The Corona pandemic was putting many ideas on hold and forced the scientists of Rekks to be patient.

During an extensive field trip from the 28 of June til the 5^th of July, geoecologists from Martin-Luther-University collected important data on land cover and land use and selected more than 600 training points along a east-west transect between Zhaltyr and Galitzkoe.

To investigate the connection between soil structure, soil organic content and wind erosion in the dry steppes of KAZ, soil scientists and geoecologists from Martin-Luther-University took 540 soil samples from different test sites during May and June 2019. The samples are now ready to be analyzed in the lab.

To investigate the connection between soil structure, soil organic content and wind erosion in the dry steppes of KAZ, soil scientists and geoecologists from Martin-Luther-University took 540 soil samples from different test sites. The samples are now ready to be analyzed in the lab.

To investigate the connection between soil structure, soil organic content and wind erosion in the dry steppes of KAZ, soil scientists and geoecologists from Martin-Luther-University took 540 soil samples from different test sites. The samples are now ready to be analyzed in the lab.

In May 2018, the first joint research expedition in Kostanay region was performed by the ReKKS WP 5 and WP 6 team members.

To evaluate the N-availability and N-efficiency of liquid fertilizers two neighbouring fields under different management but same use and fertilization were locally labelled with 15-N species of ammonia and nitrate. The label was applied to the seed furrow after seeding and fertilization. Hereby three different forms of fertilizers in liquid and solid form were investigated in triplicates.

The second sampling campaign for completion of our north-south gradient took place from the 01.05.-28.05.2018. The subprojects SP 4 and SP 5 started in the south at our project partners in Lasovoe, Zhaltir, Shortandy and ended their work in the north in Yasnaya Polyana.