Samarkand State University Institute of Agrobiotechnology and Food Safety Department of Agroecosystem Management
Samarkand State University Agro-biotechnology and Food Security Institute
Head of the Department of Agroecosystems Management
Hazratqulov Shokhnazar Abdusamatovich
+998990922679 shohnazar.hazratqulov@gmail.com
Shokhnazar Abdusamatovich Hazratqulov has been serving as the Head of the Department of Agroecosystems Management at the Agro-biotechnology and Food Security Institute of Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov since 2024.
In 2009, he received his PhD degree in Agricultural Sciences defending a dissertation on "The Effect of Composts on Agro-chemical Properties of Carbonate Soils and Maize Yield".
He studied in the doctoral program at Humboldt University of Berlin in Germany, which ranks among the TOP-100 higher education institutions in the world. Currently, he is conducting research on "Treatment of Biowaste and Green Waste for Use as Soil Conditioner and Fertilizer in Agriculture".
To date, he is the author of 3 scientific articles published in prestigious Q1-category journals indexed in international scientific databases Scopus and Web of Science, as well as 1 textbook.
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15102296
https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems9040117
https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems8040109
Members of the Department of Agroecosystems Management
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Kholikulov Shodi Turduqulovich +998902717792 kholikulov48@mail.ru. Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor. In 1977, he defended his candidate dissertation on "The Effect of Mulching on Soil Properties and Cotton Yield", and in 1996, his doctoral dissertation on "The Effect of Optimizing Properties and Regimes of Irrigated Soils in the Serozem Zone through Mulching and Compost Application on Cotton Yield". The scholar supervises research in the fields of soil science, agrochemistry, ecology, and environmental protection. Professor Shodi Kholikulov has participated with presentations in the 10th and 20th International Congresses of the World Society of Soil Scientists. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and the international society of Ohio State University "Studying the Impact of Agriculture on Global Warming". The scholar serves as an editorial board member for the journals "Uzbekiston Zamini", "Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Uzbekistan", and "SamSU Bulletin". Shodi Kholikulov is the author of 10 textbooks and study guides, 7 monographs, over 30 methodological guides, and more than 320 articles. About 10 articles by the scholar have been published in Scopus and Web of Science databases. https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/141365; https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=43283537: |
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Ortiqov Tulqin Quchqorovich
Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor. In 1991, he defended his candidate dissertation on "Microbiological Activity of Serozem Soils and the Condition of the Phytopathogenic Fungus Vertisillium dahliae Kleb When Using Nitrification Inhibitors". He is currently conducting his doctoral research on "Dependence of Humus and Microbiological State of Zarafshan Valley Soils on Natural and Anthropogenic Factors". Author of 2 monographs, 7 textbooks, 15 educational and methodological guides, and 370 scientific articles. He has also published articles in 6 journals included in Scopus and Web of Science databases. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202458704001 https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202458704015 https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202458704010 |
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Tashkenboyev Otabek Negmatovich
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor. He has been working at the Department of Agrochemistry and Plant Protection at Samarkand State University since 2020. In 2003, he successfully defended his candidate dissertation on "The Impact of Anthropogenic Factors on Agrochemical Indicators of Zarafshan Oasis Soils". Author of 1 textbook and 2 study guides. He has published 4 articles in journals included in Scopus and Web of Science databases. |
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Pardayev Sindor Berdiyorovich
Assistant at the department. Working at the Department of Soil Science and Agrotechnologies since 2020. Conducts research on "The Effect of Composts Prepared from Municipal Solid Waste on Soil Properties and Yield". Author of over 40 scientific articles and abstracts in local and foreign journals and collections. Published 2 articles in Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals. link; |
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Goziyev Toshniyoz Chuliboyevich
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor. Working at the Department of Soil Science and Agrotechnologies since 2020. In 2006, successfully defended his candidate dissertation on "The Effect of Polyethylene Film Mulching on the Properties of Irrigated Typical Serozems and Tobacco Yield in the Zarafshan Oasis". Author of 1 monograph, 2 study guides, over 4 methodological guides, and more than 60 scientific articles. |
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Bobobekov Isomiddin Nuriddinovich
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor. Working at the Department of Soil Science and Agrotechnologies at Samarkand State University since 2020. In 2006, successfully defended his candidate dissertation on "The Impact of Organic and Mineral Fertilizers on Reducing Heavy Metal Content in Technogenically Polluted Typical Serozems (on the Example of Soils around the Samarkand Chemical Plant)". Author of 1 textbook, 1 study guide, over 10 educational and methodological guides, and more than 70 scientific articles and abstracts. Also published articles in 5 Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals. |
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Mamasaliyev Ilkhom Farkhodovich +99897 286 55 71 Has been working as an assistant at the Department of Agroecosystems Management of the Agro-biotechnology and Food Security Institute at Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov since 2025. He is also conducting scientific research on "Improving the System of Protection of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) Seedling Diseases and Their Prevention". To date, he has co-authored 1 scientific article in prestigious journals indexed in international scientific databases Scopus and Web of Science, 1 monograph, 2 study guides, and 1 textbook. |
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Kholmurzayev Bobur Mansurovich
To date, he has co-authored 4 scientific articles in prestigious journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science international scientific databases, 1 monograph, 1 study guide, and 1 textbook. |
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Yoqubov Shahboz Mirzoqulovich +998999692593 Working as a teacher at the Department of Agrochemistry and Plant Protection at Samarkand State University since 2023. Conducting research on "The Effect of Biochar on Changes in Meadow-Serozem Soil Fertility and Maize Yield". Author of 3 methodological guides. Published over 10 articles in international and republican journals. |
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Kholmatova Dilfuza Tahirovna
Assistant at the department. Working at the Department of Soil Science and Agrotechnologies at Samarkand State University since 2022. Published 4 scientific articles and 5 abstracts.
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Kubayeva Munira Toshmurodovna +99894-470-74-84 Working as a teacher at the Agro-biotechnology and Food Security Institute of Samarkand State University since 2025. Conducting scientific research on "The Effect of Beans Sown on Stubble on Nitrogen and Humus Status in Soil". Author of 1 recommendation and over 20 articles. |
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Toxtayeva Sadoqat Sulton qizi +998932976663 Working at Samarkand State University since 2026. Participant of the “Sakura sciences exchange program” organized jointly by Samarkand State University and Tottori University in 2023, recipient of the Hungarian "Stipendium Hungaricum" grant in 2024, participant of the youth exchange program "Future Sustainability" held in Ramstein, Germany in 2026; Planet Expo Conference: The Future of Water, Hungary (2026). Also conducted research on "Climate change effects on Agricultural crop production in the Pannonian region using extreme climate indicators", and successfully defended her master's thesis on this topic in Hungary. |
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Muminov Fakhriddin Kakhramonovich +998901934351 Working as a teacher at the Department of Agrochemistry and Plant Protection at Samarkand State University since 2022. Published over 10 articles in international and republican journals. |
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Turdiyev Botirjon Azamat o’g’li +99899 7514714 botirturdiyev93@gmail.com Working as a teacher at the Agro-biotechnology and Food Security Institute of Samarkand State University since 2026. In 2026, he obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Agricultural Sciences in the specialty 06.01.01 — "General Agriculture. Cotton Growing" for his thesis on "The Effect of Nutrient Proportionality to Plant Density in Twin-Row Planting of Fine-Fibre Cotton on Soil Fertility and Cotton Yield". Author of 1 monograph, 1 study guide, 3 educational-methodological guides, and published 20 scientific articles and abstracts. |
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About the Department of Agroecosystems Management In 2022, in accordance with the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Agro-biotechnology and Food Security Institute was established within Samarkand State University. Simultaneously, the Department of "Agrochemistry and Plant Protection" was launched within the institute, operating under this name until June 2026. Starting from June 2026, the Department of "Agroecosystems Management" was established on the basis of the "Agrochemistry and Plant Protection" and "Soil Science and Agrotechnologies" departments. |
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Currently, the department trains professionals in the following educational fields and specialties:
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