An expedition was carried out in the territory of Agjabedi district by employees of the Ethnobotany Department of the Institute of Botany, MSERA. The main goal of the expedition was to identify new use possibilities of useful plants through ethnobotanical surveys among the local population living in the lowland areas of Karabakh, assess their reserves to determine their economic value, and to conduct bioecological and phytocenological analysis of resources of particular importance. During the expedition, the main vegetation types common in the region - steppe and semi-desert, Tugai forest, and wetland vegetation - were phytocenologically investigated. Photographs of dominant and edificator species were taken from the sample plots, and plants were removed and recorded on site using wet weight calculations to calculate the stock.

For ethnobotanical studies, data was first collected among the ethnic groups living in the area. It turned out that since 1959, more than 35 ethnic groups (Turks, Kurds, Avars, Lezgins, Armenians, Russians, Talysh, Georgians, etc.) have settled in this area. Ethnobotanical surveys were conducted among the population. The respondents were mainly citizens with higher education and aged 49-68. During the interviews, it became clear that the majority of the population uses medicinal plants collected from mountainous regions, especially from Goygol, Gadabey, and Dashkasan. The local population uses the plants growing in the area, such as thistle, licorice, dandelion, lady's-purse, holly hock, pigweed, chireweed, and others, to prepare various foods.