Publications
Books
2025, Ternopil, Ukraine: Scientific Methodology Recommendations
Agrochemical and Biological Soil Studies – edited by Valentina Pidlisnyuk
Kononchuk O., Herts A., Khomenchuk V., Markiv V., and Horyn O.

2025, Kyiv, Ukraine: Scientific Methodology Recommendations
Isolation and identification of soil nematodes as bioindicators in phytotechnologies for the restoration of degraded lands
Huseva A.S., Stefanovska T., Skwiercz A., and Pidlisnyuk V.
Book Chapters
October 1, 2025, in Environmental Contaminants and Health. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (available online)
Valorization of biomass-derived ash as a soil amendment and its impact on crops
Rouhani A., Al Souki K.S., Newton R.A., Mamirova A., and Pidlisnyuk V.

Conference talks
October 6-9, 2025, Lviv, Ukraine: International Conference of Young Professionals “GeoTerrace-2025”
Integrated phytoremediation monitoring of former military sites using Miscanthus × giganteus: A XRF analysis approach
Guminilovych R., Sozanskyi M., Stadnik V., Shapoval P., and Pidlisnyuk V.
September 15-19, 2025, Ferrara, Italy: International Conference and Enhibition “RemTech Europe 2025”
Efficiency of PGPR-biochar catalyst in optimization of Zea mays L. cultivation in marginal soil
Mamirova A., Baubekova A., Batykova Zh., Rouhani A., Burdova H., and Pidlisnyuk V.
September 15-19, 2025, Ferrara, Italy: International Conference and Enhibition “RemTech Europe 2025”
Soil remediation and waste diversion through wood ash reuse in bioenergy cropping systems
Rouhani A., Pidlisnyuk V., Al Souki K.S., Ust’ak S., Váňa V., and Żołnowski A.C.
September 15-19, 2025, Ferrara, Italy: International Conference and Enhibition “RemTech Europe 2025”
Revitalization of military conflict-affected soils through Miscanthus-based advanced phytotechnology with waste-derived soil amendments
Pidlisnyuk V., Ust’ak S., Stefanovska T., Newton R.A., Mamirova A., and Váňa V.
June 12-13, 2025, Lviv, Ukraine: International Conference “Synergy in Terra – 2025”
Soil texture: Optimal way for its determination
Huminilovych R., Stadnik V., Sozanskyi M., Shapoval P., and Pidlisnyuk V.
May 28-29, 2025, Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukrainian Conference with International Participation “Chemistry, Physics and Technology of Surface”, dedicated to the 95th birthday of Academician Oleksii Chuiko
Production and properties of biochar from Miscanthus × giganteus waste
Borysenko L.I., Klius V.P., Chetveryk H.O., Pidlisnyuk V.V., Stefanovska T.R., Medkov A.I., and Lisnyak V.V.
May 23-26, 2025, Lviv, Ukraine: 5th International Scientific Conference “Chemical Technology and Engineering – 2025”
The impact of biochar amendments and biostimulant on soil nematodes and biomass yield of Miscanthus on poor-nutritionally soils of post-military areas in Kyiv region
Husieva A., Stefanovska T., Skwiercz A., Stadnik V., and Artemchuk I.
May 23-26, 2025, Lviv, Ukraine: 5th International Scientific Conference “Chemical Technology and Engineering – 2025”
Characterization of Miscanthus biomass waste-derived biochar produced by oxidative pyrolysis: Implications for carbon sequestration
Pidlisnyuk V., Stefanovska T., Klius V., Borysenko L., and Medkov A.
November 24-26, 2024, Lohne, Germany: 12th International Conference of the MEG e.V.
Multiyear Miscanthus biomass production at the marginal and post-mining areas with soil amendments: case of Chomutov, Czech Republic
Pidlisnyuk V., Newton R.A., Mamirova A., Rouhani M., Vana V., and Ust’ak S.
November 24-26, 2024, Lohne, Germany: 12th International Conference of the MEG e.V.
Soil-enhancement-based cultivation of Miscanthus × giganteus on non-agricultural land Economic and environmental aspects
Mamirova A. and Pidlisnyuk V.
October 14-17, 2024, Toulouse, France: 7th LignoBiotech Symposium
Valorization of Miscanthus biomass from metal-contaminated lands
Marinova M. and Curt-Cavenz G.
October 7-9, 2024, Lviv, Ukraine: International Conference of Young Professionals “GeoTerrace-2024”
Post-phytoremediation assessment and monitoring of military activities contaminated soils
Huminilovych R., Sozanskyi M., Stadnik V., Hrynchuk Yu., and Pidlisnyuk V.
May 22-24, 2024, Kyiv, Ukraine: XXV International and Practical Conference “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the XXI Century”
Pyrolysis of military devastated biomass with further valorization of received biochar in phytotechnology
Stefanovska T., Klus,V., Pidlisnyuk V., Masliukova Z., Medkov A., and Mozgova, K.
April 25-27, 2024, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine: VII International Scientific-And-Practical Conference “Modern problems of biology, ecology and chemistry”
Characteristics of ammonium nitrogen binding by biochars
Khomenchuk V.O., Herts A.I., Kononchuk O.B., Markiv V.S., Horyn O.I., and Mykolyshyn U.T.
April 21-23, 2024, Bialystok, Poland: International Scientific Symposium, Bialystok University of Technology
The role of universities in implementing advanced phytotechnology to mitigate climate change within the framework of NATO project G6094
Herts, A.I., Pidlisnyuk V.V., Horyn O.I., Kononchuk O.B., Khomenchuk V.O., and Markiv V.S.
April 18-19, 2024, Ternopil, Ukraine: VII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Ternopil biological readings — Ternopil Bioscience”
Features of NO3- sorption and desorption by biochar
Herts, A.I., Khomenchuk V.O. , Kononchuk O.B., Markiv V.S., Horyn O.I., and Valchuk Yu.M.
February 11-16, 2024, Dubrovnik, Croatia: 19th International Symposium on Agriculture
Multiyear Miscanthus biomass production at the marginal land: case of Chomutov, the Czech Republic
Newton, R.A., Pidlisnyuk, V., Ust’ak, S., Mamirova, A., and Vana, V.
February 11-16, 2024, Dubrovnik, Croatia: 19th International Symposium on Agriculture
Assessment of nematodes as bioindicators of soil health in integrating Miscanthus x giganteus phytotechnology
Stefanovska T., Pidlisnyuk V., and Skwiercz A.
February 11-16, 2024, Dubrovnik, Croatia: 19th International Symposium on Agriculture
Developing an advanced Miscanthus x giganteus phytotechnology for post-military land revitalization
Pidlisnyuk, V.
February 11-16, 2024, Dubrovnik, Croatia: 19th International Symposium on Agriculture
Plant parasitic nematodes of Miscanthus × giganteus and their effect on the crop’s production
Stefanovska T., Skwiercz A., Pidlisnyuk V., Zhukov O., and Lutsiuk A.
November 15-16, 2023, Kyiv, Ukraine: The International Scientific and Practical Conference “Modern aspects of microbiology, virology and biotechnology in wartime and post-war period”
Effect of PGRs Stimpo, Regoplant and Charkor to entomopathogenic and plant parasitic nematodes
Stefanovska T., Skwierzc A., Pidlisnyuk V., Boroday V., Medkov A., and Zhukov O.
Scientific articles
September 29, 2025, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (available online)
Testing of ash derived by conversion of contaminated Miscanthus biomass as a soil amendment: impact to soil parameters and physiological characteristics of Zea mays L.
Herts A., Rouhani A., Kononchuk O., Markiv V., Horyn O., Khomenchuk V., Stadnik V., Shapoval P., and Pidlisnyuk V.

September 23, 2025, Chemistry, Physics and Technology of Surface (available online)
Influence of the initial biomass state and pyrolysis conditions on the properties of biochar produced from Miscanthus × giganteus waste
Pidlisnyuk, V., Stefanovska, T., Borysenko, L., Klius, V., Chetveryk, H., Medkov, A., and Lisnyak V.

September 15, 2025, Industrial Crops and Products (available online)
Field scale evaluation of the influence of organic amendments on Miscanthus × giganteus biomass production and soil bioindicators in the marginal degraded land
Stefanovska T., Pidlisnyuk V., Skwiercz A., Newton R.A., Zhukov O., Ust’ak S., Szczech M., and Kowalska B.

August 15, 2025, MDPI Microorganisms (available online)
Isolation and screening of the novel multi-trait strains for future implications in phytotechnology
Batykova Zh., Pidlisnyuk V., Kistaubayeva A., Ust’ak S., Savitskaya I., Saidullayeva L., and Mamirova A.

May 26, 2025, Environmental Sciences Europe (available online)
Comprehensive study of biochars from different vegetative feedstocks: influence on soil properties and development of Zea mays L.
Pidlisnyuk V., Herts A., Kononchuk O., Khomenchuk V., Horyn O., Markiv V., and Mamirova A.

April 22, 2025, Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (available online)
Biochar as a tool to optimise Miscanthus sinensis resilience and phytoremediation efficiency: Case study of contamination by mixture of Ni and 4.4′-DDE
Nurzhanova A., Pidlisnyuk V., Nurmagambetova A., Zhumasheva Zh., Naizabayeva L., and Mamirova A.

April 17, 2025, Industrial Crops and Products (available online)
Assessing the potential of different biochars to support Miscanthus × giganteus phytoremediation in petroleum hydrocarbons-contaminated soil
Pidlisnyuk V., Newton R.A., Ust’ak S., Al Souki K.S., Burdova H., Trogl J., Grycova B., Klemencova K., Lestinsky P., and Mamirova A.

March 05, 2025, Environmental Science and Pollution Research (available online)
Miscanthus phytotechnology of Cu- or Zn-spiked soils supported by contaminated Miscanthus biochar—is this a viable option for valorization?
Pidlisnyuk V., Mamirova A., Newton R.A., Grycová B., Klemencová K., Leštinský P., Ust’ak S., and Shapoval P.

February 21, 2025, Biosystems Diversity (available online)
The interactions between nematode and microbial communities offer significant insights into the impact of organic amendments on the productivity of Miscanthus × giganteus cultivated on marginal lands
Stefanovska T., Skwiercz A.,, Pidlisnyuk V., Newton R.A., Zhukov O., Ust’ak S., Szczech M., and Kowalska’ B.

December 15, 2024, Heliyon (available online)
Sample preparation method for IR analysis of petroleum-contaminated soil: An innovative technology for ecological remediation using Miscanthus x giganteus
Huminilovych R., Stadnik V., Sozanskyi M., Shapoval P., Pidlisnyuk V., Poliuzhyn I., Kochubei V., Hrynchuk Y., and Korchak B.

October 20, 2024, Sustainability (available online)
Biochar-supported phytoremediation of dredged sediments contaminated by HCH isomers and trace elements using Paulownia tomentosa
Mamirova A., Pidlisnyuk V., Hrabak P., Shapoval P., and Nurzhanova A.

September 16, 2024, Sustainability (available online)
Effect of silver nanoparticles and vermicompost on the control of Longidorus elongatus (De Man, 1876) in Miscanthus × giganteus and its growth and development
Skwiercz A., Stefanovska T., Zhukov O., Zapałowska A., and Masło´n A.

May 11, 2024, Journal of Cleaner Production (available online)
Miscanthus × giganteus biochar: Effective adsorption of pharmaceuticals from model solution and hospital wastewater
Burdová H., Brázová V., Kwoczynski Z., Snow J., Trögl J., and Kříženecká S.

May 2024, Journal of Horticultural Research (available online)
Effect of the biostimulants of microbiological origin on the entomopathogenic and plant parasitic nematodes from Miscanthus × giganteus plantations
Stefanovska T., Skwiercz A., Pidlisnyuk V., Boroday V., Medkow A., and Zhukov O.

April 18, 2024, Agricultural Science and Practice (available online)
Influence of two types of biochars on the photosynthetic apparatus of prickly-seeded spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)
Herts A., Kononchuk O., Pidlisnyuk V., Herts N., Khomenchuk V., Markiv V., and Horyn O.

April 11, 2024, MDPI Agronomy (available online)
The Economic and Environmental Aspects of Miscanthus × giganteus Phytomanagement Applied to Non-Agricultural Land
Mamirova A. and Pidlisnyuk V.

April 05, 2024, International Journal of Environmental Science & Technology (available online)
Impact of cultivation conditions on physicochemical characteristics of Miscanthus × giganteus biomass
Newton R.A., Pidlisnyuk V., Rohl R., Mamirova A., and Zschunke T.



