Faig Mammadov

Life

Faig Ismail oglu Mammadov was born in Kirovabad of Azerbaijan SSR on November 27, 1929. He started school in 1936 and went to Ganja city school No. 5 named after M.A. Sabir, and finished with the award of a gold medal in 1946. In the same year, he entered the faculty of "Fruit-vegetable growing and wine-growing" in Azerbaijan State Agricultural University (ASAU). He graduated from the university with honours in 1951 and started to work as a professor and agronomist.

In 1959, he was invited by the Azerbaijan government to be the chief of the head department of selection and seed production in the Ministry of Agriculture. He became the chief of the main department for staff training of that ministry in 1960.

He was elected as secretary of the party committee of ASAU. In 1969, he was also elected as a member of the Ganja city council.

Faig Mammadov died at the age of 58 on August 4, 1987 in Ganja.

Education and career

He began studies in the postgraduate course of the ASAU in 1951, and started research on his Master's dissertation under the direction of Professor N.I. Malov. He completed the course in 1954 and gained the position of Assistant at the ASAU in 1955. He was conferred the academic degree of Candidate of Agricultural Sciences by the Supreme Attestation Commission under the USSR Ministry of Higher Education in 1957.

Faig Mammadov was one of the main authors in large scale, comprehensive research on centralized delintering, assortment, calibration, and processing of cottonseed with different preparations.

He became associate professor by the decision of Supreme Attestation Commission under the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Vocational Education of the USSR in 1962. He was a doctoral candidate at the Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy in 1964-1966. At the ASAU, he was head of the department for general husbandry (1972-1973 and 1982-1986), dean of the faculty (1973-1980), and pro-rector on postal tuition (1986-1987).

He was awarded a doctorate in agricultural sciences by the Supreme Attestation Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR in 1974. He was appointed as a professor in the annual open board of Supreme Attestation Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR, and thus became the first Azerbaijani professor in husbandry.

Faig Mammadov was the scientific secretary of scientific council on doctoral dissertation defense of Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences from 1980 until his death.

Faig Mammadov was posthumously honoured with the silver medal of the All-Union Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy in 1988.

Commemoration

The 70th birth anniversary of Faig Mammadov was commemorated with the support of Azerbaijan State Agricultural University (ASAU) named after Samad Agha Aghamalioglu and the Association of Azerbaijani intellectuals. In that year, the department of agriculture of the Academy was named after its former chief Faig Mammadov, and a scholarship was established in his name for students with high academic performance and who are active in public affairs, by the decision of the Scientific Council of ASAU.

One of the streets in Ganja, where he was born, raised, and where he had dedicated the main part of his life to academic-pedagogical activity, was named for Faig Mammadov to perpetuate his memory, by order of the head of Ganja Executive Power Eldar Azizov in 2005.

Awards

1. 1980- Honorary title “Honoured agronomist of Azerbaijan SSR” for his contribution to the preparation of highly qualified specialists, to the development of agriculture in accordance with the decree of Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR, dated 16 December.
2. 1957- Medal for participation in the All-Union Exhibition of Agriculture
3. 1969- Certificate of Appreciation by “Zvanie” society of Azerbaijan SSR
4. 1970- Certificate of Honour of editorial board of daily “Ekonomicheskaya gazeta” of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
5. 1973- “Socialist competition winner” award
6. 1974- Agriculture and Trade Union Republican Committee of procurement workers of the board of the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan SSR
7. 1974- Certificate of Honour of Azerbaijan Central Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth Organization
8. 1987- Silver medal of All-Union Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy

Published works

1. Investigation of assorting and sowing of bare cotton seed- Scientific report of 1952. (co- authors: prof. N.I. Malov and others)
2. Technique of assortment and sowing of bare cotton seed - Proceeding ASAU, T 1, 1954 (co- authors: prof. N.I. Malov and others)
3. The study of efficiency on some methods of preparation of cotton seed for sowing. - Proceeding ASAU, T. 4, 1957.
4. The study of efficiency on some methods of preparation of cotton seed for sowing. - Topography of Kirovabad, Author's abstract, 1957
5. Experiences on planting calibrated cotton seeds.- J."Khlоpкоvоdstvо”, No 2, 1957 (co- author: prof. N.I. Malov)
6. The study of efficiency on some methods of preparation of cotton seed for planting. - Academy of Sciences (AS) of Uzbek SSR, research scientific work on cotton growing. Tashkent, 1958
7. System of agriculture and organization of territories with collective and state farm control. – Proceedings of ASAU series agronomic No 3, 1965 (co- authors: prof. N.I. Malov and others)
8. Agrotechnical bases of assortment and calibration of cotton seed. – Proceedings of ASAU, series agronomic No 5, 1965 (co- authors: prof. N.I. Malov and others)
9. Comparative investigation of cotton seed planting efficiency bore with chemical and mechanical methods. Materials of scientific conference. Agricultural universities of Transcaucasia. Proceedings of ASAU, series agronomic No 2, 1966
10. New data on the planting date of cotton. – Proceedings of ASAU, series agronomic No 1, 1967 (co- author: prof. N.I. Malov)
11. The study of efficiency on planting cotton seed, bared through different methods. – Proceedings of ASAU, series agronomic No 1, 1967
12. Comparative investigation of efficiency on planting cotton seed, in heavy soil conditions of Western Shirvan, bared through different methods. – Scientific proceedings of Agricultural University of Arm. – Materials of scientific joint sessions of agricultural universities of Transcaucasia. – Yerevan, 1967
13. Planting dates of cotton seeds, bared through different methods for planting in heavy soil conditions of Western Shirvan. – Proceedings of ASAU, series argonomic No 2, 1967 (co- author: C.A. Guliyev)
14. Biological and economic variation of cotton in the different planting conditions in introduction. – Proceedings of ASAU, series agronomic No 2, 1967 (co-author: C.A. Guliev)
15. The most important element in cotton production techniques - Printing house of ASAU. 1968, prof. N.I. Malov)
16. The reasons of heterogeneity of cotton seed. Proceedings of ASAU, series agronomic No 3, 1969
17. The new progressive method of preparation technique for cotton seed for planting. – Certificate for innovation proposal No 4, 1970, issued by ASAU.
18. Weed plant and measures against them – teaching aid, Printing house of ASAU (co- authors: S.D. Aliyev and others)
19. Basics of agronomy. – Guidelines on the laboratory practical classes. – Printing house of ASAU, 1972 (co- authors: S.D. Aliyev and others)
20. Production concern of planting cotton seed, different at germinating ability of seeds. – Proceeding of ASAU, series agronomic No 2, 1973 (co- author: S.D. Aliyev)
21. Environmental requirements for cotton seed growing - Proceeding of ASAU, series agronomic No 2, 1973 (co- author: S.D. Aliyev)
22. Sources of decreasing cotton seed quality in Azerbaijan and ways of improvements – Materials of ASAU, edition 1, series agronomic, 1973 (co-author C.A. Guliyev)
23. Aggregate for preparation of cotton seed for planting. - Certificate for innovation proposal No 158, issued by Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan SSR, 25.09.1974 Baku (co- authors: M.R. Mamedaliyev and others)
24. Biological characteristics of cotton seeds (teaching aid) - Printing house of ASAU, 1974, (co- author: I.N. Huseynov)
25. Scientific basis of the system of centralized preparation of cotton seed for planting - Abstract of doctoral thesis, Baku, 1974 (Scientific basis of the system of centralized preparation of cotton seed for planting)
26. Methodology of experimentation – Guidelines. Printing house ASAU, 1975 (co- author: C.A. author Guliyev)
27. Irrigated agriculture. – Methodical guidelines, Printing house of ASAU, 1977 (co- author: K.M. Nabiev)
28. The program of practical training on agriculture. – Printing house of ASAU, 1977 (co- author: I.N. Huseynov)
29. Agriculture. - Methodical guidelines. Printing house of ASAU, 1977 (co- author: I.N. Huseynov)
30. Design change of coulter of all-crop pneumatic seeder – 4-6 (Romanian) Certificate for innovation proposal No 128, issued by ASAU 29.12.77 (co- authors: prof. M.R. Mamedaliyev and others)
31. Recommendations on bared through sulphuric-acid process, sorted by specific gravity and calibrated cotton seed - Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan SSR March 1978, Baku, (co-authors: prof. M.R. Mamedaliyev and others)
32. Precision drilling (agro technical requirements on precision drilling bared through sulphuric acid, sorted and calibrated seeds). – Calendar of agriculturist. Edition of Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan SSR 1978 Baku (co-authors: prof. M.R. Mamedaliyev and others)
33. Some information on the selection work of the department of cotton farming. – proceedings of ASAU, issue 4, series agronomic, 1978 (co- authors: C.A. Guliyev and others)
34. Cannot burn stubble - Kend hayati, No 7, 1980, Baku (co- author: associate prof. R. Mamedov)
35. Living conditions of agricultural plants and ways to settle them in agriculture (teaching aid) – Kirovabad city, 1984
36. The system of soil treatment under the different agricultural crops. – Printing house of ASAU
37. Program of practical training. Printing house of ASAU, 1985 (co- authors: H.O. Gulahmadov and others)
38. Methodology of experimentation. Book on laboratory practical classes. - Printing house of ASAU, 1985
39. Improvement of manure spreader for introduction of local organic manure in row spacing of vineyard
40. Improvements of noninversing plow for the cultivation of row spacing of vineyard. - Certificate for innovation proposal No 8-86 from 15.05.86, issued by rectorate of ASAU (co- authors: D.M. Mamedov, S.H. Baghirov and others)
41. New technological line of sulphuric acid denudation of cotton seed - Annotated catalogue of completed research scientific work, recommended for the implementation in agricultural production, Kirovabad, 1987. Copyright certificate No 1183572 from 07.10.1985 (co- authors: prof. M.R. Mamedaliyev and others)
42. Technology on pre-sowing treatment of cotton seeds by sulphuric acid stripper. – Annotated catalogue of completed research scientific work, recommended for the implementation in agricultural production, Kirovabad, 1987. (co-authors: prof. M.R. Mamedaliyev and others)
43. Recommendations on stripping, sorting, calibration and precision drilling of cotton seed. – State Agriculture Committee of Azerbaijan SSR, department of polygraphy. Baku, 1987