Dr. Tamás András Szegi - MATE Research
Overview
Dr. Tamás András Szegi is an associate professor at the department of Soil Science, Institute of Environmental Sciences
His research focuses on quantification of the total and the stable and labile fractions of soil Organic Matter under regenerative practices. His expertise lies in how Mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy can be applied to quantify labile and stable Soil Organic Carbon.
Dr. Tamás András Szegi’s work contributes to questions of how regenerative practices affected SOC content and the labile and stabile fractions of SOC.
He authored and co-authored 23 research articles in high-impact scientific journals.
Dr. Szegi has collaborated with research groups across Europe and he has successfully applied for research grants nationally and internationally (C-arouNd, AUSO).
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Publications
Cserháti, Mátyás; Márton, Dalma; Csorba, Ádám; Farkas, Milán; Almalkawi, Neveen; Hegyi, Ádám; Kriszt, Balázs; Szegi, Tamás (2026): Connection Between the Microbial Community and the Management Zones Used in Precision Agriculture Cultivation AGRICULTURE-BASEL 16: 2 Paper: 156. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture16020156
Rotich, B., Szegi, T., Gelsleichter, Y. A., Fuchs, M., Ocansey, C. M., Phensin, J. N., Abdulkadir, M., Kipkulei, H., Wawire, A., Mutuma, E., Mesele, S. A., Michéli, E., Csorba, Á. (2025): Variation in Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Stocks Across Elevation Gradients and Soil Depths in the Mount Kenya East Forest. LAND, 14(6), Paper: 1217, 17 p. https://doi.org/10.3390/land14061217
Almási, Csilla; Orosz, Viktória; Tóth, Timea; Mansour, Mostafa M.; Demeter, Ibolya; Henzsel, István; Bogdányi, Zsolt; Szegi, Tamás András; Makádi, Marianna (2025): Effects of Sewage Sludge Compost on Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur Ratios and Soil Enzyme Activities in a Long-Term Experiment AGRONOMY (BASEL) 15: 1 Paper: 143, 18 p. (2025) https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15010143
Gangwar, Ravi Kumar; Táncsics, András; Makádi, Marianna; Farkas, Milán; Cserháti, Mátyás; Michéli, Erika; Fuchs, Márta; Szegi, Tamás (2024): Bacterial community composition of Hungarian salt-affected soils under different land uses. BIOLOGIA FUTURA 75: 3 pp. 339-350., 12 p. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42977-024-00235-1
Projects
Refining Soil Conservation and Regenerative Practices to Enhance Carbon Sequestration and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions - C-arouNd
https://www.embrapa.br/en/arroz-e-feijao/pesquisa/c-around
C-arouNd aims to investigate how short and long-term agricultural management practices affect SOM persistence in the soil profile and contribute to inclusion of the effects in national inventories to inform policy to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate global change. C-arouNd also aims to synthesize findings from a worldwide consortium of long-term agricultural field experiments with focus on soil organic matter sequestration and persistence.
African Union Soil Observatory – AUSO
https://auso.faraafrica.org/
AUSO is a Horizon Europe-funded initiative to establish a continent-wide soil information system for Africa, addressing critical data gaps that currently hinder sustainable land and agricultural management. AUSO will consolidate soil data into an African Soil Data Centre (ASDAC) and an interactive Soil Health Dashboard, enabling continuous soil health monitoring, evidence-based policymaking, and targeted land management interventions across the continent. The project builds on previous efforts such as Soils4Africa, is coordinated by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and owned by the African Union Commission, and engages partners from both Africa and Europe to support national soil strategies and strengthen soil data systems in at least 12 countries. By providing reliable, harmonised soil information, AUSO will support sustainable agriculture, food security, and resilience to environmental challenges at local, national, and regional levels.
Soil Information System for Africa - Soils4Africa
https://www.soils4africa-h2020.eu/
Soils4Africa was a Horizon 2020 funded project that developed a continent-wide, open-access Soil Information System (SIS), providing harmonised soil data and a consistent set of key soil quality indicators for African agricultural land. The project was built on standardised field and laboratory methods and a large, statistically representative soil sampling campaign, enabling comparable soil information across participating countries. The SIS supported evidence-based decision-making for sustainable agricultural intensification, food security, and soil health management, and was designed to be hosted and maintained by an African institution as part of a broader knowledge platform. By integrating new soil data with open earth observation information, Soils4Africa promoted open science, strengthened Africa-Europe collaboration, and enhanced the capacity for soil information services across the continent.
