Biography of Vavilov report

The beginning of the path, the son of a Moscow merchant, Nikolai, was fond of natural science since childhood.

The father insisted on studying at a commercial school, but after graduation he enters the Moscow Agricultural Institute, which graduates from his thesis was awarded the Prize of the Polytechnic Institute. Abroad in France and Germany, where the young researcher continued his education, he studied seeds of seeds, and in England - genetics. In the year, Vavilov conducted the first experiments to study the immunity of plants.

The war was already going on; Released for health from service, Nikolai Ivanovich was sent to the Russian corps in Persia. He managed to establish the cause of mass poisoning of soldiers by local weed. With the help of the military, he organized the study of samples of cereals in Persia. Based on the collected data, conclusions were drawn about the pattern in variability in related plant species.

In the ranks of Soviet scientists, after the October Revolution, the scientist remained in Russia. He leads the Department of Genetics of the University of Saratov, heads the Institute of Experienced Agronomy from the year. Under its leadership, large work is underway to improve the culture of agriculture, the study of the soil and climatic zones of the USSR.

Thanks to Vavilov’s efforts, agronomic stations that directly worked with agricultural manufacturers were created in the country. The following was followed by expeditions in the Mediterranean, where thousands of seed samples were collected. The result of long research was the book “Centers of the origin of cultivated plants”, for which it was awarded the Lenin Prize. Subsequently, he visited China, Japan and Korea.

Travel results formed the basis of its theoretical works. However, significant funds that were spent did not bring quick return. In the conditions of the food crisis of the beginning of the thirties, it was a serious mistake, which, later, became one of the accusations against Vavilov. For several years, under his leadership, more scientific centers were created.

The main of them was the Institute of Planting. The scientist devotes a lot of time to the problems of genetics, heading in the city, however, the solution of theoretical issues began to prevail in the work of the Academy. The country's leadership has no support. Stalin, who preferred specific results in his work, preferred Trofim Lysenko C, who was working on increasing the yield of agricultural crops, as president.

In recent years from in G., it has not been released abroad. The confrontation of the supporters of Vavilov and Lysenko grew from scientific disputes into the sphere of politics. Soon, the scientist’s arrest and charges of anti -Soviet activity followed. Interesting facts N. Vavilov participated in more than expeditions; According to the reviews of the opening colleagues of the scientist, they were akin to Mendeleev’s discoveries; At one time he supported Trofim Lysenko; He advocated the arrested figures of science; The death sentence against Vavilov was canceled.