University of Belgrade - Institute for Multidisciplinary Research

Elmira Saljnikov

PhD in biotechnical sciences

Full research professor

Address: Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11108 Belgrade

Telephone: +381-607409123

Research area

soil and plant environmental sciences, including climate change impacts, carbon and nitrogen dynamics and C sequestration, soil ecology and biology, soil contamination, soil degradation, soil quality

Skills

among other things, mastering the methods of measuring microbial respiration and carbon sequestration; determination of labile organic matter; command of softwares SigmaPlot, Statistics and others

  • Biography
  • Projects
  • Selected publications
  1. Work experience:
  • April 1, 2024: University of Belgrade – Institute for Multidisciplinary Research
  • 2003 – 2024: Institute of Soil Sciences, Belgrade
  • 1988 -2002: Institute of Soil Sciences and Agrochemistry, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  1. Education:
  • 1998-2004: Kyoto National University, Japan, PhD degree
  • 1996- 1998: Kyoto National University; Japan, MSc degree
  • 1994-1995: Kyoto Prefecture University, Japan, training course
  • 1993: Ramat-Gan University, Israel, training course
  • 1983-1987: Leningrad State Agrarian University, Russia
  • 1973-1983: elementary and high school, Almaty, Kazakhstan

 

  1. Awards and certificates:
  • MONBUSHO scholarship from the Ministry of Education of Japan
  • Honorary professor of the West-Kazakhstan Agricultural and Technical University
  • Diplomas and certificates for contribution as a visiting professor
  • Diplomas and certificates for project evaluation for the Ministry of Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Diplomas for international expertise in the system of accreditation of higher education institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  1. Other professional activities

Special contribution

  • Active cooperation with colleagues from the State University in Russia, with colleagues from the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research, Germany, with institutions and colleagues from Kazakhstan. Numerous agreements on cooperation between the Institute of Soil science in Belgrade and relevant institutions were signed.

Courses taught:

  • Visiting professor at state universities in Kazakhstan (Almaty, Astana, Uralsk, Kyzyl Ordа). As a mentor in the period from 2011 to 2023 years she received 10 doctoral students and 7 master’s students from Kazakhstan.

Editorial and Reviewer’s activity (journals, books, projects):

  • Editor-in-Chief of the national journal “Zemljište i Biljka” – “Soil and Plant”
  • Editor-in-Chief of the book “Assessing Soil Degradation”, Springer Nature,
  • Reviewer of numerous project proposals for the Ministry of Science and for the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Regular reviewer of original research papers for the journals from category Q1.

Memberships:

  • Member of the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating, Kazakhstan (IAAR)
  • Member of the Mitscherlich Academy for Soil Fertility (MITAK) in Berlin
  • Member of the International Union of Soil Science Societies (IUSS)
  • Member of the German Soil Society (DBG)
  • Member of the Japanese Society for Soil and Plant Nutrition (JSSSPN)
  • Member of the Serbian Soil Society (SDPZ)
  • Member of the editorial board of scientific journals from Russia and Kazakhstan
  • Member of commissions for doctoral theses in the country and abroad

Current: 

Past:

  • (2021-2022) Development of innovative methods of organic agricultural production with the aim of greater climate neutrality of agriculture” of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia, no. 680-00-00027/3/2021-02
  • (2011-2019) Development and improvement of technologies for energy-efficient use of multiple forms of agricultural and forest biomass in an ecologically acceptable manner, with the possibility of cogeneration” (III 42011, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the RS)
  • (2014-2015) “Monitoring of soil quality and development of a waste management plan in PD TE-KO Kostolac” (reg. no. 1099/2014, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of RS)
  • (2011-2015) “Study of the impact of soil and irrigation water quality on more efficient production of agricultural crops and environmental protection”. (reg. no. TR 37006, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the RS)
  • (2009-2011) „CC-WaterS: SOUTH EAST EUROPE Transitional Cooperation Programme” (code: SEE/A/022/2.1/X, European Commission)
  • (2007-2009) CULTUBER E!3835 „Improvement of truffle cultivation via novel inoculation methods, soil analysis and end-products quality control“ (EUREKA initiative project, suported by EU)
  • (2006-2007) “Soil Survey of Crni Vrh (Bor) Region” financed (contract no. 312/20.06.2006. Dundee Plemeniti Metali d.o.o.)
  • (2005-2008) Control and risk reduction in the production of healthy food on the lands of central Serbia; Project JD no. 11002 (Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of SERBIA)
  • (1996-2002) Strategy for the Development of Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems in the Steppe Zones of Central Asia. (Research project 06660077, Fund for Advanced Studies in International Development, JAPAN
  1. Ugrenović, V.; Filipović, V.;Miladinović, V.; Simić, D.; Janković, S.;Stanković, ; Saljnikov, E. How DoMixed Cover Crops (White Mustard +Oats) Contribute to Labile CarbonPools in an Organic Cropping Systemin Serbia? Plants 2024, 13, 1020. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/plants
  2. Saljnikov, Koković N., Grujić T., Životić Lj., Tošić Jojević S., Lazović V., Jačimović G. 2023. Carbon stocks, sequestration rate and efficiency over 50 years 2 of increasing mineral N fertilization. PROCEEDINGS in “Biology and Life Science Forum” from The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Agronomysession Agro-ecology innovation to re-invent cropping and grazing systems. 15-30 October, 2023; https://doi.org/10.3390/IECAG2023-15756
  3. Saljnikov, Lavrishchev A., Römbke J., Rinklebe J., Scherber Ch., Wilke B-M., Tóth T., Blum W.E.H., Behrendt U., Eulenstein F., Mirschel W., Meyer B., Schindler U., Urazaliev K., Mueller L. (2022). Understanding and Monitoring Chemical and Biological Soil Degradation. In: Saljnikov E., Mueller L., Lavrishchev A., Eulenstein F. (eds) Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation. Innovations in Landscape Research. Springer, Cham. Pp. 75-124; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85682-3_3
  4. Elmira Saljnikov, Frank Eulenstein, Anton Lavrishchev, Wilfried Mirschel, Winfried E.H. Blum, Blair M. McKenzie, Linda Lilburne, Jörg Römbke, Berndt-Michael Wilke, Uwe Schindler, Lothar Mueller. 2022. Understanding Soils: Their Functions, Use and Degradation. In: Saljnikov E., Mueller L., Lavrishchev A., Eulenstein F. (eds) Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation. Innovations in Landscape Research. Springer, Cham. Pp. 1-42; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85682-3_1
  5. Mueller L, Eulenstein F, Mirschel W, Schindler U, Sychev VG, Rukhovich OV, Sheudzhen AK, Romanenkov V, Lukin SM, McKenzie BM, Jones M, Dannowski R, Blum WEH, Saljnikov E, Saparov A, Pachikin K, Hennings V, Scherber C, Hoffmann J, Antrop M, Garibaldi L, Gómez Carella DS, Augstburger H, Schwilch G, Angelstam P, Manton M, Dronin NM. 2021. Chapter 3: Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes: Measures Towards Prosperity and Sustainability. In: Mueller L, Sychev VG, Dronin NM, Eulenstein F (2020) (eds) Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Innovations in Landscape Research. Springer, Cham, DOI 978-3-030-67448-9_3, © 2021, ISBN 978-3-030-67448-9
  6. Koković N, Saljnikov E, Eulenstein F, Čakmak D, Buntić A, Sikirić B, Ugrenović V. Changes in Soil Labile Organic Matter as Affected by 50 Years of Fertilization with Increasing Amounts of Nitrogen. Agronomy. 2021; 11(10):2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11102026
  7. Saljnikov E., Mrvic V., Cakmak D., Jaramaz , Perovic V., Antic-Mladenovic S., Pavlovic P. 2019. Pollution indices and sources apportionment of heavy metal pollution of agricultural soils near the thermal power plant. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00281-y pp.5-15
  8. Antić-Mladenović S, Kresović M, Čakmak D, Perović V, Saljnikov E, Ličina V, Rinklebe J. 2019. Impact of a severe flood on large-scale contamination of arable soils by potentially toxic elements (Serbia). Environmental Geochemistry and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-018-0138-4.
  9. Saljnikov E., Lukic S., Miljkovic P., Kokovic N., Perovic V., Cakmak D., Belanovic Simic S. 2019. Акумулацијa угљеника у два природна пашњака високопланинских предела србије. Гласник шумарског факултета бр. 119, BIBLID: 0353-4537, 2019, стр. 233-252 https://doi.org/10.2298/GSF1919233S
  10. Karbozova -Saljnikov E., Funakawa Sh., Akhmetov K., Kosaki T. 2004. Soil organic matter status of Chernozem soil in North Kazakhstan: effects of summer fallow. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 36, 1373-1381.