest resources in territories with a special regime of economic activity.

A proprietary regulatory framework for taxation standards has been developed for the forests of the Far East.

The research areas on taxation and forest management included:

- study of the structure, course of growth and growth of plantings;

- development of escape tables and volumes of Far Eastern breeds;

- study of the commodity structure of trunks and stands of trees;

- compilation of sorting and commodity tables;

preparation of reference books and standards for forest resource assessment, organization and management;

- optimization of the cutting ages of wood products in the Far East;

- monitoring of forestry facilities for scientific purposes.

Based on the research results, the following have been developed:

- Regulatory framework for the volume of trunks and other parts of the tree and information base on the structure and age structure of complex forests;

- Forest taxation and commodity zoning of forests;

- Multivariate sorting and commodity tables for all tree species, taking into account the structural features and variability of commodity characteristics of stands for different size units – from allotment to large economic units;

- Tables and models of the growth of plantings of the main tree species and the associated standard tables of the sum of the cross-sectional areas and stocks of tree species;

- The ages of ripeness and the ages of logging of the main tree species;

- Indicators of the dependence between the taxation parameters of trees as decoding signs of planting;

- A database on the characteristics of the physico-mechanical properties and defects of wood of the main tree species of the Far East and others.

The following people worked on the subject: F.I. Kiselev, I.D. Pakhomov, S.N. Moiseenko, I.I. Kotlyarov, A.S. Ageenko, A.G. Shavnin, I.T. Duplishchev, Yu.G. Kartashov, V.N. Tsybukov, A.G. Izmodenov, V.V. Lebedinsky, N.V. Vygodtsev, I.V. Bushmelev, V.N. Koryakin, V.S. Grek, Yu.L. Kuzenko, N.V. Romanova, E.Y. Lysun, N.V. Vyvodtseva and others.

The beginning of scientific activity related to artificial reforestation can be considered 1924, when the Khabarovsk nursery was restored, which received the status of the Dalniil arboretum in 1941. A collection was collected and the seed properties of 100 species of Far Eastern trees and shrubs were studied, technologies for growing coniferous and deciduous trees were developed, including methods for vegetative propagation of breeding material.

Since 1948, planned research began under the leadership of G.A. Tregubov. In 1960, "Recommendations for the cultivation of planting material and afforestation in the Far East" were published, summarizing the forest and cultural experience of the Far East for the period 1900-1957.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the study of seeds of tree and shrub species and the establishment of patterns of seed production of stands were continued, and the development of criteria for the selection of seed production facilities and methods of vegetative reproduction began. A network of geographical cultures was established with the participation of N.V. Krechetov, G.V. Senchukova, A.G. Yemlevskaya, V.I. Shteynikova, T.F. Emolkina, M.F. Shuvalov. New technologies for growing planting material with an open and closed root system and methods for creating forest crops in a variety of forest conditions were developed (L.A. Ershov, E.F. Lubenskaya, M.P. Pulinets, D.A. Titorenko, L.P. Gul, I.I. Perevertailo, N.N. Podtergera, E.A. Kuzmin, V.V. Ostroshenko). The geography of forest and cultural research is expanding, covering the Kamchatka and Magadan regions.

From 1961 to 1985, about 120 recommendations, standards, and other regulatory and advisory materials were developed. Special attention was paid to the mechanization of forestry work.

In the 1980s and 90s, the breeding theme was resumed: the principles of the breeding inventory of forests were substantiated, the technology for creating forest seed plantations with grafted seedlings with a closed root system was developed. The "Technology of growing coniferous seedlings in greenhouses" (I.I. Perevertailo, L.P. Chelysheva, T.K. Plishkina, etc.) is being developed and introduced into production.

The result of many years of research is the "Guidelines for reforestation in the Far East" (2004, 2024).

Research continued on the cultivation of planting material using wood processing waste, plant growth stimulants with low environmental hazards, and local non-metallic materials with open and closed root systems. Since 2006, regular monitoring of the seed production of the Korean cedar plantation has been resumed, geographical crops and other objects of the unified genetic breeding complex have been surveyed, and a register of forest genetic resources of the Far East has been developed. The staff of the department participated in the preparation of the national report "On the state of forest genetic resources of the Russian Federation" (E.A. Nikitenko, L.P. Gul). Currently, research is underway on the cultivation of seedlings of various tree species with a closed bark system.

Special attention was paid to the mechanization of forestry work. The following developments should be attributed to the most original ones that have not lost their significance at the present time:

- forest ripper RL–1.8 and forest shovel LL-1.2, designed for tillage in order to prepare the soil for forest crops and promote natural reforestation;

- universal (two-operation) forestry cultivator plow PKL-1.3 for cutting ridges, creating forest crops and subsequent agricultural use;

- APS and APA-1 cassette machines for SBN-1A and MDR-1 forest planting machines;

- ABS-6 and ABS-6M backassette machines for MDR-1 and MDR-1A forest planting machines;

- cedar seeder SKP-5 for sowing Korean cedar seeds in nurseries;

The contribution to the development of mechanization was made by the staff of the Institute: N.M. Korikov, E.I. Shevelev, F.F. Mishkov, A.I. Pakhomov, V.D. Gorbatenko, V.A. Timchenko, V.P. Happy, S.A. Kuzmin, B.K. Bugai, M.E. Bugai, P.V. Mikhailov, V.V. Ostapchuk, F.P. Eremin, A.G. Shvedov, P.S. Ivanov, V.N. Denisov, F.V. Sakharov and others.