An international scientific conference was opened in BSU on the topic: "Study, protection, preservation, wise use of a separate component of biodiversity", dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Institute of Phytopathology and Biodiversity of BSU. Researchers and scientists from the leading scientific and educational institutions of Georgia, Poland, Turkey, the Netherlands, Canada, Switzerland and Italy participate in the conference. The two-day conference of is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara.
The event was opened by the Acting Rector of BSU, Professor Merab Khalvashi. In his speech, he focused on the important stages of the institute's 65-year development and its future prospects, and also emphasized the importance of scientific research in the preservation of biodiversity. He thanked the scientists and partners whose contribution contributed to the success of the institute and presented the scientific-research institute with an honorary award of the university - Shota Rustaveli medal. Within the framework of the conference, scientists of the institute: Guram Memarne, Mariam Metreveli, Zoya Sikharulidze, Izolda Machutadze, Avtandil Meskhidze and Galina Meparishvili were awarded certificates for their special contribution to the development of the institute.
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Scientific Research Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, G. Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, the Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Tbilisi Medical University, Akaki Tsereteli State University addressed the participants with a welcome speech and congratulated them on their anniversary.
The main scientific directions of the conference are: plant pests - diseases, modern challenges and solutions; Population-genetic studies of plant pathogens; Research, conservation and wise use of plant diversity; pharmacognostic studies of plants; Wetland habitats - flora, fauna, ecosystem services, conservation and wise use.
The Institute of Phytopathology of Georgia was founded on May 22, 1991 on the basis of the Georgian branch of the Union Scientific Research Institute of Phytopathology, which had been operating in Kobuleti since 1959.
In the Research Institute of Phytopathology and Biodiversity of BSU, researches of strategic importance for the country are carried out in the direction of plant protection and food security such as: detecting plant diseases, diagnosing them, determining the degree of damage and developing methods of combating diseases. For the first time in Georgia, the scientists of the institute discovered and studied quarantine, dangerous diseases and pests of potatoes, boxwood, kiwi, hazelnut, blueberry and other economically important crops. The world's leading scientific organizations are interested in their research, and the research results are published in highly rated scientific publications. As a result of studies of Kolkheti peatlands, the forests and wetland ecosystems of Kolkheti have been awarded the status of a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO.
It should be noted that this year, the Institute started an important international project CARE SEA - "Collaboration and raising awareness of a pollution-free and ecologically clean Black Sea" on the pollution of the Black Sea and its impact. The project aims to study the problem of environmental pollution, reduce the pollution of the Black Sea and promote ecological sustainability.
Second day of the event: field trips
On October 8, the conference participants will visit the laboratories and scientific-research areas of the Institute of Phytopathology and Biodiversity of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University; They will see collections of citrus, kiwi, feijoa, nuts, fruit and berry crops, endemic vine varieties, medicinal plants; Phytopathological trials in field conditions. An outing tour will be organized in the protected area of Kobuleti - Spanish Peatland and Batum
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