On April 25, the defence of the dissertation by Farida Vagif gizi Pashayeva, PhD candidate at Azerbaijan State Agricultural University on “Phytocenological composition and prospects of use of early spring flora of the northeastern part of the Lesser Caucasus” to obtain the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biology with a specialization in Botany 2417.01 was held at the meeting of the ED 1.26 Dissertation Council at the Institute of Botany, MSE RA. The meeting of the dissertation council was chaired by Professor Sayyara Ibadullayeva.