The publication of this Handbook was supported by the Russian Federation

Aidarov, Ivan Petrovich – Academician of  the Russian Academy of  Agricultural Sciences 
(RAAS) and the Russian Academy of  Sciences (RAS), Professor, Doctor of  technical sciences, 
specialist in the field of  landscape- and geosystem-based substantiation of  ecological benefits and 
cost-effectiveness of  combined ameliorative measures, modelling of  water-salt dynamics in soils 
and the sustainable use of  soil resources. E-mail: [e-mail]
Aliev, Bakhram – Doctor of  Sciences, Professor, Azerbaijan University of  Architecture and 
Construction (Laboratory of  Irrigation) (Baku, Azerbaijan), specialist in the field of  amelioration 
of  salt-affected soils, irrigation and erosion of  soils.