Laboratory of
Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production

• ABOUT
  
  The "Scientific Laboratory for Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production" is dedicated to advancing research on the effects of climate change on agriculture. As global temperatures rise, precipitation patterns shift, and extreme weather events become more frequent, agricultural systems around the world face unprecedented challenges. This laboratory focuses on understanding these changes by conducting rigorous scientific assessments, developing predictive models, and exploring innovative solutions to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change on crop yields, soil health, water availability, and pest management. By integrating cutting-edge technology, interdisciplinary expertise, and collaborative partnerships, the laboratory aims to provide actionable insights and strategies that support sustainable agricultural practices and enhance food security in a rapidly changing climate.


• RESEARCH FIELDS
  
  - Forest and Rangeland Ecology. Assessment, monitoring, and restoration of degraded rangelands in Uzbekistan.
  - Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies. Application of remote sensing and GIS technologies for long-term monitoring of rangelands.
  - Climate Change and Plant Adaptation. Developing strategies to preserve rangeland ecosystems and enhance their productivity under climate change conditions.
  - Organic Agriculture. Promoting sustainable farming systems and producing eco-friendly products through Hongue Organic Farm.
  
  Laboratory development strategy for 2025-2028
  
  1. Development of Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies
     • Implementation of advanced technologies for remote monitoring of Uzbekistan’s rangelands;
     • Assessment of climate change impacts on rangeland ecosystems;
     • Utilization of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms;
     • Rangeland degradation restoration and sustainable management;
     • Development of innovative rangeland restoration methodologies;
     • Formulation of adaptation strategies for irrigated and non-irrigated ecosystems;
     • Creation of landscape restoration technologies using phytomelioration methods.
  
  
  2. Development of Organic Agriculture and Its Management Mechanisms
     • Promotion of organic agriculture and regenerative farming;
     • Advancement of eco-friendly farming practices through Hongue Organic Farm;
     • Conducting research on improving soil fertility and preventing erosion.
• COLLABORATIONS
  
  The "Scientific Laboratory for Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production" thrives on a collaborative approach, partnering with a diverse array of stakeholders to address the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change. The laboratory actively engages with universities, research institutions, government agencies, international organizations, and private sector entities to exchange knowledge, share resources, and foster innovation. Through these partnerships, the laboratory enhances its research capabilities by integrating expertise from various disciplines such as agronomy, meteorology, soil science, environmental engineering, and data science.
  
  Additionally, the laboratory collaborates with local farming communities and agricultural extension services to ensure that research outcomes are tailored to the needs of farmers and are practical for real-world application. By leveraging these collaborations, the laboratory not only strengthens its research but also promotes sustainable agricultural practices, resilience, and adaptive capacity among farming communities globally.
  
  Our international collaborators:
  Dr. Eldiiar Duulatov - Institute of Geology, National Academy of Science of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan)
  Dr. Ismail Mondal - University of Kolkata (India)
  Prof. Ayad M. Fadhil Al-Quraishi - Tishk International University (Iraq)
  Dr. Mikhail Komissarov - Ufa Institute of Biology RAS (Russian Federation)
  Dr. Zhuo Chen - Sichuan Agricultural University (China)
  Prof Long Ma - Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (China)
  Prof. Jilili Abuduwaili - Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (China)
  Dr. Yongxiao Ge - Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (China)
  Dr. Wai-Tim Ng - Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Austria)
  Prof. Przemyslaw Charzynski - Nicolaus Copernicus University (Poland)
  Dr. Undrakh-Od Baatar - Agricultural and Environmental Research Centre (Mongolia)
  Prof. Sven Fuchs - BOKU University (Austria)
  Prof. Johannes Hübl - BOKU University (Austria)
  Prof. Martin Mergili University of Graz (Austria)


• PUBLICATIONS
  
  
  1. Kannazarova Z., Khadjiyeva Z., Abdikairov B., Juliev M., Sharipov Z., Berdimuratov P. Landslide Research in CIS countries: Remote Sensing, Hazards, and Research Trends (2025) Earth Sciences Research Journal, 29 (3), pp. 249 - 259, DOI: 10.15446/esrj.v29n3.118866 (Q3)

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  2. Kholmurodova M., Juliev M., Abdikairov B., Djanpulatova Z., Turdalieva S., Khadjieva Z., Khamidullaev S., Shamsiev M. A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SOIL EROSION SUSCEPTIBILITY: TRENDS AND INSIGHTS FROM 2010 TO 2023 (2025) Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 23 (5), pp. 9991 - 10013, DOI: 10.15666/aeer/2305_999110013 (Q3)

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  3. Luo K., Samat A., Du P., Liu S., Liang J., Abuduwaili J., Shokparova D., Juliev M. Integrative analysis of transboundary land use conflicts in the Aral Sea Basin: A multi-scale assessment of drivers and strategies for sustainable management (2025) Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 21, art. no. 100240, Cited 2 times.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100240 (Q1)

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  4. Wu B., Wu N., Issanova G., Ge Y., Chen J., Adili A., Abuduwaili J., Juliev M. Insights into the impact of light-absorbing impurities on radiative forcing and snowmelt in the Ili Basin in Central Asia (2025) Environmental Research, 279, art. no. 121768, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121768 (Q1)

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  5. Djanpulatova Z.A., Juliev M., Abdikairov B.E., Kholmurodova M.D., Turdalieva S.R., Khadjieva Z.B., ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN ACHIEVING SDGs: A BIBLIOMETRIC OVERVIEW 2015-2024, (2025) Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 23 (4), pp. 6223 – 6246, DOI: 10.15666/aeer/2304_62236246 (Q3)

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  6. Berdyyev, A.; Al-Masnay, Y.A.; Juliev, M.; Abuduwaili, J. Bibliometric Analysis of Desertification in the Period from 1974 to 2024 Based on the Scopus Database. Land 2025, 14, 496. https://doi.org/10.3390/land14030496 (Q1)

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  7. Mohammad L., Bandyopadhyay J., Hussain I., Mondal I., Altuwaijri H.A., Hossain S.K.A., Juliev M. Remote sensing and GIS techniques for investigating air pollution’s impact on major crop yields, (2025) Environment, Development and Sustainability, 27 (6), pp. 14815 - 14839, DOI: 10.1007/s10668-025-06117-3, (Q1)

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  8. Charzyński, P., Urbańska, M., Franco Capra, G., Ganga, A., Holmes, P., Szulczewski, M., Baatar, U.-O., Boularbah, A., Bresilla, B., Cacovean, H., Datta, A., Gadsby, H., Gargouri, K., Gebrehiwot Gebregeorgis, E., Giani, L., Grover, S., Juliev, M., Kasparinskis, R., Kawahigashi, M., Anna Kellermann, L., John Kim, K.-H., Krótka, L., Kukuļs, I., Kunchulia, I., Laaouidi, Y., Leglize, P., Mouketou-Tarazewicz, D., Mugagga, F., József Novák, T., Ortiz, J., Osuna-Vallejo, V., Penížek, V., Tomov, P., Prokofeva, T., Pulido, M., Recha, C.W., Reintam, E., Repe, B., Şahin, S., Hassan Salehi, M., Tankari Dan Badjo, A., Teperics, K., Törmänen, T., Tsyrybka, V., Vaisvalavičius, R., Vezzani, F., Zhang, S., 2022. A global perspective on soil science education at third educational level; knowledge, practice, skills and challenges. Geoderma 425, 116053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116053
  
  

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  9. Juliev, M., Matyakubov, B., Khakberdiev, O., Abdurasulov, X., Gafurova, L., Ergasheva, O., Panjiev, U., Chorikulov, B., 2022. Influence of erosion on the mechanical composition and physical properties of serozems on rainfed soils, Tashkent province, Uzbekistan. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1068, 012005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1068/1/012005
  
  

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  10. Khalilov, A., Akbarova, Z., Khoshjanova, K., Atabaeva, N., Juraev, S., Juliev, M., 2022. Results of mineralogical and geochemical investigations of rocks and ores of productive horizons of sandstone type of Dzhengeldy deposit. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1068, 012006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1068/1/012006
  
  

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  11. Makhkamova, D., Gafurova, L., Nabieva, G., Makhammadiev, S., Kasimov, U., Juliev, M., 2022. Integral indicators of the ecological and biological state of soils in Jizzakh steppe, Uzbekistan. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1068, 012019. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1068/1/012019
  
  

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  12. Mirusmanov, M., Zakhidov, A., Juliev, M., 2022. Mineralogical-geochemical peculiarities of gold mineralization of deposit “Shirotny”, South Uzbekistan. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1068, 012007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1068/1/012007
  
  

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  13. Juliev, M., Gafurova, L., Ergasheva, O., Ashirov, M., Khoshjanova, K., Mirusmanov, M. (2022). Land Degradation Issues in Uzbekistan. In: Al-Quraishi, A.M.F., Mustafa, Y.T., Negm, A.M. (eds) Environmental Degradation in Asia. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12112-8_8
  
  

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  14. Chen Z, Song D, Song H, Guo Z and Juliev M (2023) Editorial: Large landslides in the Sichuan–Tibet railway: Recognition, mechanism, and mitigation. Front. Earth Sci. 11:1170789. https://doi: 10.3389/feart.2023.1170789
  
  

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  15. Jumaniyazov, I., Juliev M., Reimov, M., Orazbaev, A., Reymov, T., Bekanov, K. (2023). Marginal lands: a review of papers from the Scopus database published in English for the period of 1979–2022. Soil Science Annual, 74(2), 169657. https://doi.org/10.37501/soilsa/169657
  
  

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  16. Karimova, S. , Kholmuradov, E. , Juliev M. , Boytorayeva, F. & Nuraliyev, H. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of global publications on flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) disease during 2001-2021 . Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi, 28 (2) , 413-426 . https://doi:10.37908/mkutbd.1234256
  
  

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  17. Ashirov, M., Khoshjanova, K., Rakhmatullaev, J., & Juliev M. (2023). Identification of mineral associations in skarn-rare-metallic deposits in Western Uzbekistan. E3S Web of Conferences, 386, 01011. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338601011
  
  

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  18. Juliev M., Ng, W., Mondal, I., Begimkulov, D., Gafurova, L., Hakimova, M., Ergasheva, O., & Saidova, M. (2023). Surface displacement detection using object-based image analysis, Tashkent region, Uzbekistan. E3S Web of Conferences, 386, 04010. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338604010
  
  

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  19. Rakhimov, D., Juliev M., Agzamova, I., Normatova, N., Ermatova, Ya., Begimkulov, D., Gafurova, L., Hakimova, M., & Ergasheva, O. (2023). Application of hyperspectral and multispectral datasets for mineral mapping. E3S Web of Conferences, 386, 04007. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338604007
  
  

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  20. Xaliqulov, M., Kannazarova, Z., Norchayev, D., Juliev M., Turkmenov, X., Shermuxamedov, X., Ibragimova, G., & Abduraxmonova, S. (2023). Root harvester machine: A review of papers from the Scopus database published in English for the period of 1982-2022. E3S Web of Conferences, 402, 10010. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202340210010
  
  

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  21. Zakirov, M., Agzamova, I., Normatova, N., Begimkulov, D., Ochilov, G., & Juliev M. (2023). Bentonite clays of the Central Kyzylkum and their material composition and engineering and geological properties, Uzbekistan. E3S Web of Conferences, 386, 01006. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338601006
  
  

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  22. M. Juliev , I. Jumaniyazov, I. Togaev, Sh. Toshtemirov, A. Samiev, I. Ochilov, K. Usmanov and M. Saidova, Land degradation in Central Asia: a review of papers from the Scopus database published in English for the period of 2000-2020 E3S Web of Conf., 462 (2023) 03020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202346203020
  
  

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  23. Mamasolieva M, Gafurova L, Hudoynazarov I, Juliev M. Role of silicon and silicon fertilizers in the world: a review of papers from the Scopus database published in English for the period of 2012–2022. Soil Science Annual. 2024;75(1):186456. https://doi:10.37501/soilsa/186456
  
  

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  24. Ismail Mondal, Pijush Kanti Naskar, Saleh Alsulamy, Felix Jose, SK. Ariful Hossain, Lal Mohammad, Tarun Kumar De, Khaled Mohamed Khedher, Mohamed Abdelaziz Salem, Brahim Benzougagh & Mukhiddin Juliev Habitat quality and degradation change analysis for the Sundarbans mangrove forest using invest habitat quality model and machine learning. Environ Dev Sustain (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05257-2
  
  

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  25. Zulfiya Kannazarova, Mukhiddin Juliev, Ashirbek Muratov, Jilili Abuduwaili, Groundwater in the commonwealth of independent states: A bibliometric analysis of scopus-based papers from 1972 to 2023, emphasizing the significance of drainage, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Volume 25, 2024, 101083, ISSN 2352-801X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101083.

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