The faculty's research team is completing the implementation of the Russian Science Foundation grant this year

The project "Scientifically based system for monitoring greenhouse gas flows under various technologies of introducing fallow lands into circulation" led by Igor Alexandrovich Bobrenko received 3-year grant support from the Russian Science Foundation in 2022.

As part of the grant, the scientific team of scientists from the Faculty of Agrochemistry, Soil Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Exploitation Bobrenko I.A., Kadermas I.G., Azarenko Yu.A., Shayakhmetov M.R. together with students conducted monthly trips from May to October to various natural areas of Tarsky, Cherlaksky and Kormilovsky districts.

In the context of changes in the structure of land use in Russia, the task of studying the balance of greenhouse gases is urgent. The fundamental scientific objective of the project is to develop a system for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and runoff on fallow lands based on a categorical-systemic approach using remote sensing methods. A monitoring system for changes in agricultural land structure will facilitate the management of carbon sequestration and balance.

Greenhouse gas fluxes were monitored for two years using various technologies for the introduction of fallow lands into circulation. As a result of the research, the criteria for determining the order of re-development of fallow lands are substantiated, taking into account the assessment of the effectiveness of their management, focused on carbon sequestration.

The analysis of environmental monitoring data on the dynamics of carbon dioxide fluxes on the studied land plots made it possible to calculate the emission and runoff of greenhouse gases on fallow lands put into circulation using various technologies and to justify their introduction into the structure of land use.

The developed methodology can be recommended for use in other regions. In general, the implementation of the project will ensure the fulfillment of the priorities of the State Program for the development of agriculture, both in terms of ensuring the country's food security and increasing the sustainability of rural development and digitalization of agricultural sectors.