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People in our lab: Nurali Saidov

Research Interests My research interests include biological pest control, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and landscape ecology. Currently, I am involved in implementation of a US AID funded project entitled: “Ecologically Based Participatory and Collaborative Research and Capacity Building in IPM in Central Asia.” I am also interested in the taxonomy, biology and ecology of Braconid wasps. Education Cand. Bio.Sci. (=PhD),  Zoological Institute of Russian Federation, 1996, Entomology. Diploma (=BA+MS), Tajik Agricultural University, 1988, Agronomist. View Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Saidov N.SH., Landis D.A. 2008. Evaluation of flowering plants to attract natural enemies in Tajikistan. Journal of Biological Sciences of Academy of Science of Tajikistan, November 2008, vol. IV, 15 p. in press (in Russian).

Saidov N.SH., Landis D.A., Mustapha Bohssini. 2007. A History of Habitat Management in the Former USSR and Common Independent States and Current Research in Central Asia. Proceedings of the Central Asia Region IPM Stakeholders Forum, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 27-29 May 2007, p. 13-20 (in English).

Mukhidinov S.M., Saidov N.SH, Baratov Sh.B. Book on biological method of agricultural crop pest control. Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 2007, 383 p., (in Tajik).

Saidov N.SH. 1996. Braconidae family in Tajikistan (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). The dissertation’s on competition degree candidate of the biological sciences. St. Petersburg-1996, 201 p. (in Russian).

Tobias V.I. and Saidov N.SH. 1992. Effect wind on daily activity of parasitic Hymenopterous insects (with Braconid wasps as an example) (Hymenoptera Parasitica, Braconidae). Entomol. Review, LXXI, 2, p.339-347 (in Russian).

Current Research Project Jointly with MSU, ICARDA and the Central Asian National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) we are implementing project on “Ecologically Based Participatory and Collaborative Research and Capacity Building project in IPM in Central Asia”, funded by USAID CRSP. The project consists of three components: Landscape Ecology and Biodiversity to Enhance Biodiversity and Biological Pest Management Enhancing Efficiency, Products Line and Crop Usage of Central Asian Biolaboratories IPM Extension and Outreach Programs With collaboration of NARS researchers we are exploring how an understanding of landscape ecology can help enhance biological pest control in Central Asia. Landscape diversity can be increased by preserving, restoring or creating plant communities that provide needed resources to natural enemies. In the intensively farmed landscapes of Central Asia these resources are frequently lacking. The program is looking at increasing the diversity of plant communities in these landscapes through habitat management to increase biological control. The objective of our research is to investigate the use of native plants for conserving natural enemy communities. Native flowering plants were collected and evaluated for their attractiveness to natural enemies of pests in Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan. Research plots were established in 2007-2008 to test the attractiveness of more then 26 known and potential resources native plants species currently available in both countries. This study revealed that 12 native plants species were the most attractive to natural enemies: Ziziphora interrupta Juz., Mentha asiatica Boriss., Salvia sclarea L., Conium maculatum L., Barbarea vulgaris W.T. Aiton, Achillea filipendulina Lam., Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Hypericum scabrum L., Hyssopus seravschanicus Parij, Ocimum basilicum L., Impatiens balsamina L., and Melissa officinalis L.
	View of research plot site, Tajikistan, 2008
	Oxfam GB and Avalon Netherlands visitors to research site, Tajikistan, 2007.

Many of these plants are now being evaluated for introduction into vegetable cropping systems in collaboration with NARS, farmers’ association and NGOs. We are also collaborating with NGOs such as Oxfam GB and SENAS TACIS in Tajikistan to disseminate the results of our research and demonstrations.

The results obtained from this project have been incorporated into the following “Train the Trainer” manuals: 

Aitmatov M.B., Geraedts P., Saidov N.Sh., Kasieva G. 2008. Management of Farm Field School on IPM. Training manual for Master trainers on Farm and Student Field Schools. Bishkek, ISBN 978-9967-02-539-4, Part I: 99 p., (in Russian).

Aitmatov M.B., Geraedts P., Saidov N.Sh., Jalilov A.U., Krikkert A. 2008. Management of Farm Field School on IPM. Training manual for Master trainers on Farm and Student Field Schools. Bishkek, ISBN 978-9967-02-539-4, Part II: 101 p., (in Russian).