Head of Sector – PhD (Biological Sciences)

Olena Starchenko

Е-mail: elena.starchenkoua@gmail.com

• The effect of soil microorganisms and it’s separate groups on transformation of substances and soil fertility formation (considering various agro-ecosystems).
• Biodiagnostics of soils. Assessment of impact of natural factors and anthropogenic 
• stressing on biological soil status.
• Degradation of biological soil characteristics (biodegradation).
• Effectiveness analysis of new biologicals in various soil and climatic conditions.

Main research results

• “Complex assessment of the biological state of soil microbial system and its transformation in to the innovative farming systems” (scientific-methodical issue).
• Collection of pure bacterial cultures of bacillus genus with identified agronomically useful properties, and which are also biological agents for development of new biological preparations.
• Recommendations for experts who works in agricultural enterprices and farm lead-ers “Usage of bacterial fertilizers in resource efficient agrotechnologies on chernozemic soils of the Left-bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine”.
• Scientific support of rational use of soil microbiological resources under organic agriculture: “Conception of organic agriculture (soil and agrochemical support)”

• Atlas оf Ukrainian Soils’ Suitableness to Organic Agriculture. Kharkiv: Smugasta typographiya, 2015. 
• Conception of organic agriculture (soil-agrochemical supporting). Eds S.A.  Baliuk and O.I. Makliuk. Kharkiv: Smugasta typografia, 2015.
• The strategy of balanced usage, reproduction and management of Ukrainian soil resources.(Chapter 5.8 Optimization of soil biological condition). Kyiv: Agrarian Science, 2012. 
• Efficient use of soil resources and reproduction of soil fertility: organizational, economical, ecological and regulatory aspects. Kharkiv: Smugasta typographiya, 2015.
• Five patents.

• Assessing of soil biological activity and state of separate groups of soil microflora.
• Diagnosing of soil biological degradation and providing recommendations for it prevention.
• Providing advices on performance of biological stage of recultivation on contaminated and disrupted soils; quality control of recultivation works.
• Testing and scientific expertise concerning the effectiveness of biological preparations.
• Development of complex biological manures based on it’s enrichment with pure, selected bacterial cultures – both active antagonists and growth stimulators.
• Lectures and scientific consultations on soil biological diagnostics and application of biologicals.