The publication of this Handbook was supported by the Russian Federation

Anisimova, Olga Viktorovna – Candidate of  Economic Sciences, National Scientific Centre 
‘Institute of  Soil Science and Agrochemistry Research named after A.N. Sokolovsky’ (Kharkiv, 
Ukraine), specialist in the field of  economic substantiation of  amelioration of  saline and alkaline 
soils,  assessment  of   cost-effectiveness  of   amelioration  technologies  and  the  implementation  of  
innovations. E-mail: [e-mail]
Balyuk, Svyatoslav Antonovich – Academician of  the Ukrainian Academy of  Agrarian 
Sciences (UAAS), Doctor of  Agricultural Sciences, Professor, National Scientific Centre ‘Institute 
of  Soil Science and Agrochemistry Research named after A.N. Sokolovsky’ (Kharkiv, Ukraine), 
specialist  in  the  field  of   evolution  of   irrigated  soils,  agroecological  monitoring,  conservation, 
cultivation and management of  soil fertility, ecological regulation of  anthropogenic pressure on soil 
cover, standardization and metrology in soil science, agrochemistry and soil conservation. E-mail: 
[e-mail], [e-mail]