As a pomology horticulturist, he developed the Spinks avocado cultivar. One involved in the science of pomology is called a pomologist. He was named President of the Russian Society of Pomology and developed a seedless tangerine. Archaeological finds testify to a well-developed agricultural knowledge base in pomology. Other natural scientific interest drew his attention, pomology in particular. The study of pomology has somewhat dwindled over the past century.. Pomology has been an important area of research for centuries.