Characterization and quantification of natural resources and the environment

Complex characterization and quantification/measurement of natural resources across the entire territory of the country;
Soil classification;
Research on the main pedological processes (e.g., clay migration, podzolization); Modeling of soil genesis;
Application and extension of simulation models for plant growth, for mass and energy transfer in the agricultural system;
Development of parameters and indices for assessing the degree of soil loading with inorganic and organic pollutants;
Evaluation of the level of pollutant accumulation in vegetables and fruits from areas heavily polluted with industrial emissions or as a result of intensive agricultural technologies;
Development of simulation models at the watershed level, with integration of digital terrain models;
Research on soil compaction, crust formation, and seedbed quality;
Estimation of land trafficability and workability using basic physical soil parameters;
Indirect methods for estimating pedotransfer functions using standard soil mapping data;
Evaluation of land potential for agricultural production under non-irrigated and irrigated conditions;
Soil vulnerability to erosion and estimation of the extent of the phenomenon;
Statistical data processing.