Aldis KARKLINS

Professor , Dr. habil. agr. Aldis KARKLINS Professor of Soil Fertility and Fertilizers Director Institute of Soil and Plant  Sciences Latvia University of Agriculture Liela iela 2 Jelgava, LV 3001 Latvia Phone:  +371 63005634; +371 29182992 Fax: +371 63027238 E-mail: Aldis.Karklins@llu.lv

Born: February 6, 1951

Interests:

• Soil Fertility
• Soil Diagnosis and Classification
• Soil Testing methods

Languages: Latvian, English, Russian

Education:

• Latvia University of Agriculture (Faculty of Agronomy), 1977
• Dr. agr. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), Lithuanian Agricultural Academy, 1982
• Dr. habil. agr., Latvia University of Agriculture, 1997

 

Experience:

Latvia University of Agriculture :

• Agronomist and Senior Researcher, Department of Soil Sciences and Agrochemistry, 1977 - 1982
• Lecturer and Asssociate Professor, Department of Soil Sciences and Agrochemistry, 1983 - 1996
• Head, Department of Soil Sciences and Agrochemistry, 1983 -
• Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, 1993 - 1998
• Professor of Soil Fertility,  Department of Soil Sciences and Agrochemistry, 1997 - 2005
• Director, Professor of Soil Fertility, Institute of Soil and Plant Sciences, 2005 -

 

Honours and Awards:

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1997
• Full Member, Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science of Latvia, 1992 
• Foreign Member, The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, 1998

Professional Activities and Memberships:

• Member of the  Expert Committee, Latvian Council of Science,   1994 - 1996
• Expert in Agriculture (Soil and Crop Sciences), Latvian Council of Science
• Vice-president, Latvian Society of Agronomy, 1994 - 1998
• President, Latvian Society of Soil Science, 1994 -
• Member, American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, 1997 - 2004
• Member, International Society of Soil Science, 1997 -
• Member, Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists, 1996 -

Courses

Latvia University of Agriculture:

• Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use, 1983 -
• Soil Chemistry, 1995 -
• Fertilization Systems, 1995 -
• Soil Testing and Plant Analysis, 1995 -
• Soil Science, 1998 -

Recent/Representative Publications

• A. Karklins. Soil Fertility and Fertilizers (textbook), Riga: Raziba, 382 pp. (in Latvian).
• A. Karklins. Comparison of some soil total nitrogen determination methods. – Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, 1995, vol. 1 (278), pp. 1 – 7.
• A. Karklins. Comparison of determination methods for soil acidity and base saturation. – Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, 1996, vol. 3 (280), pp. 3 – 6 (in Latvian).
• A. Karklins. Comparison of CEC determination methods. – Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, 1996, vol. 6 (283), P. 26 – 35 (in Latvian).
• A. Karklins. Soil description according to the internationally recognized principles. – Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, 1996, vol. 6 (283), pp. 36 – 41 (in Latvian).
• A. Vucans, I. Gemste, A. Karklins. First results of the complex observations of Agricultural Land monitoring (1992 – 1995). – Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, 1996, vol. 6 (283), pp. 42 – 54 (in Latvian).
• A. Karklins. Model of soils agrochemical properties. – Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, 1997, vol. 11 (288), pp. 3 – 8 (in Latvian).
• A. Karklins. Comparison of soil organic matter determination methods. – Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, 1997, vol. 11 (288), pp. 9 – 13.
• A. Karklins. Soil resources inventory and fertilizer use according to the principles of sustainable agriculture. – Research summary for Dr.habil.agr. degree (in Agriculture), 1997, Jelgava, 113 pp. (in Latvian).
• A. Karklins, A. Vucans, I. Gemste. The three level agricultural land monitoring in Latvia. – Proceedings of the 16^th World Congress of Soil Science, August 20 – 26, 1998, Montpellier, France, on CD–ROM / file://DI/en/symt12.htm, pp. 1 – 5.
• A. Karklins. Plant available phosphorus in Latvian soils and trend in fertilizer use // Bibliotheca Fragmenta Agronomica. – Proceedings International Symposium CIEC, PFS and Workshops IMPHOS, IPI, September 27 – 30, 1998, Pulawy, Poland, vol 3. – Polish Society of Agrotechnical Sciences. – Pulawy, 1998. pp. 310 – 316.
• A. Karklins. Book review “Jie Shen, R. L. Kushwaha. Soil – Machine Interactions: A Finite Element Perspective, 1998, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York–Basel–Hong Kong, 333 p.” / Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation, 1998, vol. 13, pp. 103 – 104.
• L. Skrastina, A. Karklins. Nutrient balances in the Mellupite watershed. – Agriculture: Scientific Articles. Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian University of Agriculture, 1999, vol. 66, pp. 186–197.
• A. Karklins. Soil resources management in Latvia. – Rural Development: Contents, Models and Policies in the E.U., Towards the 21^th Century, University of Perugia, 1999, pp. 1–5.
• A. Karklins (ed). Soil Science / Practical Guide for Soil Survey. Riga, 1999. – 86 pp. (in Latvian).
• A. Boruks, A. Karklins, O. Nikodemus. Soil research and land evaluation. – Skriveri: LLU, 2002. – 148 p. (in Latvian).
• A. Karklins. Land resources of Latvia. Crop production and environment. Soils. fertilizers and their use. In: Crop production, Ed. by A. Ruza. – Jelgava, 2004,  374 pp (Textbook, in Latvian).
• A. Karklins. Soil testing in Latvia. – In: Fertilizers and Fertilization: Journal of the Polish Fertilizer Society – CIEC, 2000, N 2(3), pp. 10–18.
• A. Karklins. Model for the calculation of nutrient offtake by crop: 'OFTAKE ' model. – Journal of the Polish Fertilizer Society – CIEC, 2001, N 1(6), pp. 63–74.
• H.ten Berge, E. Fotyma, P. Cermak, R. Bujnovski, A. Karklins, A. Pogulis, J. Bos. Using crop nitrogen response functions in nutrient fertilizer recommendation at field and farm level. – Journal of the Polish Fertilizer Society – CIEC, 2001, N 2(7), pp. 77–94.
• R. Bujnovski, E. Fotyma, T. Jadczyszyn, A. Karklins, J. Klir, et al. Towards the strategy for phosphorus and potassium rate calculation. – Agriculture, 2002, vol. 48, pp. 44–50.
• A. Karklins. A comparative study of the Latvian Soil Classification with WRB. – In: Soil Classification 2001. E. Micheli, F. O. Nachtergaele, R. J. A. Jones, L. Montanarella (eds). European Soil Bureau Research Report No. 7, EUR 20398 EN, (2002). Luxembourg: Office for Official publications of the European Communities, pp. 199–209.
• A. Karklins. Fertilize recommendations to meet the requirements of Good Agricultural Practice. – In: Fertilisers in Context with Resource Management in Agriculture (Ed. by E.Schnug, J.Nagy, T.Nemeth, et al.). Proc. 14^th Int. Symposium on Fertilizers, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Debrecen, June 22–25, 2003, Debrecen, Hungary, 2003, Vol. 1, pp. 272–278.
• Soil Atlas of Europe. – European Soil Bureau Network, European Commission, 2005. – 128 p. A. Karklins: Author and contributor.
• A. Karklins. Soil information in Latvia. In: Soil Resources of Europe, 2^nd edition. R.J.A. Jones, B. Houskova, P. Bullock and L. Montanarella (eds). European Soil Bureau Research Report No. 9, EUR 20559 EN, (2005), 420 pp. Office for Official publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, pp. 201 – 209.
• A. Karklins, I. Lipenite. Potassium balance in selected farms of Latvia / Fertilizers and Fertilization: Journal of the Polish Fertilizer Society – CIEC, Nr 3 (24), 2005, pp. 81 – 88.
• A. Karklins, I. Lipenite. NPK balance studies in farms of Latvia. I. Farm „Rudeni”, Jelgava region // Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture. – Jelgava: LLU, 2006. – Nr. 16 (311), pp. 1 – 9 (in Latvian).
• A. Karklins, I. Lipenite. NPK balance studies in farms of Latvia. II. Farm „Kalnamuiza”, Cesis region // Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture. – Jelgava: LLU, 2006. – Nr. 16 (311), pp. 1 – 7. (in Latvian).
• I. Lipenite, A. Karklins. NPK balance studies in farms of Latvia. III. Farm „Darznieki”, Dobele region // Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture. – Jelgava: LLU, 2006. – Nr. 16 (311), pp. 8 – 15. (in Latvian).
• I. Lipenite, A. Karklins. NPK balance studies in farms of Latvia. IV. Farm „Ogre”, Ogre region // Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture. – Jelgava: LLU, 2006. – Nr. 17 (312), pp. 11 – 20. (in Latvian).
• A. Karklins, I. Lipenite. NPK balance studies in farms of Latvia. V. Farm „Mareni”, Valmiera region // Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture. – Jelgava: LLU, 2006. – Nr. 17 (312), pp. 21 – 28. (in Latvian).
•    I. Lipenite, A. Karklins. NPK balance studies in farms of Latvia. VI. Farm „Tereni”, Jelgava region // Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture. – Jelgava: LLU, 2007. – Nr. 18 (313), pp. 9 – 16. (in Latvian).
• Guidelines for soil diagnosis and description: Field book / Ed. by A. Karklins. – Jelgava: LLU, 2007. – 120 p. (in Latvian). (in Latvian).
• Guidelines for soil diagnosis and description / Ed. by A. Karklins. – Jelgava: LLU, 2008. – 336 p. (in Latvian).
• Geology, Soils, Fertilizer Use / Ed. by A. Karklins. – Jelgava: LLU, 2008. – 88 p. (in Latvian).
•   R. Kõlli, A. Karklins, S. Marcinkonis, A. Astover, A. Toomsoo. Soil phosphorus status in Baltic countries and its sustainable management. In: NJF Seminar 401 “Phosphorus management in Nordic-Baltic agriculture – reconciling productivity and environmental protection”, held in Uppsala, Sweden, September 22 – 23, 2008, Ed. by Gitte H Rubæk / NJF Report, Vol 4, Nr 4, 2008, pp. 92 – 96.
•   A. Karklins, I. Lipenite. Methodological Approach for Development of Manure Reference Values. Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture. – Jelgava: LLU, 2008. – Nr. 21 (315), pp. 11 – 23. (in Latvian).
• Taxonomy of Latvia soils / Ed. by A. Karklins. – Jelgava: LLU, 2009. – 240 p. (in Latvian).
• Soil conservation and sustainable use / O. Nikodemus, A. Karklins, M. Klavins, V. Melecis. – Riga: Academic Press, 2008. – 254 p. (in Latvian).
• Csathó, P., Sisik, I., Radimszky, A., Karklins, A., et al. Agriculture as a source of phosphorus causing eutrophication in Central and Eastern Europe. – Soil Use and Management, 2007, No. 23 (Suppl. 1), pp. 36 – 56.
• Moran X., Richer de Forges A., Arrouays D., Karklins A., et al. Une analyse des stratégies d'échantillonnage des réseaux de surveillance de la qualité des sols en Europe. – Etude et Gestion des Sols: Association Franeaise pour L’Etude du Sol, Vol 14, No. 4, 2007, pp. 1 – 9.

Research Projects:

• A. Karklins (Co–author). Agricultural Run–off Management Study in Latvia (Swedish Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Latvia University of Agriculture). Swedish Government. (1992 – 1993).
• A. Karklins (Coordinator of Baltic part of Project). Soil Classification and Land Evaluation in the Baltic States (Cornell University, Agricultural Universities of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia). USDA (1994 – 1997).
• A. Karklins (Head of Latvia part of Project). Soil Classification in Latvia (Latvia University of Agriculture, Agricultural Universities of Denmark, Norway and Finland). Nordic Council of Ministers. (1995 – 1996).

• A. Karklins. (Head of Project). Three Level Agricultural Land Monitoring in Latvia. Latvian Council of Science (1994 – 1996).
• A. Karklins. (Head of Project). Soil Diagnosis and Classification According to the Internationally Recognized Systems. Latvian Council of Science (1997 – 2000).
• A. Karklins (Coordinator of the Latvian Part of Project). Global and National Soils and Terrain Digital Database. Assessment of Soil and Terrain Vulnerability to Pollution in Central and Eastern Europe. International Soil Reference and Information Centre (1998 – 2002).
• A. Karklins (Coordinator of the Latvian Part of Project). Managing Inputs of Nutrients to Avoid Insufficient or Excess – MAINTAINE. INCO–COPERNICUS PL 950231 (1998–2002).
• A. Karklins. (Head of Project). Fertilization Optimization According to the Principles of Good Agricultural Practice. Latvian Council of Science (2001 –2003).
• A. Karklins (scientific contributor from Latvia). The European Soil DataBase, version V2.0. – European Commission, European Soil Bureau Network. – 2004.
• A. Karklins (Head of Latvian part of Project). Environmental Assessment of Soil for Monitoring. (Coordinator – Cranfield University). EC No. 022713. (2006 – 2007).
• A. Karklins, Member of Steering Committee, participation of realization. Project – 00040670 ‘Building Sustainable Capacity and Ownership to Implement UNCCD objectives in Latvia”. GEF/UNDP (2006 – 2007).
• A. Karklins. (Head of Project). Development of Integrated Soil Information System in Latvia. Latvian Council of Science (2001 – 2008).
• A. Karklins (Head of the Project). Change in soil properties related to the non-traditional agricultural land use. Latvian Council of Science (2009 –).

Last update 27.12.2007