Professor Xuewen Gao from the College of Plant Protection at Nanjing Agricultural University, along with employees from the Laboratory of Soil Carbon and Microbial Ecology, attended the working meeting titled «Achievements and Scientific and Production Potential of the All-Russian Research Institute of Reclaimed Lands». The meeting included an excursion to the field experiments of the institute, including a long-term experiment conducted by the Laboratory to study the effects of compost application on soil fertility and ecological functions.