Department of Botany of Samarkand State University
Head of the Department of Botany of
Samarkand State University
Kholmurod Hakimovich Zhalov
PhD in Biological Sciences, Associate Professor. He has been working at the Department of Botany, Samarkand State University (SamDU) since 2008. In 2018, he successfully defended his PhD dissertation titled: “Vegetation types in the middle stream basin of the Zarafshan River.”
Throughout his academic career, Kholmurod Zhalov has authored 2 monographs, 3 textbooks, 3 educational manuals, and 7 methodological teaching guides.
He has published 6 scientific articles in journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, in addition to more than 40 articles in both local and international journals.
Dr. Zhalov has also completed scientific internships at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Czech University of Life Sciences, and the Agricultural University of Iceland within the framework of the Erasmus+ project.
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Employees of the Department of Botany
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Khaydarov Khislat Kudratovich +998946896438 haydarov@rambler.ru
Khyslat Khaydarov, Doctor of Biology, Professor defended his Ph.D. thesis on the topic “Biological features and polymorphism of fruits of the species (Elaeagnus L.) common in the Zeravshan Valley”, and in 2018 he defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic “Family Elaegnaceae Juss in the flora of Uzbekistan”. During his scientific activity he published about 300 scientific papers, including 2 monographs, 2 textbooks, 5 teaching aids, 26 teaching aids. To date, the scientist has also published more than 200 scientific articles in more than 60 journals Scopus, Web of Science and other reputable international journals, as well as in other publications. Currently, he conducts scientific research in the field of plant morphology, taxonomy, introduction, ecology, medicine, as well as dendrology and paleonology. |
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Umurzakova Zebiniso Iskandarovna Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor. Since 1981 he has been working at the Department of Botany of SamSU. In 2003, she received a PhD in Biology on the topic “Biological features and introduction of Jerusalem artichoke (Nelianthus tuberosus L.) on meadow-marsh soils of the Samarkand region”. Zebiniso Umurzakova is the author of more than 140 scientific papers for her scientific work. She is also the author of 2 textbooks, 1 monograph, 7 manuals, 25 manuals and recommendations. To date, more than 5 articles have been published in journals based on Scopus and WOS. https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=ru&hl=ru&user=6SWCqqYAAAAJ |
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Bo‘ston Sultanovich Islamov Candidate of Biological Sciences (equivalent to PhD), Associate Professor. He has been working at the Department of Botany, Samarkand State University (SamDU) since 2018. In 1995, he successfully defended his candidate dissertation on the topic: “Bioecological characteristics and introduction into cultivation of some promising species of the genus Cousinia Cass.” Throughout his academic career, Bo‘ston Islamov has authored more than 171 scientific works, including 4 textbooks (three co-authored, one sole-authored), 3 monographs, 2 educational manuals, and 9 methodological guidelines.
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Muhammad Zafar Philosophy Doctor in Biological Sciences Muhammad Zafar has been working as an adjunct professor at the Department of Botany, Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov since 2022. Together with the faculty members of the department, he has co-authored more than 30 scientific articles published in journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases.
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Zebunniso Baxronovna Nomozova Candidate of Biological Sciences (equivalent to PhD), Associate Professor. She has been working at the Department of Botany, Samarkand State University (SamDU) since 1999. In 2011, she earned her PhD degree in Biological Sciences for her dissertation titled: “Bioecological characteristics of Cynara scolymus L. introduced under various conditions of Samarkand region.” Throughout her scientific career, Zebunniso Nomozova has authored more than 140 scientific publications. She is also the author of 1 monograph, 1 textbook, 8 educational manuals, 6 methodological manuals, and 8 methodological guidelines and recommendations.
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Ilkhom O‘ktamovich Mukumov Candidate of Biological Sciences (equivalent to PhD), Associate Professor. He has been working at the Department of Botany, Samarkand State University (SamDU) since 2017. In 1993, he defended his candidate dissertation on the topic: “Natural resources of some Ferula L. species containing biologically active compounds.” Ilkhom Mukumov is the author of 1 textbook and 5 educational and methodological manuals. He has published 5 articles in high-impact journals based in the USA and Russian Federation.
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Murtoza Abdivaliyevich Hasanov PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor. He has been working at the Department of Botany, Samarkand State University (SamDU) since 2002. In 2019, he was awarded the PhD degree in Agricultural Sciences for his dissertation titled “Development of new high-yielding and virus-resistant potato varieties.” Over the course of his academic career, Murtoza Hasanov has published more than 140 scientific works. He is the author of 2 textbooks, 2 educational manuals, and 3 methodological guides with recommendations. To date, 4 of his articles have been published in journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases, along with over 20 articles in national and international scientific journals. Profiles:
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Akbar Kilichbayevich Akhmedov PhD in Biological Sciences, Associate Professor. He has been working at the Department of Botany, Samarkand State University (SamDU) since 2007. In 2018, he earned his PhD degree in Biological Sciences with a dissertation titled: “Ontogenetic structure and state of coenopopulations of rare and endemic species of the genus Lagochilus Bunge (Lamiaceae) in the flora of Uzbekistan.” Throughout his academic career, Akbar Akhmedov has authored over 35 scientific works, including 2 monographs, 1 educational manual, and 1 methodological guide with recommendations. https://apcz.umk.pl/EQ/article/view/EQ.2014.004 https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/6/1755 https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/eko-2022-0033 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Akbar-Akhmedov
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Zeboxon Aktamovna RasulovaSenior Lecturer. She has been working at the Department of Botany, Samarkand State University (SamDU) since 2008. During her academic career, Zeboxon Rasulova has authored more than 45 scientific works. She has also published 2 educational manuals and 4 methodological guidelines and recommendations. More than 5 of her articles have been published in international journals. |
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Ma’sudjon Ma’rufovich Norqulov
Throughout his academic career, Ma’sudjon Norqulov has authored 1 monograph, 2 educational manuals, and 2 methodological teaching guides. Dr. Norqulov actively participates in international conferences, particularly the regularly held "Ecological Issues of Biodiversity" conferences in the Republic of Tajikistan. |
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Ulug‘bek Abduxamidovich Ochilov
During his academic career, Ulug‘bek Ochilov has authored 1 educational manual. |
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Nodira Sayfullayevna Nurullayeva PhD in Biological Sciences, Associate Professor. She has been working at the Department of Botany, Samarkand State University (SamDU) since 2019. In 2022, she was awarded the PhD degree in Biological Sciences for her dissertation titled: “Morphobiology and utilization prospects of species from the genus Lycium L.” Throughout her scientific career, Nodira Nurullayeva has authored over 50 scientific publications, including 2 educational manuals and 1 monograph. Scopus
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About the Department of Botany
The Department of Botany is one of the historical classical departments and has been operating since the establishment in 1927 of the State University of Uzbekistan (now Samarkand State University). The Department of Botany conducts scientific research in the field of floristry, raw science, cultivation technology and the introduction of medicinal plants. Acad. K. Zakirov, acad. Zh. Saidov, prof. N. Merkulovich, prof. M. Popov, prof. Yu. Proskoryakov, prof. Zh. Kobulov, prof. M. Ikromov, N. Amirkhanov, O. Musinova, H. Normurodov and other scientists made a huge contribution to the creation of the scientific strategy of the department. Currently, 11 professors and teachers work at the Department of Botany. Among them, 1 Doctor of Sciences-Professor, 9 Candidates of Sciences, Associate Professors and Senior Lecturers. The department has a greenhouse, built in 1970-1971. It has a collection of 250 different types of tropical and subtropical ornamental plants. Also in the greenhouse there is a circle "Gulchilik", where students conduct scientific research. In 2022, the greenhouse was reconstructed. The department also has a gold fund of the herbarium collection. This collection of herbariums ranks second in our republic in terms of quantity and significance after the herbarium fund of the Institute of Botany under the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. |
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Herbariums are connected with the history of the department and have been collected by scientists and teachers of the department since the 1900s, mainly from the Zeravshan Valley and Central Asia. Currently, work is underway to create a digital electronic catalog of herbarium data in an information computer database. For 1927-2020, 2 academicians, 16 doctors of sciences, 42 candidates of sciences were trained at the department of botany. The scientists of the department created 12 textbooks, 42 monographs, more than 100 teaching aids. From 2017 to 2022, much attention was paid to the collection of the historical herbarium. A separate building has been created for this rare treasure, which is stored in several classrooms of the Faculty of Biology. It was named "Herbarium-Botanical Research Laboratory" SamSU. In addition, the laboratories "Palinology", "Mycology", "Briology and Lichenology" were created at the laboratory. These laboratories are distinguished by the fact that they were created for the first time in the Republic of Uzbekistan and are of interest to many foreign scientists. In 2021, the SamSU herbarium was included in the list of 3100 on the platform of international herbariums established in the United States as a historical rarity, and was named "Herba SAMDU". Currently, work is underway to equip herbarium collections with a new type of equipment. |
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Curriculum taught at the department
Bachelor's degree
• Botany (anatomy and morphology of plants)
• Botany (systematics of bottom plants) • Botany (systematics of higher plants) • Botanical research methods • Methods of teaching biology • Unique medicinal plants listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Uzbekistan • Local plants • Fundamentals of biology. Botany • Botany and plant physiology Master's degree
• Dendrology
• Introduction of plants • Briology and lichenology • Biodiversity • Palynology • Geography of plants |
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