Employees of the Institute of Zoology of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan took part in a scientific and practical round table organized within the framework of the “Sievers apple tree blooming festival”.
Venue: Zhetysu Region, Taldykorgan, Birlik microdistrict, 1a
The round table “Sievers apple tree – natural heritage and the potential of ecotourism” was held on May 1 in Taldykorgan, on the eve of the annual festival “Sievers apple tree blooming festival”.
Representatives of local government bodies, the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Zhongar-Alatau State National Nature Park, and scientific organizations took part in the event, including the Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction, the Institute of Zoology, the Kazakh Research Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine, the Issyk Dendrological Park, and others.
From the Institute of Zoology, the round table was attended by R.V. Yashchenko, Doctor of Biological Sciences, General Director of the Institute, and G.B. Tanabekova, PhD, Senior Researcher.
The Scientific Secretary of the Institute of Zoology, G.B. Tanabekova, delivered a presentation entitled “Insect pests of the Sievers apple tree in the Ile and Zhetysu Alatau”.
Scientific significance of the study lies in the fact that over the past 20 years one of the main threats to the survival of wild populations of the Sievers apple tree has been the local complex of insect pests. One of the key conditions for plant protection is the timely implementation of protective measures. Therefore, the study of the current species composition, ecological and biological characteristics of dominant and potential insect pests of the Sievers apple tree is an urgent research task of great practical importance.
Participants of the round table exchanged views and discussed issues related to the conservation of the Sievers apple tree, possible risks and threats, necessary protection measures, and prospects for further use of its potential.
The festival “Sievers apple tree blooming festival” has been held since 2018 on the territory of the Zhongar-Alatau State National Nature Park. According to scientists, about 48% of the world’s natural resources of the Sievers apple tree are concentrated in the Zhetysu Region, where the largest wild apple groves—the ancestors of all cultivated apple varieties on Earth—are located.
03.05.2026
Photo: G.B. Tanabekova