Project Manager
Naushabaev Askhat Khamitovich
Academic degree, title: PhD, associate professor
Scopus Author ID: 55883861200
Researcher ID: 2140739135
ORCID: 0000-0001-8291-265X
About the project
Relevance
Kazakhstan is a large livestock-breeding state in Central Asia and has large reserves for the further development of both the industry itself and its feed base. 188 million 124 million hectares of natural forage lands. the hectare is located in a zone of deserts and semi-deserts-in remote regions of animal husbandry. Currently, there is an increase in the scale of degradation and a decrease in their feed capacity against the background of the general aridization of the planet, as well as long-term unsystematic use of pastures. According to the World Resources Institute, 99.2% of the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan is occupied by desertification. In this regard, there is an increasing need to focus on remote animal husbandry in conditions of further increase in climate drought and xerophytization of natural vegetation cover.
Currently, the solution to the problem of restoring the former state of arid pastures can be achieved through the development of remote animal husbandry adapted to the solution, and in this regard, work can be carried out to restore the vegetation and soil cover of degraded areas. The latter are especially pronounced on dry pastures with sandy or sandy loam soils, the area of which in the Republic of Kazakhstan is 25 million more hectares, including in the Balkhash region-7.3 million.a hectare and an eternal shortage of water and forests. The restoration of soil and vegetation can be carried out by sowing or planting local or promising species of forage plants offered for the sandy soils of the region. At the same time, many types of arid plants can be used, such as saxaul, longflower. They not only increase the productivity of pastures, but also contribute to the consolidation of mobile sands formed as a result of the degradation of sandy desert soils. However, without artificial regulation of the water regime of sandy soils of the desert zone, the survival rate of seedlings or seedlings is usually very low. Due to the low soil moisture and the high cost of water supply to such places, watering crops or seedlings is practically impossible. The only conclusion from this is the use of all means that provide autonomous improvement of the water regime of sandy soil with an equal amount of precipitation. In our opinion, this may be the use of new materials - synthetic strongly swelling polymer hydrogels (LNG), which significantly increases the moisture capacity of sandy soil. The experience of their application in crop production has shown that LNG significantly increases the moisture capacity and water-holding capacity of sandy and sandy loam soils.
Therefore, one of the ways to increase the survival rate of seedlings and seedlings of agricultural crops that protect from grazing and strengthen sand on degraded sandy pastures in the conditions prevailing in the republic should be considered the use of LNG, which provides moderate strengthening of the root system of seedlings and seedlings in the most critical period of the first year of their life – summer vegetation.
Thus, the project program is aimed at solving the problem of restoration of vegetation and soil cover of mobile sandy foci formed as a result of anthropogenic degradation of sandy pastures in the south of Balkhash. During the implementation of the project program, advanced methods of mechanical and phytomeliorative methods of fixing mobile sands will be used using windproof shields-nets made of various inflatable synthetic materials and strongly swelling polymer hydrogels (LNG), when planting seedlings of leocoforming leocuses (saxaul, zhuzgun, toranga, etc.).
Goal
development of innovative combined technologies for effective restoration of the soil and vegetation cover of the foci of inflatable sands of the desert pastures of Southern Balkhash on the basis of a rational combination of elements of mechanical and phytomeliorative methods of fixing mobile sands using nanomaterials (wind shields made of nets of various inflatable synthetic materials and strongly swelling polymer hydrogels).
Expected and achieved results
a) the factors that contributed to the emergence and formation of mobile sand dunes in place of desert sandy soils were established and their ecological and reclamation state was studied;
b) long-term and seasonal characteristics of the elements of climatic conditions, the dynamics of landforms and hydrothermal regimes of moving sandy sands of the Southern Balkhash region and their influence on determining the installation locations of windbreak shields and the timing of planting seedlings of sand-reinforcing forest shrubs were identified;
c) obtained by synthesizing hydrogels based on acrylic monomers and their physicochemical properties and degree of swelling were studied;
d) the biological characteristics of native and promising introduced sand-fortifying plants of sandy deserts were studied and their nurseries were organized;
e) the influence of types of hydrated polymer hydrogels on the moisture capacity and wilting moisture content of sand was determined;
g) the effectiveness of windbreaks of various airflow rates and standards for the use of polymer hydrogels on the survival rate of seedlings of sand-reinforcing forest shrubs has been established;
h) an innovative combined technology has been developed for the effective restoration of soil and vegetation cover in pockets of blowing sand in desert pastures in the Southern Balkhash region..
List of publications (with links to them) and patents
In 2022, 3 articles were published:
- Naushabaev A.K., Vassilina T.K., Zhapparova A.A., Bazarbaev S.O. Micromorphological characteristics and elemental composition of the mechanical fraction of sand formations of desert pastures of the Southern Balkhash region // 3i: intellect, idea, innovation - intelligence, idea, innovation. No. 2, 2022. -pp. 47-58. (rus), https://ojs.ksu.edu.kz/index.php/3i/article/view/353;
- A.K. Naushabayev, T.K. Vassilina, B. A. Rsymbetov, N. Seitkali, A.M. Balgabayev, Z.B. Bakenova. Effects of different polymer hydrogels on moisture capacity of sandy soil. Eurasian Journal of Soil Science. 2022, 11(3), pp. 241-247. (Percentile 45%, 2021). https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ejss/issue/68086/1078342 (eng);
- Rakhmetullayeva, R. K., Abutalip, M., Urkimbayeva, Z. R., Kanzhigitova, D. K., Mangazbayeva, R. A., Naushabayev, A. K., ... & Zhigerbayeva, G. N. Complex of hydrogels based on acrylic acid and methyl acrylate with copper ions //Materials Today: Proceedings. – 2022. – Т. 71. – pp. 38-45. Percentile 38%. (eng);
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362390907_Complex_of_hydrogels_based_on_acrylic_acid_and_methyl_acrylate_with_copper_ions#fullTextFileContent
The research results were reported at the international conference “Plant & Soil science” (ICPSS - 22) held in Turkey on October 13, 2022. An abstract on the topic “Effect of wind and hydrothermal regimes of sand dune on mobility of relief forms” was published in the conference proceedings. Certificate received.
In 2023, 2 articles were published
- Naushabayev A.K, Oralbai A.D., Dosmanbetov D.A, Rsymbetov B.A., Songulov E.E. Effect of wind and hydrothermal regimes of sand dune on mobility of relief forms // Bulletin of Kyzylorda University named after Korkyt Ata. №2. 2023. -pp. 249-256. (eng);
https://vestnik.korkyt.kz/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/%D0%90%D1%83%D1%8B%D0%BB-%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%88%D1%8B%D0%BB%D1%8B%D2%93%D1%8B-2023-%E2%84%962-65-1.pdf
- Naushabayev A, Kai Z, Rsymbetov B, Vassilina T, Seitkali N, Dosmanbetov D, Songulov Y, Zhanymhan K, Yerlan I, Sándor A, Apolka U, and Lóránt D. Exploring the Complexities of Sand Dune Transformation: The Role of Anthropogenic Degradation and Climatic Conditions. Frontiers in Earth Science, section Marine Geoscience. №. pp. (eng). Percentile 64% according to Scopus and Q1 according to Web of science. Accepted for publication.
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21100782253&tip=sid&clean=0
An application for patent No. 239522 for an invention was submitted to the National Institute of Intellectual Property “Qazpatent” on the topic “A combined method for the rehabilitation of anthropogenically formed pockets of shifting sands.” Reg. application number 2023/0666.1, dated 10/06/2023. Barcode No. 2984285
Information for potential users
The developed highly effective technology for restoring pockets of shifting sands formed as a result of anthropogenic degradation of sandy desert pastures will provide a real opportunity in a short period of 2-3 years to stabilize the relief forms of dunes and stop their forward movement. Rehabilitation and reduction of desertification of the territory of anthropogenically degraded shifting sands will not only improve the ecological situation of the territory (cessation of dust storms and restoration of soil and vegetation covers), but also improve the socio-economic situation of the population, preventing the covering of settlements with sand, and also ensure feed supply improvement of livestock farms and peasant farms. This will guarantee a stable income and reduce poverty among the population most affected by the degradation of desert pastures. In addition, the economic viability of entities both producing HSPH, synthetic windbreaks and phytomeliorants, and those using them will increase.
Research team members
1. Seytkali Nurzihan
Academic degree, title: PhD doctor, senior lecturer
Scopus Author ID: 56982925600
Researcher ID: 2159300656
ORCID: 0000-0003-0942-8188
2. Sarova Nurbanu Barakhanovna
Academic degree, title: candidate of Chemistry science
Scopus Author ID: 57827998300
3. Dosmanbetov Daniyar Akhmetovich
Academic degree, title: PhD doctor, senior lecturer
Scopus Author ID: 55966900500
ORCID: 0000-0001-8695-5091
4. Rsymbetov Bekzat Amangeldievich
Academic degree, title: PhD doctor
Scopus Author ID: 57201364937
Researcher ID: 2140775945
ORCID: 0000-0002-0746-0187
5. Vasilina Tursunay Kazhymuratovna
Academic degree, title: PhD doctor, associate professor
Scopus Author ID: 55603939100
ORCID: 0000-0003-0554-9839
6. Songulov Ersultan Erzhanovich
Academic degree, title: Master of Science
ORCID: 0000-0003-0066-2103