Dr. Mykola Kochiieru

ORCiD iD: 0000-0002-1986-9625
Mob. +370 603 61 682
E-mail: mykola.kochiieru@lammc.lt
Instituto al. 1, Akademija, LT-58344 Kėdainiai distr., Lithuania

Education 

2016–2020 PhD studies in Agronomy, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.
2010–2011 professional engineer (master) qualification, Kherson State Agricultural University, Ukraine.
2006–2010 Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Kherson State Agricultural University, Ukraine.

Academic degrees and pedagogical titles

2020 Doctor in Agronomy Science, dissertation topic “The effect of crop cover and soil water retention on physico-chemical and biophysical quality of soils of different origin”.

Research fields

The effect of crop cover and soil water retention on physico-chemical and biophysical quality of soils of different origin

• Soil water holding properties
• Soil physical and biophysical  properties
• Soil genesis

Professional experience

Since 2021 Researcher, Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC.
2016–2020 Junior researcher, Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC.

Memberships and affiliations with professional organizations

• Member of Lithuanian Soil Society.
• Member of Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists.

In-service training

• 2017 and 2019 Scientific internship in the Institute of Agrophysics PAS, Lublin, Poland.

Involvement in programmes and projects

• 2021–2024 Horizon 2020 Programme, project “Mechanisms underlying trade-offs between carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient losses in soils under conservation agriculture in Europe” (TRACE-Soils).

• 2020–2022 MA RL project “Evaluation of different crop management technologies according to economic, energy and environmental wiev point” (MT-20-7) according to measure “Support of research projects for agriculture, food industry and fisheries for 2015–2020”.

• 2019–2021 Participant of the project “Complex investigation and economic-environmental of No-Till technology” financed by the Ministry of Agriculture ot the Republic of Lithuania.
• 2015–2018 Participant of the project “The influence of long-term contrasting intensity resources management on genesis of different soils and to other agro-ecosystems components (AGROTVARA)” which is a part of the National scientific programme “Sustainability of Agro-forest and water ecosystems” financed by the Research Council of Lithuania.

MAJOR RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Articles in journals indexed in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database

1. Kochiieru M., Feiza V., Feiziene D., Lamorski K., Deveikyte I., Seibutis V., Pranaitiene S. 2023. Long-term contrasting tillage in Cambisol: Effect on water-stable aggregates, macropore network and soil chemical properties. International Agrophysics, 37 (1): 59–67. IF – 1,627  
2. Gackiewicz B., Lamorski K., Kochiieru M., Slawinski C., Hsu S. Y., Chang L. C. 2022. Hybrid modelling of saturated water flow in percolating and non-percolating macroporous soil media. Geoderma, 406: 115467. IF – 7,422
3. Kochiieru M., Lamorski K., Feizienė D., Feiza V., Šlepetienė A., Volungevičius J. 2022. Land use and soil types affect macropore network, organic carbon and nutrient retention, Lithuania. Geoderma Regional, 28: e00473. IF – 4,201
4. Slepetiene A., Kochiieru M., Jurgutis L., Mankeviciene A., Skersiene A., Belova O. 2022. The effect of anaerobic digestate on the soil organic carbon and humified carbon fractions in different land-use systems in Lithuania. Land, 11 (1): 133. IF – 3,905

5. Slepetiene A., Kochiieru M., Skersiene A., Mankeviciene A., Belova O. 2022. Changes in stabile organic carbon in differently managed fluvisol treated by two types of anaerobic digestate. Energies, 15: 5876. IF – 3,252

6. Veršulienė A., Kadžienė G., Kochiieru M., Pranaitienė S., Meškauskienė L., Auškalnienė O. 2022. Response of spring barley root and soil physical properties to changes under cover crop and different tillage. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 109 (4): 291–296. IF – 1,281
7. Shatkovskyi A., Vasiuta V., Zhuravlev O., Melnychuk F., Kochiieru M., Kochiieru Y., Shatkovska K. 2022. Dependence of apple productivity and fruit quality on the method of drip irrigation terms appointment. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 109 (3): 277–282. IF – 1,281
8. Kochiieru M., Feiza V., Feizienė D., Volungevičius J., Deveikytė I., Seibutis V., Pranaitienė S. 2021. The effect of environmental factors and root system on CO2 efux in different types of soil and land uses. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 108 (1): 3–10. IF – 1,281
9. Kochiieru M., Lamorski K., Feiza V., Feiziene D., Volungevicius J. 2020. Quantification of the relationship between root parameters and soil macropore parameters under different land use systems in Retisol. International Agrophysics, 34 (3): 301–308. IF – 2,317
10. Kochiieru M., Feiziene D., Feiza V., Volungevicius J., Velykis A., Slepetiene A., Deveikyte I., Seibutis V. 2020. Freezing-thawing impact on aggregate stability as affected by land management, soil genesis and soil chemical and physical quality. Soil and Tillage Research, 203: 104705. IF – 5,374
11. Kochiieru M., Lamorski K., Feiza V., Feizienė D., Volungevičius J. 2018. The effect of soil macroporosity, temperature and water content on CO₂ efflux in soils of different genesis and land management. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 105 (4): 291–298. IF – 0,746

Other publications

1. Feiza V., Slepetiene A., Feiziene D., Liaudanskiene I., Deveikyte I., Pranaitiene S., Gaurilcikaite R., Amaleviciute-Volunge K., Versuliene A., Jokubauskaite (Mockeviciene) I., Buneviciute L., Kochiieru M., Ambrazaitiene D., Karcauskiene D., Skudiene R., Velykis A., Satkus A., Boguzas V., Marcinkeviciene A., Aleinikoviene J., Butkeviciene L.M., Sinkeviciene A., Vaisvalavicius R., Steponaviciene V., Volungevicius J. 2022. Fertility and sustainability of morainic soils: now days challenge. 5^th International symposium of soil physics, Book of Abstracts, 16–18 p., Akademija, Kedainiai distr., Lithuania.
2. Kochiieru M., Feiza V., Feizienė D., Lamorski K. 2022. Relationship between soil agrochemical properties, macropores and water-stable aggregates under different tillage. 5^th International symposium of soil physics, Book of Abstracts, 36–37 p., Akademija, Kedainiai distr., Lithuania.
3. Kochiieru M.,Feiza V., Feizienė D., Shatkovska K. 2022. Influence of environmental factors and root network on CO2 efflux in grassland and forest land of Western Lithuania. 5^th International symposium of soil physics, Book of Abstracts, 68–69 p., Akademija, Kedainiai distr., Lithuania.
4. Kochiieru M., Feiza V. 2021. Aplinkos veiksnių įtaka dirvožemio CO₂ emisijai taikant skirtingą žemės dirbimą / The influence of environmental factors on CO₂ efflux under different tillage. 10-oji jaunųjų mokslininkų konferencija „Jaunieji mokslininkai – žemės ūkio pažangai“, Pranešimų tezės, 27 p., Vilnius, Lithuania.
5. Kochiieru M., Lamorski K., Feiza V., Feizienė D., Volungevičius J. 2019. The effect of macropore network on plant root length in Retisol of Western Lithuania. 4^th International symposium of soil physics, Book of Abstracts, 25 p., Lublin, Poland.
6. Volungevičius J., Kochiieru M., Feiza V., Liaudanskienė I., Vaisvalavičius R., Amalevičiūtė-Volungė K., Šlepetienė A., Skridlaitė G., Žaludienė G. 2019. Some aspects of SEM application in the research of soil weathering and clay mineral formalion. 4^th International symposium of soil physics, Book of Abstracts, 20–24 p., Lublin, Poland.
7. Kochiieru M., Feiza V., Volungevičius J. 2019. The effect of soil temperature and water content on CO₂ efflux on arable land of Cambisol. “Young Scientists for Advance in Agriculture”, Abstracts book, 14 p., Vilnius, Lithuania.
8. Kochiieru M. 2018. The effect of humus content on water stability of soil aggregates after freezing-thawing processes in Cambisol. Conference of Young Scientists and PhD students “Young Scientists for Advance in Agriculture”, Abstracts book, 23 p., Vilnius, Lithuania.
9. Kochiieru M., Feiza V., Volungevičius J., Feizienė D. 2018. CO₂ efflux from the soil as influenced by the contrasting vegetation cover and management conditions in Cambisol. 3^d International symposium of soil physics, Abstracts book, 22 p., Krakow, Poland.
10. Kochiieru M., Feiza V., Feizienė D., Šlepetienė A., Volungevičius J. 2018. CO₂ efflux from the soil as influenced by the contrasting vegetation cover and management conditions in Retisol. 26^th NJF Congress: Agriculture for the Next 100 Years, Programme and summaries of presentations, 84 p., Akademija, Kaunas, Lithuania.
11. Feiza V., Feizienė D., Velykis A., Karčauskienė D., Volungevičius J., Satkus A., Kochiieru M. 2018. Capability of tillage practices for waterlogging risk reduction in two soil types of glacial genesis. 26^th NJF Congress: Agriculture for the Next 100 Years, Programme and summaries of presentations, 34 p., Akademija, Kaunas, Lithuania.
12. Kochiieru M., Feiza V., Šlepetienė A., Velykis A., Volungevičius J. 2018. Stability of soil aggregates after freezing-thawing processes in Retisol and their relationship with organic carbon. International scientific conference AGROECO 2018, Programme and abstracts, 22 p., Akademija, Kaunas, Lithuania.
13. Feizienė D., Feiza V., Veršulienė A., Kochiieru M., Deveikytė I., Seibutis V., Volungevičius J., Janušauskaitė D. 2018. Consequence of long-term contrasting soil management: soil properties and wheat roots distribution. International scientific conference AGROECO 2018, Programme and abstracts, 34 p., Akademija, Kaunas, Lithuania.
14. Volungevičius J., Amalevičiūtė K., Vaisvalavičius R., Veršulienė A., Feizienė D., Feiza V., Šlepetienė A., Kochiieru M. 2017. Transformation of Retisols properties in the Lithuania due to agrogenization. 2^nd International symposium of soil physics, Abstracts book, 35–36 p., Zabrze, Poland.

Recommendations

1. Feiza V., Kochiieru M., Feizienė D., Šlepetienė A. 2021. Vandens ir organinės anglies įtaka patvarių dirvožemio trupinėlių kiekiui rudžemyje ir balkšvažemyje. Naujausios rekomendacijos žemės ir miškų ūkiui. LAMMC, p. 24–25.
2. Feizienė D., Janušauskaitė D., Feiza V., Kochiieru M., Antanaitis Š., Deveikytė I., Seibutis V., S. Pranaitienė. 2021. Šiaudų panaudojimo būdai taikant intensyvią sėjomainą. Naujausios rekomendacijos žemės ir miškų ūkiui. LAMMC, p. 31–32.
3. Feiza V., Feizienė D., Liaudanskienė I., Šlepetienė A., Deveikytė I., Pranaitienė S., Gaurilčikaitė R., Amalevičiūtė-Volungė K., Veršulienė (Putramentaitė) A., Jokubauskaitė I., Bunevičiutė L., Kochiieru M., Bogužas V., Marcinkevičienė A., Aleinikovienė J., Butkevičienė L., Sinkevičienė A., Vaisvalavičius R., Steponavičienė V., Volungevičius J., Ambrazaitienė D., Karčauskienė D., Skuodienė R., Velykis A., Satkus A. 2018. Tvarus skirtingos genezės dirvožemių naudojimas. Naujausios rekomendacijos žemės ir miškų ūkiui. LAMMC, p. 4–8.

Popular press articles

1. Kochiieru M., Feiza V., Feizienė D., Šlepetiene A. 2021. Daugiau organinės madžiagos – geresnė dirvožemio struktūra, Mano ūkis, 4: 32–34.
2. Feiza V., Volungevičius J., Feizienė D., Veršulienė A., Kochiieru M. 2017. Tvarus dirvožemių naudojimas skirtingose agroekosistemose. Ūkininko patarėjas (spec. edition), 6: 40.

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