Soil is a favorable environment for many microorganisms, pathogenic bacteria, fungal spores, insect eggs due to the presence of nutrients and moisture in it. Soil treatment from pests and pathogens of agricultural crops for disinfection can be carried out by chemical, energy, thermal, biological methods. The most common method is thermal. This is because many pests and pathogens have a protein structure that is easily destroyed when the temperature increases, and the thermal effect can be obtained from various heat carriers. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in developing an energy-efficient method of soil disinfection using infrared radiation. (Materials and methods) The article shows the relation between the spectral thermoradiation characteristics of soil with characteristics of infrared emitters, namely the amount of applied heat, temperature, conductivity, soil moisture, and exposure time, to justify the rational mode of operation for decontamination of the soil. The article presents a mathematical model for this purpose based on known laws that determine the relationship between the necessary parameters. (Results and discussion) Authors offered a plant for soil disinfection with infrared radiation. It was found that the high energy efficiency of the installation is achieved by a high efficiency of infrared burners and infrared radiation affects directly the object of treatment, the soil. The article presents structural-logical and mathematical models of infrared power supply. (Conclusions) Analysis of the heating kinetics equation showed that the maximum permissible speeds for the process of infrared heating of the soil depend on its thermophysical properties, the maximum permissible temperature, the area and the required depth of warming of the soil. It was found that infrared heating and a device for disinfecting the soil in this way will allow energy-efficient, convenient and fast processing.