Laboratory of Phytovirology

Along with this, at the Institute of Fruit Growing and Viticulture, Vegetable Growing, Potato Growing, and Melon Crops at the Agricultural Academy of the Republic, research groups have been created to study crop viruses and a number of scientific personnel have been trained, underwent training at specialized institutes in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, and joint scientific research has been carried out. Several candidate and doctoral dissertations were defended in the specialty - virology.

     In order to effectively control viral diseases of agricultural plants and introduce biotechnologies against phytoviruses, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated November 25, 2020, No. PP-4899 “On comprehensive measures to develop biotechnologies and improve the country’s biological security system” approved proposals for organizing a scientific laboratory "Phytovirology" at the Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. On the basis of this Decree, the Phytovirology laboratory was established at the Institute of Microbiology, the financing of the laboratory will be supported by scientific research projects from the Ministry of Innovative Development.

The main goal of the Phytovirology laboratory is to identify, identify phytopathogenic viruses that cause dangerous diseases of major crops in the context of global climate change in the Republic of Uzbekistan, study their distribution areas in various territories, monitor, develop diagnostic methods and measures to protect against viruses and create their collection.

    The main scientific directions of the laboratory "Phytovirology":

 - development of modern and sensitive methods for diagnosing phytopathogenic viruses;

 - determination of the influence of phytopathogenic viruses on the physiology and biochemical properties of plants;

- detection of viruses spread by plant seeds, development of technologies for obtaining pure lines without viral seeds;

 -development of measures to protect crops from viruses.

Current projects:

1. "Development of a new generation of biological products with complex effects based on beneficial groups of microorganisms that reproduce soil fertility and decompose toxic elements" (2021-2024);

2. PZ-202102234 "Creation of biotechnology for the production of harmless bacterial insecticides and biofertilizers that stimulate plant growth" (2021-2024).

Outlook:

- development of modern methods for diagnosing phytopathogenic viruses in conditions of intensive development of agriculture;

 - development of modern methods of combating diseases caused by phytopathogenic viruses;

- determination of the variety of endemic and non-endemic phytopathogenic viruses;

- the study of the characteristics of phytoviruses in field and laboratory conditions and the creation of a Genbank of phytopathogenic viruses;

- development of modern methods of storage of phytopathogenic viruses;

 - creation and organization of primary virus-free seed production (for example, tomatoes, soybeans, etc.) and the development of biotechnological methods for seed propagation, free from viruses;

 - conducting fundamental and applied scientific research in virology;

- development of competitive and import-substituting biotechnologies based on the creation of methods for diagnosing viruses;

- development and creation of diagnostic kits for plant viruses used in agriculture and preparation of export proposals.

Patents:

1. Шакиров З. С., Кадырова Г. Х., Абдуллаев А. К., Давранов К. Патент№IAP 20180621. Штамм Azospirillum brasilense UT13-1 в качестве средства увеличения урожайности пшеницы, хлопчатника и риса и их защиты от фитопатогенов. Выдан 20.08.21.
2. Халилов И.М., Султанов Р. А., Мухсимов Н.П., Хужаев О.Т., Шакиров З.С., Кадырова Г.Х. Штамм Bacillus thuringiensis 94 обладающий инсектицидной активностью против непарного шелкопряда (LYMANTRIA DISPAR) и хлопковой совки (HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA) 2022 N IAP 06806 29.04.2022.