P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Erkaboev, Rustam

See Irkaboev, Rustam.

Erkaev, Mullo

See Irkaev, Mullo.

Eshanqulov, Ubaydullo

Tajik agriculturalist Ubaydullo Eshanqulov was born in the village

of Ghazantarak in Ghonchi on March 6, 1931. He is one of the founders

of citrus cultivation in Central Asia. He joined the CPSU in 1963.

Eshanqulov graduated from the Tajik Institute of Agriculture in

1957. He was a Scientific Worker from 1957 to 1962, and then became

the Director of the Experimental Division of Vakhsh in 1962. He was a

candidate for the doctorate degree in agriculture in 1967. He remained

in that position until 1978. Between 1978 and 1987, he was the Director

of the Institute of Research on Orchards and Vineyards.

Eshanqulov's research deals with aspects of the development of vari-

ous citrus plants. Under his supervision, lemons and oranges were culti-

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