Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Chemistry

Core Research Areas

Crop Cultivation Technologies
- Optimization of novel variety production systems
- Soil fertility restoration through advanced fertilizer regimes
Resource Efficiency
- Reduction of material/labor costs in soil management
- Precision weed control strategies
- Site-specific mineral/organic fertilizer application

Historical Foundation

Long-Term Stationary Experiment (Est. 1941 by A.T. Gritsun, Ph.D.):
- 9-field rotation system for fertilizer management studies
- Comprehensive analysis of meadow-brown bleached soils:
  ✓ Fertility dynamics
  ✓ Crop yield responses

Scientific Contributions

Innovative Methodologies

Short-term crop rotation designs
Adaptive agricultural system models for diverse:
✓ Landscapes
✓ Farm specializations
✓ Ownership structures
Soil/hydrothermal resource optimization techniques

Economic & Yield Improvements

15–20% cost reduction in cultivation
Target yields:
- Grain crops: 3.0–3.5 t/ha
- Soybean: 2.2–2.5 t/ha

Recent Advancements

Plow layer enhancement technology:
- Deep subsurface horizon plowing
- Sugar beet filter cake utilization (in the conditions of Primorsky kray )
Desiccant impact studies on soybean:
- Yield/quality analysis across maturity groups

Collaborative Research

Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity of FEB RAS:
- Microbial ecology in fertilizer systems
Herbicide efficacy trials for grains/soybean

Academic Output

“The System of Agriculture in Primorsky kray”
Monograph: “The Scientific Basis of Agriculture in the Russian Far East”

Patents & Varieties

Wheat: Primorskaya 50
Barley: Vostochnyi, Tikhookeanskii
Buckwheat: Pri 10, Primorochka
Invention: “Method for protecting buckwheat against Rhinoncus Sibiricus Faust”