Scientists of the Stavropol State Agrarian University won a grant from the Russian Science Foundation

During the year, the grant holders will develop models for the efficient use of pastures using satellite technology.

Scientists of the Stavropol State Agrarian University became the owners of a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) in the priority area "Conducting fundamental scientific research and exploratory scientific research by small separate scientific groups."

The subject of the research is "Development of scientific and methodological approaches to improve the efficiency of pasture areas, prevent their degradation, predict and preserve biodiversity in the Stavropol Territory using satellite technologies." The amount of the grant is 1.5 million rubles.

Project leader is an Associate Professor of the Department of Animal Feeding and General Biology, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, SSAU Tatyana Sergeevna Lesnyak. The team includes: Professor of the Department of Private Animal Science, Selection and Breeding of Animals Sergey Oleinik and a master student of the Faculty of Biotechnology, whose candidacy will be approved in the near future.

The problem of shortage and degradation of pastures due to drought and other factors is very acute in the Stavropol Territory. The task of SSAU scientists is to develop technologies that will allow using a satellite to assess the moisture content in the soil, the level of drought, the condition of plants, the NDVI index (an indicator of the development of green mass). Based on the data obtained, livestock breeders will be able to direct herds to graze where there is more food at the moment.

The project is a continuation of two studies carried out earlier on the instructions of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia under the guidance of Professor of the Basic Department of Private Zootechnics, Selection and Breeding of Animals Sergey Alexandrovich Oleinik. 

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