Samarkand State University Institute of Agrobiotechnology and Food Security, Department of Soil Science and Agronomy.
Samarkand State University
Agro-biotechnology and Food Security Institute
Head of the Department of Smart Agrotechnologies
Mamasov Shavkat Alikulovich
Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor. Working at SamSU since 2020, and at the Department of Smart Agrotechnologies since 2026. In 2005, he defended his candidate dissertation titled "Substantiation of the Scheme and Parameters of Lateral Stability of a Steep-Slope Small-Sized Wheeled Tractor". Author of 4 patents, 3 textbooks, 3 educational guides, and over 100 articles and abstracts.
Members of the Department of Smart Agrotechnologies
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Nurmukhamedov Buron Umarovich Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor. Working at SamSU since 2020, and at the Department of Smart Agrotechnologies since 2026. In 1993, he defended his candidate dissertation titled "Substantiation of the Shape and Parameters of the Casing of a Rotary Tillage Implement for Cotton Growing Zones". Author of over 10 patents, 2 textbooks, 2 study guides, and 2 monographs. More than 50 of his articles have been published in international and local journals. |
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Sadinov Safar Ibragimovich Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor. Working at SamSU since 2023, and at the Department of Smart Agrotechnologies since 2026. In 1990, he defended his candidate dissertation on "Breeding Single-Seeded Fodder Beet in the Conditions of the North-Western Zone of the RSFSR". Author of 2 textbooks and 3 methodological guides. Published over 40 articles in international and republican journals. |
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Amirov Hamidulla Suyunovich Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor. In 2020, he defended his PhD dissertation on "Improving the Cultivation Technology of Melon Varieties in Newly Irrigated Lands of the Zarafshan Valley". Co-author of a patent for creating the "Novotkalla" melon variety in 2019. Author of 1 textbook, 1 monograph, 2 recommendations, 1 study guide, 2 methodological guides, and over 60 scientific articles and abstracts. Published 2 articles in Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals. |
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Rakhmonova Khurshida Qurbonboyevna Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Agricultural Sciences. Working at SamSU since 2020, and at the Department of Smart Agrotechnologies since 2026. In 2024, she defended her dissertation on "The Effect of Sowing Rates on the Growth, Development, and Yield of Soybeans". Author of 1 study guide and over 30 articles published in prestigious foreign and local journals. |
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Aliboyev Sherzod Abdurakhmanovich Working at the Agro-biotechnology and Food Security Institute of Samarkand State University since 2023, and at the Department of Smart Agrotechnologies since 2026. Currently conducting research on "Agrotechnical Foundations of Cultivating Ferula foetida (Bunge) Regel in the Arid Region of Uzbekistan". Author of 2 methodological guidelines, 2 study guides, 2 recommendations, and over 20 articles in international and local journals. |
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Abdubakir Qushboqov Usmon o'g'li Working at the Agro-biotechnology and Food Security Institute of Samarkand State University since 2026. Currently conducting research at the University of Szeged (Hungary) under the "Stipendium Hungaricum" scholarship. His research focuses on pasture and plant ecology, pasture degradation, soil seed banks, and their role in natural pasture restoration. His PhD research is dedicated to "Assessing the Restoration Potential of Pastures Based on Soil Seed Banks". Participant in international programs including GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme (Iceland), Erasmus Youth Exchange (Europe), and Marion Dönhoff Fellowship (Succow Foundation, Germany). Author of over 20 articles in international journals and conference proceedings. |
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About the Department of Soil Science and Agrotechnologies The Department of Soil Science was established in 1953 within the Faculty of Biology and Soil Science of Samarkand State University. Professors D. Kuguchkov, K. Khamdamov, Associate Professors S. Agisheva, G. Danov, S. Kigay and other scientists worked at the department, conducting research on key issues in soil science. Prominent scholars trained at the department include O. Komilov, I. Bobokhojayev, and O. Matkarimov, who significantly contributed to the development of soil science in Uzbekistan. In 1996, the discipline of soil science at Samarkand State University was re-established under the Faculty of Soil Science and Ecology. Following this, the Department of Soil Science was reorganized, headed by Associate Professor O. Matkarimov, and later by Associate Professors T. Ortiqov and Sh. Kholikulov. In 2000, as part of faculty mergers, the Faculty of Soil Science and Ecology was merged with the Faculty of Biology, and the Department of Soil Science continued its activity as a specialized degree-granting department. |
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In 2020, the Department of Soil Science and Agrotechnologies was re-established within the Faculty of Agro-biotechnology and Food Security of SamSU. Currently, the department operates under the Agro-biotechnology and Food Security Institute of Samarkand State University. Today, 2 Doctors of Sciences, 2 Professors, 5 Candidates of Sciences (Associate Professors), 2 PhDs, and 2 Assistant Teachers work at the department. The department offers basic doctoral and doctoral programs in "Soil Science", "Agropedology and Agrophysics", "General Agriculture. Cotton Growing", and "Plant Science", as well as master's programs in "Organic Agriculture and Food Security" and "Medicinal Plant Cultivation Technology". |
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The department has established scientific and practical cooperation with national and international universities, including Moscow State University, Moscow Agricultural Academy, Saint Petersburg State University, Nizhny Novgorod Agricultural Academy, Belgorod State University, University of Bologna (Italy), University of Nevada (USA), Ankara University (Turkey), and Universiti Putra Malaysia. The department runs student clubs "Young Agrotechnologist" and "Young Mechanizer". Faculty members currently conduct research on "Developing Innovative Technologies for Improving Soil Fertility Properties and Increasing Crop Yields". |
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Curricula Taught at the Department Bachelor's Degree
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Master's Degree
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