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SOIL CARBON AND
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

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Our primary objective is to study the microbial drivers responsible for organic carbon sequestration and deposition in agroecosystems. We actively monitor soil carbon pool structures in various agricultural land use systems. Based on our findings, we aim to develop recommendations that focus on reducing carbon emission losses and enhancing carbon deposition through the implementation of agrobiotechnological methods. Additionally, we strive to attract young scientists, graduate students, and university graduates to participate in soil carbon research. We also prioritize the training of new personnel and ensuring the seamless continuation of ongoing research.

The Laboratory of Soil Carbon and Microbial Ecology was established in 2022 at the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute as part of the national project «Science and Universities» in the field of climate research.

Dr. Mikhail V. Semenov, a PhD in soil microbiology, is the head of the laboratory.

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VIII Conference of Young Scientists: "Soil Science – Horizons of the Future, 2024"

IX All-Russian Congress of the Dokuchaev Soil Science Society

Laboratory staff

The laboratory team comprises young researchers who specialize in soil science, soil microbiology, ecology, and soil organic matter. Our main focus is on monitoring the structure of soil carbon pools in diverse agricultural land use systems. We conduct research aimed at studying the multifaceted relationships between soil carbon and the soil microbiome using modern biochemical and omics methods. Based on our findings, we develop recommendations aimed at reducing carbon emissions and increasing carbon stocks through the implementation of agro-biotechnological practices. We are committed to scientific precision and innovative solutions to support sustainable low-carbon agriculture and environmental protection.

Research

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Conference «Carbon in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Monitoring. Implementation of the Unified National System for Monitoring Climate-Active Substances – 2023» (Moscow, February 13-15, 2024)

The article «Effects of distinct manure amendments on microbial diversity and activity in Chernozem and Retisol» was published in the journal Applied Soil Ecology

The Laboratory of Soil Carbon and Microbial Ecology presented an annual report on the state assignment topic «The Study of Microbial Drivers of Sequestration and Storage of Organic Carbon in Soils of Agroecosystems»

Workshop of the Council of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the development of a circular economy and ecology on the topic: «Production of organic fertilizers from agricultural waste»

Meeting of the Bureau of the Department of Agricultural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the topic «Rational land use in the Russian Federation in the context of unprecedented natural, climatic, and social challenges»

The International Conference on the Environmental Development of the Eurasian Continent - the Fifth Forum of the International Union of Scientists of the Belt and Road Initiative, took place on October 28-30, 2023, in the city of Hohhot (China) with the participation of the expert scientific community of the Russian Federation

Mikhail Semenov

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    Soil Microbiology

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Azida Tkhakakhova

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    Senior Researcher

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    Candidate of Agricultural Sciences

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    Soil Microbiology

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Dmitry Nikitin

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    Soil Science

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Ekaterina Ivanova

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    Candidate of Biological Sciences

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    Microbiology, Mycology

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Pinchuk Irina Petrovna

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Vladislav Leonov

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    Ecology

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Natalia Ksenofontova

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Andrey Belov

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    Microbiology

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Yulian Farhodov

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Alexey Zverev

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    Bioinformatics

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Ekaterina Fedorova

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Maria Alekseeva

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Dmitry Sokolov

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    Agrochemistry and Agrosoil Science, Biology

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Elizaveta Danilova-Danilyan

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THE STUDY OF MICROBIAL DRIVERS OF SEQESTRATION AND STORAGE OF ORGANIC CARBON IN SOILS OF AGROECOSYSTEMS

State assignments of the Ministry of Education and Science

№ 0439-2022-0018

THE ROLE OF AGROBIOTECHNOLOGIES IN REGULATING THE DIVERSITY, FUNCTIONS, AND INTERMICROBIAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SOIL MICROBIOME

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№ 21-76-10025

  1. Zhelezova, A. D., Semenov, V. M., Ksenofontova, N. A., Krasnov, G. S., Tkhakakhova, A. K., Nikitin, D. A., Semenov, M. V. (2024). Effects of distinct manure amendments on microbial diversity and activity in Chernozem and Retisol. Applied Soil Ecology, 193, 105152. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.105152)
  2. Yu. R. Farkhodov, Yu. R., Maksimovich, S. V., Ziganshina, A. R., Danilin, I. V., Nikitin, D. A., Yaroslavtseva, N. V., Kholodov, V. A. Semenov, M. V. Zhidkin. A. P. (2024) Composition of Organic Matter and Biological Properties of Eroded and Aggraded Soils of a Small Catchment in the Forest-Steppe Zone of the Central Russian Upland. Eurasian Soil Science, 57 (9), 1483–1495. (https://doi.org/10.1134/S106422932460115X)
  3. Семенов М. В., Никитин Д. А., Леонов В. Д., Пинчук И. П., Тхакахова А. К., Ксенофонтова Н. А., Хитров Н. Б. 2024. Оценка микробного пула углерода в черноземе и дерново-подзолистой почве разных типов сельскохозяйственного землепользования методом люминесцентной микроскопии. Бюллетень Почвенного института имени В.В. Докучаева. 2024 (принята к печати)
  4. Медведева М. В., Никитин Д. А., Семенов М. В., Ахметова Г. В., 2024. Углерод микробной биомассы альфегумусовых почв северо-запада России. Бюллетень Почвенного института имени В.В. Докучаева. 121. (принята к печати)
  5. Лебедева Т. Н., Соколов Д. А., Семенов М. В., Зинякова Н. Б., Удальцов С. Н., Семенов В. М. 2024. Распределение органического углерода между структурными и процессными пулами в серой лесной почве разного землепользования. Бюллетень Почвенного института имени В.В. Докучаева. 118, 79-127. 115. (https://doi.org/10.19047/0136-1694-2024-118-79-127)
  6. Sabrekov, A. F., Semenov, M. V., Terentieva, I. E., Krasnov, G. S., Kharitonov, S. L., Glagolev, M. V., Litti, Y. V. (2024). Anaerobic methane oxidation is quantitatively important in deeper peat layers of boreal peatlands: Evidence from anaerobic incubations, in situ stable isotopes depth profiles, and microbial communities. Science of The Total Environment, 916, 170213. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170213)
  1. Semenov, M., Li, H., Luo, Y., Deng, Y., Kuzyakov, Y. (2023). Microbial regulation of soil carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 1295624. (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1295624)

  2. Семенов, М.В., Железова, А.Д., Ксенофонтова, Н.А., Иванова, Е.А., Никитин, Д.А. (2023). Куриный помет как органическое удобрение: технологии компостирования и влияние на почвенные свойства (обзор). (2023). Бюллетень Почвенного института имени В.В. Докучаева. 160-198.  (https://doi.org/10.19047/0136-1694-2023-115-160-198)

  3. Semenov, M. V. 2023. Soil Bacteria. In: Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, Second Edition (Eds. Goss, M., Oliver, M.). Volume 1. pp. 31-38. Hardcover ISBN: 9780128229743. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00095-1)

  4. Semenov, M. V. 2023. Soil Archaea. In: Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, Second Edition (Eds. Goss, M., Oliver, M.). Volume 1. pp. 25-30. Hardcover ISBN: 9780128229743. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00214-7)

  5. Хитров, Н. Б, Никитин, Д. А., Иванова, Е. А., Семенов, М. В. (2023). Пространственно-временная изменчивость показателей органического вещества почвы: аналитический обзор. Почвоведение, 12, 1493-1521. (https://doi.org/10.31857/S0032180X23600841)

  6. Khitrov, N. B., Nikitin, D. A., Ivanova, E. A., & Semenov, M. V. (2023). Variability of the content and stock of soil organic matter in time and space: an analytical review. Eurasian Soil Science, 56(12), 1819-1844. (https://doi.org/10.1134/S106422932360207X)

  7. Степанов, А. Л., Манучарова, Н. А., Никитин, Д. А., Семенов, М. В. (2023). Достижения и перспективы развития почвенной микробиологии в московском университете. Вестник Московского университета. Серия 17. Почвоведение, (4), 63-69. (https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0137-0944-17-2023-78-4-63-69)

  8. Семенов, М.В., Никитин, Д. А., Ксенофонтова, Н. А., Тхакахова, А. К., Лукин, С. М. (2023). Микробиологические показатели дерново-подзолистой почвы и ее ризосферы в полувековом полевом опыте с применением разных систем удобрения. Почвоведение, 6. 715-729. (https://doi.org/10.31857/S0032180X22601220)

  9. Semenov, M. V., Nikitin, D. A., Ksenofontova, N. A., Tkhakakhova, A. K., Lukin, S. M. (2023). Microbiological indicators of soddy-podzol soil and rhizosphere in a half-century field experiment with different fertilizer systems. Eurasian Soil Science, 56(6), 1-22. (https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229323600070)

  10. Никитин, Д. А., Семенов, М. В., Ксенофонтова, Н. А., Тхакахова, А. К., Русакова, И. В., Лукин, С. М. (2023). Влияние внесения соломы на состояние микробиома дерново-подзолистой почвы. Почвоведение, 5, 640-653. (https://doi.org/10.31857/S0032180X22601189)

  11. Nikitin, D. A., Semenov, M. V., Ksenofontova, N. A., Tkhakakhova, A. K., Rusakova, I. V., Lukin S. M. (2023). Effect of Fresh Organic Matter of Straw on Microbiological Parameters of Soddy- Podzolic Soil. Eurasian Soil Science, 56(5), 49-62. (https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229322601950)

  12. Евдокимов, И. В. Семенов, М. В., Быховец С. С. (2023). Ризосферный эффект и структура бактериального сообщества в горизонтах подзолистой почвы под растениями ели обыкновенной (Picea abies L.). Почвоведение, 1, 35-45. (https://doi.org/10.31857/S0032180X22700010)

  13. Yevdokimov, I. V., Semenov, M. V., Bykhovets, S. S. (2023). Rhizosphere Effect and Bacterial Community Structure in the Horizons of Podzolic Soil under Norway Spruce (Picea abies L.). Eurasian Soil Science, 56(1), 29-37. (https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229322700107)

  14. Семенов, В. М., Лебедева, Т. Н., Соколов, Д. А., Зинякова, Н. Б. Лопес де Гереню, В. О., Семенов, М. В. (2023) Измерение почвенных пулов органического углерода, выделенных био-физико-химическими способами фракционирования Почвоведение, 2023, 9. 1155-1172. (https://doi.org/10.31857/S0032180X23600427)

  15. Semenov, V. M., Lebedeva, T. N., Sokolov, D. A., Zinyakova, N. B. Lopez de Guerenu, V. O., Semenov, M. V. (2023) Measurement of soil organic carbon pools isolated by bio-physico-chemical fractionation methods. Eurasian Soil Science, 2023, 9. 1155-1172. (https://doi.org/10.31857/S0032180X23600427)

  16. Nikitin, D. A., Ivanova, E. A., Semenov, M. V., Zhelezova, A. D., Ksenofontova, N. A., Tkhakakhova, A. K., Kholodov, V. A. (2023). Diversity, Ecological Characteristics and Identification of Some Problematic Phytopathogenic Fusarium in Soil: A Review. Diversity, 15(1), 49. (https://doi.org/10.3390/d15010049)

  17. Семенов, В. М., Лебедева, Т. Н., Зинякова, Н. Б., Соколов, Д. А., Семенов, М. В. (2023). Эвтрофикация пахотной почвы: сравнительное влияние минеральной и органической систем удобрения Почвоведение, 1, 58-73. (https://doi.org/10.31857/S0032180X22600676)

  18. Semenov, V. M., Lebedeva, T. N., Zinyakova, N. B., Sokolov, D. A., Semenov, M. V. (2023). Eutrophication of Arable Soil: A Comparative Effect of Mineral and Organic Fertilizers Systems. Eurasian Soil Science, 56(1), 49-62. (https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229322601627)

  19. Семенов В.М., Лебедева Т.Н., Лопес Де Гереню В.О., Овсепян Л.А., Семенов М.В., Курганова И.Н. Пулы и фракции органического углерода в почве: структура, функции и методы определения. Почвы и окружающая среда. 2023. Т. 6. № 1. (https://doi.org/10.31251/pos.v6i1.199)

  20. Semenov, V. M., Lebedeva, T. N., Lopez de Guerenu, V. O., Ovsepyan, L. A., Semenov, M. V., Kurganova, I. N. (2023). Pools and fractions of organic carbon in soil: structure, functions and methods of determination. Soils and Environment, 6(1), e199. (https://doi.org/10.31251/pos.v6i1.199)

  1. Semenov, M. V., Krasnov, G. S., Semenov, V. M., van Bruggen, A. (2022). Mineral and organic fertilizers distinctly affect fungal communities in the crop rhizosphere. Journal of Fungi, 8(3), 251.(https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8030251)

  2. Zhelezova, A., Chernov, T., Nikitin, D., Tkhakakhova, A., Ksenofontova, N., Zverev, A., Kutovaya, O., Semenov, M. (2022). Seasonal Dynamics of Soil Bacterial Community under Long-Term Abandoned Cropland in Boreal Climate. Agronomy, 12(2), 519. (https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020519)

  3. Никитин, Д. А., Семенов, М. В., Чернов, Т. И., Ксенофонтова, Н. А., Железова, А. Д., Иванова, Е. А., Хитров, Н. Б., Степанов, А. Л. (2022) Микробиологические индикаторы экологических функций почв (Обзор). Почвоведение, 2, 228-243. (https://doi.org/10.31857/S0032180X22020095)

  4. Nikitin, D. A., Semenov, M. V., Chernov, T. I., Ksenofontova, N. A., Zhelezova, A. D., Ivanova, E. A., Khitrov, N. B., Stepanov, A. L. (2022). Microbiological indicators of soil ecological functions: a review. Eurasian Soil Science, 55(2), 221-234. (https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229322020090)

  5. Yang, S., Wu, H., Wang, Z., Semenov, M. V., Ye, J., Yin, L., Wang, X., Kravchenko, I., Semenov, V., Kuzyakov, Y., Jian, Y., Li, H. (2022). Linkages between the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration and microbial life strategy are dependent on sampling season. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 172, 108758. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108758)

  6. Семенов, В. М., Лебедева, Т. Н., Зинякова Н. Б., Хромычкина, Д.П., Соколов, Д. А., лопес Де Гереню, В. О., Кравченко, И. К., Ли, Х. З., Семенов, М. В.  Зависимость разложения органического вещества почвы и растительных остатков от температуры и влажности в длительных инкубационных экспериментах. Почвоведение. 2022. № 7. С. 860-875.(https://doi.org/10.31857/S0032180X22070085)

  7. Semenov, V. M., Lebedeva, T. N., Zinyakova, N. B., Khromychkina, D. P., Sokolov, D. A., Lopes de Gerenyu, V. O., Kravchenko, I. K., Li, H., Semenov, M. V. (2022). Dependence of Soil Organic Matter and Plant Residues Decomposition on Temperature and Moisture in the Long-Term Incubation Experiments. Eurasian Soil Science, 55(7), 926-939. (https://doi.org/10.1134/s1064229322070080)

  8. Вечерский, М., Семенов, М., Лисенкова, А., Степаньков, А. Метагеномика–новое направление в экологии. Известия РАН. Серия биологическая, (1), 70-81. (https://doi.org/10.31857/S1026347022010152)

Tatiana Lebedeva

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