General Director of ANAS Institute of Botany, doctor of biological sciences, professor Sayyara Ibadullayeva visited the Karrar Experimental Base Station of the Institute of Botany located in Kurdamir region.

The purpose of the visit was to investigate the state of field experiments in the Experimental Base Station located in Kurdamir district and to inspect the agricultural products grown on the farm under production conditions. Among the cultivated plants, Carthamus tinctorius-false saffron or dye saffron, known as medicine and food dye, has attracted more attention as an industrially important plant. The oil obtained from the seeds of the plant is used in the production of margarine. In medicine, it is used as a laxative, diuretic, choleretic. After the color is extracted from the flowers, it is very important for the production of carotene. S.J.Ibadullayeva considered the wider cultivation of the plant appropriate for the purpose.

During the visit, the director met with the employees of the station, inspected the administrative building and material and technical base. Also, the current state of harvest and farmland was observed, and relevant tasks were given. Two 30-ton water tanks have been placed on the site.