At the al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Sarsenbek Bekbolat Nurlanuly will defend his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: «Assessment of ecological and biological characteristics of perennial wheat in Kazakhstan and its impact on the conservation of biodiversity and soil fertility» in the educational program «8D05108 – Geobotany».
The dissertation was performed at the Department of Botany and Agroecology.
Form of defense - dissertation work
Language of defense - Kazakh
Official reviewers:
1. Zatybekov Alibek Kamzabekovich - PhD, Leading Researcher at the Republican State Enterprise under the Right of Economic Management «Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology» (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
2. Imanbayeva Akzhunis Altayevna - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, General Director of the «Mangyshlak Experimental Botanical Garden» (Aktau, Kazakhstan).
Scientific supervisors:
1. Kurmanbayeva Meruert Sakenovna - Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Botany and Agroecology, Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
2. Lее DeHaan - PhD, Leading Scientist at the Land Institute, Salina, (Kansas, USA).
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:
1. Yermekbayev Kanat Abayevich - PhD, Zhetysu University named after I. Zhansugurov, Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Genomics (Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan).
2. Saparov Galymzhan Abdullaevich - Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, Director of the Research Center for Ecology and Environment of Central Asia (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan).
3. Toktay Halil - PhD, Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University (Nigde, Turkiye).
The defense will be held online on February 20, 2026, at 15:00 at the dissertation Council at al-Farabi Kazakh National University in the group of specialties/educational programs «6D061300, 8D05108 – Geobotany», «8D08401 – Fish Industry and Industrial Fishery», «8D05102 – Biomedicine» at the address: 050040, Almaty, 71 al-Farabi Avenue, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, auditorium № 214.
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Conference ID: 977 9808 4973
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