FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE "PLANT PROTECTION" SCIENTIFIC DIRECTION IN THE DONETSK BOTANICAL GARDEN
The paper highlights the main stages of the formation and development of «Plant Protection» scientific direction in the Donetsk Botanical Garden for the period from 1965 to 2020. A brief history of studies in herbology, plant pathology, entomology and nematology is presented, the modern vector of scientific work of the team in the field of studying the problems of biological invasions as a new factor in the historical change in the biodiversity of natural and anthropogenically transformed ecosystems is outlined. The main publications on the subject of scientific research are presented.