Head of the department
BOBOYEV SAYFULLA G‘AFUROVICH
Kafedra mudiri
Degree:
Fan doktori, DSc
Scientific title:
Professor
Reception days:
Monday, Thursday 14:00-17:00
Address:
Address: 100174, Tashkent city, Almazor district, University street, 4th house
History of the department
The Department of Genetics was established in 1920 as the Cytology Department of the Botany Department of the Turkestan University. The Department was headed by Professor, Doctor of Biological Sciences P.A.Baranov.
- 1925 – Department of Morphology and Plant Biology
- 1938 – Department of Morphology and Plant Anatomy.
- 1945 – Department of Darwinism and Selection – Head of the Department Professor, Doctor of Biological Sciences I.A.Raykova.
- 1950 – Department of Darwinism and Genetics.
- 1961 – 1982 – Department of Darwinism, Genetics and Experimental Morphology.
- 1974 – the Laboratory of Special Genetics of Cotton was organized at the department, head – Professor D.A. Musaev.
- 1982 – 1988 – Head of the Department, PhD, Associate Professor M.F. Abzalov.
- 1990 – 2009 – The department was divided into the departments of Genetics and Cytoembryology of Plants.
- 2009 – The departments of Genetics and Cytoembryology were reunited, head of the department, Professor D.A. Musaev.
- 2011-2012 – Department of Genetics and Cytoembryology Head of the Department, PhD, Associate Professor A.K.Rakhimov
- 2012-2013 – Department of Genetics and Cytoembryology Head of the Department, PhD, Associate Professor E.A.Latypova.
- 2013-2014 – Department of Genetics and Cytoembryology Head of the Department, PhD, Associate Professor A.A.Bekmukhamedov.
- 2014-2016 – Department of Genetics and Cytoembryology Head of the Department, PhD, Associate Professor H.U.Khalbekova.
- 2016-2017 – Department of Genetics and Computational Biology Head of the Department, PhD, Associate Professor H.U.Khalbekova.
- 2018-2024 Department of Genetics Head of Department Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor S.G. Boboev.
Deparment of Botany and Plant Physiology
The Department of Botany and Plant Physiology was founded in 2005 as a result of the merger between the Department of Plant Physiology and the Botanical Research and Educational Center. The department was headed by Anarjan Abdikarimovna Matkarimova, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences.
The Botanical Research and Educational Center was established in 1995, based on the Department of Higher Plants, which was founded in 1924. The founder and first head of the Department of Higher Plants was Professor Mikhail Grigoryevich Popov, who led the department from 1924 to 1926. Later, the department was headed by prominent scientists, including:
- Evgeny Petrovich Korovin (1926-1961), Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of Uzbekistan, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan.
- Ippolit Ivanovich Granitov (1961-1980), Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of Uzbekistan, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan.
- Khoshim Melievich Akhunov (1980-1995), Candidate of Biological Sciences, Professor.
- Uktam Pratovich Pratov (1995-2005), Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor.
This rich history of leadership has significantly contributed to the development of the department and its impact on the fields of botany and plant physiology.
The Department of Plant Physiology was founded in 1920. The founder of the department and professor for many years (1920-1930, 1941-1945) was the Honored Scientist of Uzbekistan Andrey Vasilyevich Blagoveshchensky. Blagoveshchensky Andrey Vasilyevich took an active part in the creation of the Botanical Society in Turkestan in 1921 and headed it in 1921-1930 and 1941-1945. Later, the Department of Plant Physiology was headed by Associate Professor N.D. Leonov (1945-1948), Associate Professor P.G. Marsakova (1948-1949), Associate Professor N.A. Todorov (1949-1973), Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Academician Akmaljon Kasymovich Kasymov (1973-1976), Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor Yuldash Akhmedovich Akhmedov (1976-1988), Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Karimdzhon Safarovich Safarov (1988-1997), Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor Damir Kamilovich Asomov (1998-2005).
**Department of Botany and Genetics**
According to the order of the National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulughbek No. 02-1925 dated November 1, 2024, the departments of “Botany and Plant Physiology” and “Genetics” were merged, and the new department began to function under the name “Botany and Genetics.”
Scientific activity
Conducting research on the systematics, anatomy, physiology, and bioecology of plants.
– Studying fundamental and practical problems of genetics related to the qualitative and quantitative traits of cotton and other agricultural crops.
– Effective use of isogenic, mutant, introgressive, and cytogenetic lines from the genetic collection of cotton species *Gossypium hirsutum* L., and enriching the gene pool.
– Studying the inheritance patterns of traits and properties in plants, animals, and humans, using both traditional and modern methods.
– Developing research in the fields of genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and traditional genetics in the department’s scientific laboratory, including the creation and implementation of new varieties.
– Conducting and advancing in-depth scientific research on the genetics of plants, animals, and humans at the department.
– Training highly qualified and talented young specialists in the fields of botany and genetics.
Main achievements of the department
Over the past 5 years, the following have defended their doctoral dissertations at the department: A.K. Safarov, I.G. Amanturdiev, D.K. Ernazarova, candidate dissertations: G.K. Toshpulatova, Sh.D. Khaitova, M.A. Abdikodirov, M.A. Oripova, Kh.S. Tursunova, G.B. Karamatova, D.V. Solieva, D.I. Fazilov.
In 2022-2024, the department published the textbooks “Fundamentals of Genetics and Genomics”, “Cytology and Histology”, and the following teaching aids: “Cytology”, “Fundamentals of Genomics”, “Plant Genetics”, “Botany”, “Botany, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry”, “Fundamentals of Biology”. Additionally, the department published the following monographs:
- “Tolerance to Biotic Stress Factors in Genetics and Breeding of Cotton” by I.G. Amanturdiev, S.G. Boboeva, and T.A. Rakhimova.
- “Cytogenetics of Mutations, Translocations, Monosomy, and Interspecific Hybridization in Cotton” by M.F. Sanamyan.
- “Genetics of Traits of the Bush Structure of Lines from the Genetic Collection of Cotton of the Species G. hirsutum L.” by M.S. Mirakhmedova.
- “Inheritance of Some Economically Valuable Traits in Cotton Hybrids with Different Genetic Backgrounds under Wilt and Saline Soil Conditions” by G.K. Toshpulatova and S.G. Boboeva.
The department also published teaching aids by V.B. Fayziev, D.Kh. Akhmedova, M.S. Abdullaeva, and D.T. Zhovlieva.
Over the past three years, the department’s staff, in collaboration with scientists from the Research Institute of Selection, Seed Production, and Agrotechnology of Cotton Growing, has developed new cotton varieties: SP-1303, Kamolot-79, SP-Kamolot, SP-7333, S-8292, S-9088, and ATM-1. The department’s staff has received more than 10 patents for these cotton varieties, as well as for inventions such as the “Method for Pre-Sowing Treatment of Cotton Seeds.” The varieties developed in 2019-2021 have been recognized as promising and have been introduced into production.
Programs have been developed, and author certificates have been obtained for the description of the cotton flower and statistical processing of the “Florews” data, the determination of the fertility of cotton pollen (“Pollen”), and the description of the lines in the genetic collection of the National University of Uzbekistan, titled “Electronic Catalog of the Unique Cytogenetic Collection of Cotton of the G. hirsutum L. Species.” Since 2020, the department’s staff has published more than 150 articles in Higher Attestation Commission journals, and over 30 articles in journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases.
Completed and Ongoing Projects:
- a) Within the framework of fundamental programs:
- VA-KHF-5-027: “Cytological Assessment of Donor Capacity of Complex Interspecific Hybrids” (2017-2020).Project Manager: M.F. Sanamyan.
- F-OT-2021-155: “Creation of Lines with New Economically Valuable Traits Based on Chromosome Substitution from Cotton Gossypium barbadense to Gossypium hirsutum” (2021-2026).Project Manager: M.F. Sanamyan.
- b) Within the Framework of Applied Programs:
- ITD-8.№A-8-6: “Application of Improved Methods in Breeding New Promising Lines of the Cotton Genetic Collection and Drought-Resistant Varieties” (2015-2017).Project Manager: A. Bekmukhamedov.
- OT-A-KH-2018-379: “Improving the Quality of Cotton Fiber of the G. hirsutum L. Species by Using an Exact Homologue for Individual Chromosomal Substitution with a Chromosome of the G. barbadense L. Species in Targeted Interspecific Hybridization” (2018-2020).Project Manager: M.F. Sanamyan.
- OT-A-KH-2018-348: “Creation of Lines and Varieties with IV Fiber Type and a Complex of Traits: Early Maturity, High Fiber Yield, Resistance to Wilt, Based on the Use of New Complex Introgressive Interspecific Hybrids” (2018-2020).
Project Manager: S.G. Boboev.
- №AL-442105927: “QTL ‘Location of Quantitative Markers’: Creation of a New Early-Maturing, Medium-Fiber Cotton Variety Using Mapping and transgressive Variability” (2024-2026).Project Manager: A.A. Bekmukhamedov.
- c) Within the framework of a unique object:
Scientific unique object: “Genetic collection of isogenic, introgressive, mutant and cytogenetic lines – a synthetic genetic source of traits”. Scientific supervisor: A.A. Bekmukhamedov.
International cooperation
During 2022-2024, more than 30 scientists from prestigious universities and industrial organizations in foreign countries were invited to participate in the educational process at the Department of Genetics. Among them, we can highlight leading scientists from the Gene Scan company, the National University of Singapore, South Kazakhstan State University named after M. Auezov, the Pamir Biological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, the International State Ecological Institute named after A.D. Sakharov of Belarusian State University, Eurasian National University named after L. Gumilyov, Leibniz University of Hannover, Osh State University, the Polish State University, and the Czech University of Agriculture.
In addition, five professors from the department gave lectures at South Kazakhstan State University named after M. Auezov, Eurasian National University named after L. Gumilyov, and Osh State University of Kyrgyzstan. In 2024, the head of the department visited Charles University and the University of Agricultural Technology in the Czech Republic, as well as the Technical University of Dresden in Germany. Bobobkhozhaev Sh.U. also completed a short-term scientific internship at the Novosibirsk Institute of Cytology and Genetics in the Russian Federation.
Information about local and foreign partners
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Name of Partner Organizations and Centers |
Purpose of cooperation |
| 1. |
Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. |
Involvement of qualified specialists in the educational process.
Joint preparation of teaching aids and materials.
Conducting laboratory and practical classes for bachelor’s and master’s students.
Creating opportunities for doctoral students, independent researchers, and master’s students of the department to conduct research at the molecular level.
Training young personnel through the appointment of scientific supervisors and consultants, as well as the creation of educational literature, articles, and further development of the scientific field.
Joint preparation of scientific projects and the organization of scientific conferences, round tables, and seminars. |
| 2. |
Institute of Genetics and Experimental Plant Biology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
| 3. |
Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
| 4. |
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry named after Academician A.S. Sadikov of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. |
| 5.
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Research Institute of Selection, Seed Production and Agrotechnology of Cotton Growing. |
| 6. |
Research Institute of Sericulture under the Committee for the Development of Sericulture and Karakul Sheep Breeding of the Republic of Uzbekistan. |
| 7. |
Republican Center for Forensic Medicine named after H. Sulaymonova under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistanю |
| 8. |
Tashkent Botanical Garden named after Academician F.N. Rusanov |
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International cooperation |
| 9. |
Belarusian State University, International State Ecological Institute named after A.D. Sakharov |
| 10. |
South Kazakhstan State University named after M. Auezov |
| 11. |
Pamir Biological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan |
| 12. |
Novosibirsk Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Russian Federation |
