Professor M.O. Tiuleniev's (1889-1969) scientific heritage in field of land reclamation and swamp culture

Abstract

The article analyzes scientific heritage of Professor, Corresponding Member of AS of USSR, specialist in agro-reclamation, teacher Mykola Oleksandrovych Tiuleniev (1889-1969), devoted on issues of theory, methodology and practice of land reclamation experimental work and swamp culture. Author used historical-genetic, historical-chronological, problematic, historical-comparative, personal and biographical methods. In addition, methods of systematization, source study criticism and content-analysis were used. 
 In particular, the following scientist papers were subject for consideration: «Rewiew of events on the culture of forage plants. 1908-1913», «Storage of tubers», «A few words about swamp culture in Baltic region», «Prospects of the development of the peat industry in Ukraine», «What should do on swamp and how better use it», «About previous cultures at swamp improvement», «Radical improvement of Polissia due to increased yields swamp», «Course on meadow study», «Summary of results of the work of swamp base points of USSR» and others.
 It is stated, that M. O. Tiuleniev is author more than 200 scientific papers (books, brochures, reports, articles in scientific collections and periodicals, papers under his scientific editorship), some of which are still unpublished. Complete (supplemented, updated) bibliography of the Professor’s papers still waits for its researcher. In addition, all his scientific heritage requires detailed analysis and professional evaluation in context of prospect for development land reclamation experimental work.
 It is proved, that M. O. Tiuleniev's achievements along with other scientists on study of nature of swamps and peatlands, properties of peat, swamp soils, the achievements on performance of drainage and hydraulic reclamation and agrotechnical measures of agriculture management became base of institutional formation a new component of experimental land reclamation work – swamp culture. The article analyzes in particular the scientist's contribution to the development of important issues of agro-amelioration and cultivation of crops on the drained swamp soils.
 The scientist is rightly called a recognized classic of reclamation-experimental work of country of Soviet period.