The history of the institute and the scientific results of the employees are included in the journal. The article "Great scientist, great teacher, great man", dedicated to the memory of the late academic Jalal Aliyev, contributed by the institute director, academic Irada Huseynova, doctor of biological sciences Suleiman Allahverdiyev and world-renowned scientist in the field of photosynthesis, Professor Govinji is presented to the readers. About 30 articles reflect the results of researches carried out by various laboratories of the Institute, as well as by the employees of the institutes of Botany and Genetic Resources of ANAS and the Research Institute of Crop Husbandry. Along with this, the transactions includes articles reflecting the results of studies conducted within the framework of international cooperation with authoritative institutions and universities of Great Britain, Russia and South Korea.