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The mechanism of the effect of oxygen on the non-photochemical quenching of energy-dependent chlorophyll fluorescence in vascular plants has been clarified; Sequence analysis of amplification products synthesized with specific primer pairs for the C-terminus of RdRp and Nib-proteins of the viral genome and the N-terminus of the capsid-coated CP-protein was performed. Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) was first identified in the Cucumis melo L. plant and G2 / G1 intergroup recombination was identified in WMV isolates; For the first time in Azerbaijan, the phytoplasma candidate ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ caused a dangerous disease ‘Bois noir’ was discovered, and as a result of multilocus sequence analysis of the genetic diversity of these phytoplasma isolates, four new genotypes were discovered based on the stamp gene; For the first time in the world, the spread of this pathogen by Reptalus noahi insects was determined on the basis of barcoding by mtCOI mitochondrial marker; An algorithm for detecting misplaced and heavy atoms in protein structures using the ratio of peak values of electron density around a point atom has been developed; A new TSSPlant computer program with higher accuracy has been developed to search for RNA polymerase II promoters in plants; For the first time, the microfauna of oil-contaminated soils in Azerbaijan was analyzed for antimicrobial activity and the AZ-130 strain with high and stable activity against dangerous Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Acinetobacter baumannii was found;