P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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vated in the marshes of southern Tajikistan. Thereafter, this method of

cultivation of citrus became common throughout Central Asia. His con-

tributions include Mevahoi Tsitrusi dar Tojikiton (Citrus Fruits in Taji-

kistan, Dushanbe, 1965); Mevahoi Garmidusti Tojikiston (Warm-Loving

Fruits of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 1973); Tavsiyaho Oid ba Parvarishi

Ziroathoi Tsitrusi dar RSS Tojikiston (Recommendations Regarding the

Cultivation of Citrus Plants in the SSR of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 1980);

Transheinaya kul'tura limona (The  Trench Agriculture Applied to

Lemon Culture, Dushanbe, 1982); and Kul'tura tsitrusovikh v Tadzhiki-

stane (The Citrus Culture in Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 1982).

Eshanqulov received the Ibn Sina State Prize in 1974, as well as two

Orders of he Red Banner of Labor, the Badge of Honor, and the Order

of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.

He retired in 1987.

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