Respublika" newspaper, N:021(4361)05.04.12
Scientist-citizen rising to the peak of science

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Mukhtar Abduyev expected to implement works by world soil scientists in the arid region, in Moscow city where he worked. Many scientists thought about the matter of desalinization of saline soils. Mukhtar Abduyev had conducted scientific research on desalinization of saline soils. His scientific results were awaited in the saline areas. Works conducted by Mukhtar required a great patience in studies. He was awaited by great army of scientists working in research in this semi-desert and deserts soils. For this reason, all the articles and books published under his leadership were under the focus of attention of qualified scientists.
Each article or book of Mukhtar Abduyev is awaited by scientists even working in the territory of Australia. Books written about desalinization of saline soils in arid regions required the seriousness from scholar.
The time has come. His either candidate or doctoral theses were in a timely manner approved by the former USSR Supreme Attestation Commission. The works of Mukhtar Abduye were quickly adopted in territory of the former Soviet Union. Theses of Mukhtar muallim were reflected in his scientific work as well. The patience of Mukhtar Abduyev was his shield of life. His patience also brought him a success.
At that time there was a conflict between Azerbaijani scientists. Mukhar was far from all conflicts and intrigues. At that time our Institute of Geography, the geomorphology Department was situated in Geology Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. So, I often meet with Mukhtar. He participated in all conferences. It made him well known as good scientist.
He brought glory to Azerbaijan and today his named referred in its propaganda. He dealt with this topic at the Scientific Research Institute.
in 1951 after graduating from the ASU, geological-geographical faculty, on specialty of geography he entered the post-graduate course on soil scientist qualification of the Azerbaijan SSR Academy of Sciences and in 1956 entered at the Institute of Agriculture of Armenia (Yerevan city.). Defending the thesis “The dynamics of salinization in the eastern part of Shirvan steppe lands" he received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences.
In 1955-1965 years as a result of intensive scientific research for the first time Abduyev had defended doctoral dissertation work on "Deluvial salinized soils and its reclamation issues" (1966). In 1971, he was conferred a rank of professor.
During 1954-1956 M.Abduyev worked as junior, and in 1956-1968 as a senior researcher and since 1968 until 1979 he worked as deputy director on scientific works of the Institute of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry.
Mukhtar Abduyev was the supervisor of some of post-graduate students and candidates for a degree. He working at the higher education institutions in part time manner also took an active part in preparation of higher educated staff. Till 1952 M.Abduyev delivered lectures at the Azerbaijan Pedagogical Correspondence Institute, since 1959 to 1961 at ASU. During 1966-1968 he delivered lectures at the Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute on soil science and soil amelioration. In this way, scientist helped in training of a number of highly qualified personnel in the amelioration and soils studies.
Doctor of Agricultural Sciences Mukhtar Abduyev was a person with reputation among friends and colleagues; he never praised self, he was a sincere person with calm nature.
My relations with Mukhtar were based on mutual respect, sincerity and friendship. One of the factors that united us was our serious attitude to science and in true senses our devotion to the science. The scientific achievement brings proud, success not just to the researcher, his friends or family members, but the Scientific Research Institute where he works.
During 1950-1970, a some kind of competition was stated among young scientists of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. As each of them has devoted himself to science fanatically and took the right direction in science, so their success was also at the remarkable level.
Persons that graduated from Azerbaijan State University, together with M.Abduyev, his friends like A.A.Nadirov was elected as academician, Sh. Hasanov, A.J. Eyyubo, B.Abdurahmanov became a doctor of sciences, professor, N.Valiyev and others (H.Babayev, G.Garamollayev and others.) received the scientific degree of candidate. High-level scientific education, a deep interest in science and business allowed him to rise to a high podium of science.
Thanks to the scientific works published by M.Abduyev, his successful activities in the organization of science, business-like care of young scientific staff Mukhtar muallim turned to the lovely person in the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences among his friends. The memory of a man, a careful scientific director and hard working scientist with deep traces in the life is eternal. Although the certain aspects of human nature in terms of time gradually disappeared from life but the scientific heritage left by him is never forgotten. As one Azeri proverbs says “there is no deletion of writings”, so all works of the scientist are undeletable!
In 1951, M.Abduyev joined the Institute of Soil Science Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR. At that time, the soils of the territory of the Azerbaijan SSR mainly were studied and research by leading scientists on the territories of the republic was published in the fundamental monographic work "The soils of Azerbaijan SSR" (1953).
Thus, a group of young soil science researchers had directed this science to study of the urgent problems.
As M. Abduyev at that time worked under the guidance of academician V.R.Volobuyev that studied the lands of the Kur-Araz lowlands, the scientific research on the subject of salinization of the Kur-Araz lowland type of soils of proluvial form was assigned him to conduct.
M.Abduyev being engaged in purposefully in research since 1953 during 1963 had gained a very important scientific result in the soil science and basing on it he had made the important scientific proposals. His intensive scientific at the field and laboratory conditions, research work, analysis of numerous soils cuts allowed him to collect a rich material.
As a result of his scientific successes of the scientist his fundamental work with 25 printing pages on theme “Deluvial salinized soils and its reclamation issues" (in Russian) was published at the Azerbaijan SSR Academy of Sciences Publishing House in 1968.
The valuable monograph of M.Abduyev was highly appreciated at the scientific community, and in 1970 it was presented to the competition commission for getting the former award named after the V.V.Dokuchayev.
Using 484 literature items in the work proves the scientist's ability to work on scientific terms in the field on own specialty, his deep thinking, the scientific talent and a broad outlook. Including by the professor the 23 literature names published in foreign languages to this list shows his proficient knowledge of one of foreign languages, particularly English language.
Failure to comply with the norms of irrigation, non adjustment of small roughness at micro-relief, filing the hollows with water and turning them to marsh areas and other factors caused the acceleration of salinization of soils.
Kur-Araz plain (Central Aran (Plain)) occupies one-third of the republic's territory, and the main part of the irrigated lands. In the area consisting of the lowland landscape as the natural inclination of the soils is very low the natural drainage system is very weak here. The geomorphologic structure of the plain is very complicated, too.
The method proposed by M.Abduyev on working at heavy clay saline soils, washing out at the background of reclamation, first of all had facilitated the use and improvement of several irrigation areas. The professor has determined that the petrolatum items with increased acidity in saline soils’ reclamation give a positive result.
A number of his works were published abroad in English.
In work created by M.Abduyev in 1965-1968, completed with labor of scientist he noted with a deep sense of anxiety that “irrigation rules are violated grossly "; "... irrigation waters are discharged into the drainage and water collectors"; "drainage systems were covered entirely by cane and other water loving plants, and roads were made on drainage. This condition prevented the flow of salt water from drainage and ameliorative improvement of the soils"... Recommendations on the Mukhtar Rzagulu oglu half a century ago are urgent for today as well, and it is impossible to forget them.
At the mid of XX century, Bagramian, heading the Kura-Araz Water Construction Department prevented the covering of concrete on irrigation networks led to extra intensive salinization of the Kur-Araz lowland soils, turning to marsh areas. As a result, the withdrawal of the Kura-Araz lowland soils from the farming circulation continues to this day ... That was one of the fundamental treasons of our cunning enemies - Armenians against Azerbaijani soils.
The life of the scientists who spent life to the study of the soil, preventing its removal from circulation, unsparing the knowledge for avoiding its salinization is also lively as self soil.
Professor Mukhtar Abduyev is one such scientist awarded to such honor.

Budag Budagov, academician.



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