SCARBILOVICH TATIANA S. (TO THE 120th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY)

Abstract

It marked 120 years since the birth of Tatyana Semenovna Skarbilovich, the founder of Soviet and Russian phytonematology and helminthology (January 24, 1904). While in the Moscow University, T. S. Skarbilovich studied in a helminthological group organized by Academician K. I. Skryabin in 1924. In 1926 to 1933, T. S. Skarbilovich mainly worked in zoohelminthology. During this period, she published 20 scientific papers on helminth fauna of domestic and wild animals, as well as biology of some helminths. T. S. Skarbilovich stood at the origins of phytohelminthology in our country. From 1929 until the end of her life (1988), T. S. Skarbilovich’s scientific activity was associated with the All-Union Institute of Helminthology where she headed the Laboratory of Phytohelminthology for more than 25 years, and then continued to work as a consulting Professor. Tatyana Semenovna studied dozens of phytohelminth species that cause nematode diseases of agricultural, medicinal, and ornamental plants. The results of these studies were presented in the monograph that was translated into Chinese and published in the PRC. An in-depth and detailed study of biology and ecology of, and control measures against, the beet cyst nematode formed the basis of her doctorate thesis. She was the author of over 100 scientific papers. Bibliography "Domestic literature on nematodes of plants, insects, soil and aquatic environments for 1874 to 1980" published by T. S. Skarbilovich was translated into English in India.