Laboratory Activity
- Development of international relations, interaction with academic, research and production organizations for joint research;
- Development of new and improvement of existing experimental techniques based on laboratory instruments and equipment;
- Scientific and methodological support and training of specialists in the field of plant protection and quarantine on the identification, identification, localization and elimination of especially dangerous and quarantine weeds;
- Development of recommendations, guidelines and manuals for individuals and legal entities on planning and conducting sewn-up activities from segetal flora in agrophytocenoses;
- Provision of paid consulting services, conducting advanced training courses, training seminars and research work;
- Introduction of scientific and practical developments of the laboratory into production.
ㅤPriority areas of activity
- Development of rational and environmentally safe technologies for the protection of crops from weeds with the use of new generation herbicides;
- Development of comprehensive protective measures against quarantine weeds with limited distribution on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Study of the relationship between cultivated and weed plants in agrocenoses, determination of thresholds and critical periods of weed harmfulness;
- Development of systems for the rational use of herbicides in an integrated system of protection of major crops for various natural and climatic zones of the republic;
- Development of an information database on biology, phenology, distribution and harmfulness of especially harmful and quarantine weeds of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Improvement of methods and technologies of phytosanitary monitoring with the use of geoinformation technologies and remote sensing data of agricultural lands by unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with appropriate cameras, control devices, collection, transmission and processing of information;
- Development of experimental and experimental samples of specialized agricultural machinery for the control of root weeds;
- Formation of herbarium collection of weeds as the basis of diagnostic base of phytosanitary analysis;
- Training of highly qualified scientific personnel, publishing books, atlases and articles.
Services provided
- Consultations to agricultural producers on the issues of segetal flora in agrophytocenoses.
- Dissemination of knowledge (lectures, seminars, field days) on the problems of weeds.
- Conducting registration and production tests of herbicides in crops of various agricultural crops.
- Development of scientifically-based protective measures against particularly harmful and quarantine weeds.
- Herbological monitoring and development of effective, rational schemes of crop protection from weeds
- Conducting laboratory serological analysis.
Main Objectives of the Laboratory:
- Identification and monitoring of weed flora in agroecosystems of Kazakhstan, determination of dominant, invasive, and quarantine weed species, and creation and maintenance of an electronic database on weed species.
- Study of the biology, ecology, and population dynamics of weed plants in various agro-climatic zones, assessment of their competitiveness, harmfulness, and adaptive potential.
- Development of scientifically based and environmentally safe integrated weed control technologies to reduce their harmful effects and preserve agroecosystem biodiversity.
- Assessment of weed resistance to herbicides, study of resistance formation mechanisms, and development of scientific approaches to prevent and overcome it.
- Creation and maintenance of a seed collection of weed plants for supporting scientific research and conducting experiments.
- Development of methodological guidelines, regulations, and recommendations for agricultural producers on planning and implementing weed control measures.
- Scientific support and consulting for agricultural producers, including conducting training seminars, lectures, and demonstration sessions on modern methods of integrated plant protection against weeds.
- Participation in the implementation of state and scientific programs on integrated plant protection aimed at ensuring the country’s phytosanitary and food security.
Laboratory staff:
Head of the Herbology Laboratory
Email:
bek.jan72@mail.ru
Activity
- 1994–2012: — Lecturer, Department of Agriculture and Crop Production, KazNAU.
- 2010–2012: — Deputy Dean, Faculty of Agronomy, Agrochemistry, and Plant Protection, KazNAU.
- 2013–2020: — Senior Researcher, Herbology Laboratory, ICFLA LLP “KazNIIZiKR named after Zh. Zhiembaev.”
- Jan–Mar 2021: — Deputy Chairman for General Affairs, LLP “AGROPARK ‘ONTUSTIK’.”
- Mar–Oct 2021: — Head of the Scientific Department, LLP “AGROPARK ‘ONTUSTIK’.”
- Oct–Dec 2021: — Deputy Chairman for Innovation Implementation, LLP “AGROPARK ‘ONTUSTIK’.”
- Since Jan 2022: — Head of the Herbology Laboratory, LLP “KazNIIZiKR named after Zh. Zhiembaev.”
Research Interests
Herbological research on quarantine and particularly hazardous weed species.
Marat Boltaev
Senior Researcher
Email:
boltaevmar@mail.ru
Activity
- 22.05.2006: — Senior Lab Assistant, Weed Control Department, DGP “Plant Protection Research Institute”.
- 02.05.2007: — Junior Researcher, Herbology Department, DGP “Plant Protection Research Institute”.
- 01.04.2008: — Communications and Media Manager, Scientific-Analytical Department, LLP “Kazakh Research Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine”.
- 01.04.2010: — Junior Researcher, Plant Quarantine Department, LLP “Kazakh Research Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine”.
- 02.05.2012: — Senior Researcher, Herbology Laboratory, LLP “KazNIIZiKR named after Zh. Zhiembaev”.
- 05.01.2021: — Senior Researcher, Herbology Laboratory, LLP “KazNIIZiKR named after Zh. Zhiembaev”.
Research Interests
Herbological and entomological studies, plant quarantine, geoinformation technologies.
Senior Lab Assistant
Activity
- 2019–2023: — Kazakh National Agrarian Research University.
- 2025: — Senior Lab Assistant, Herbology Laboratory, Department of Integrated Plant Protection.
Research Interests
Herbological research.
Senior Lab Assistant
Activity
- 2020–2024: — Kazakh National Agrarian Research University.
- 2026: — Senior Lab Assistant, Herbology Laboratory, Department of Integrated Plant Protection.
Research Interests
Herbological research.