Laboratory within its powers in accordance with the tasks assigned to it:
- determines the sowing qualities of seeds of forest plant species;
- provides recommendations on the use of forest seeds and planting material in accordance with their genetic properties;
- contributes to the creation of a new and increase the effective operation of the existing permanent forest base;
- takes part in the work of commissions on certification and write-off of objects of a permanent forest-filling base;
- provides methodological and practical assistance on the procurement, processing of forest raw materials and the creation of a reserve fund of forest seeds;
- conducts control drying of cones in order to determine the percentage of yield of quality seeds during processing of forest-seed raw materials of coniferous species;
- provides recommendations to enterprises for preliminary inspection of plantations before mass harvesting, preliminary determination of seed quality;
- ensures the organization and conduct of research work to improve the methods of analyzing seeds and normalizing their sowing qualities;
- provides guidelines on agricultural technology for growing planting material and maintenance of technical documentation for forest seed production and seedlings;
- conducts seminars and briefings on forest seed production and seedlings.
- attracts additional financial resources to improve the material and technical base of the university.