A5065938985- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Nuts composition and effects
- Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
- Phytase and its Applications
- Socioeconomics of Resources and Conservation
- Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases
International Hellenic University
2020-2025
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2010-2020
Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly
2020
National Agricultural Research Foundation
2010
This brief historical review focuses on durum wheat domestication and breeding in the Mediterranean region. Important milestones programs across countries of basin before after Green Revolution are discussed. Additionally, main achievements classical methodology presented using a comparison old new cultivars. Furthermore, current goals challenges analyzed. An overview methods combination with molecular techniques tools for cultivar development is presented. issues seed quality outlined,...
Drought affects common bean productivity, and the severity of its impact is expected to increase due climate change. The use versatile genotypes could contribute securing future production. This study investigates adaptability 10 indeterminate growth type under water scarcity conditions by measuring agronomic physiological parameters. evaluation occurs irrigation treatments applied at two different phenological stages (anthesis (WDA) seed filling initiation (WDSF)). recorded adaptabilities...
Optimizing rice productivity is crucial for global food security, especially in Mediterranean environments. This study investigated the influence of tillering capacity on yield and other agronomic traits nine European cultivars over two seasons (2021–2022). A split-plot design was used with as main factor five levels: stems (Mn), primary (T1), secondary (T2), tertiary (T3), quaternary (T4) sub-factors. The grain yield, total dry matter, harvest index, 1000-grain weight, number were measured....
Landraces are a valuable source of genetic variability for breeders to develop high-yielding lentil varieties. Apart from productivity, simultaneous breeding seed nutritional quality is paramount importance wider consumption. This work examined the indirect effect single plant selection high yield on important traits within three Greek landraces (“Elassona” (EL), “Lefkada” (L), and “Evros” (EV)). The methodology applied was proved help either maintain or improve such characteristics in...
Abstract Plant yield efficiency (PYE) reflects the ability of single‐plant to respond additional inputs and is fully expressed at nil ‐competition regime (an ultra‐low density preclude inter‐plant interference for inputs). The purpose this study was determine if PYE could prevent erratic optimum plant density–yield interaction effect in maize ( Zea mays L.). Seven hybrids were evaluated across five environments four densities, under both normal‐input (NIR) low‐input (LIR). measured lowest...
Bread wheat landraces were an important source of biodiversity used in agriculture before the widespread adoption high-yielding commercial cultivars adapted to high inputs. Could future exploit these different cropping systems organic or lower-input environments? A two-year field trial was conducted evaluate grain yield, agronomic performance, and quality bread under systems, including low-input/organic/conventional environments. Significant variability found for almost all characteristics...
Plant yield efficiency reflects the single‐plant at low density that precludes interplant interference for resources. The role of plant in adaptation to water deficit was investigated maize ( Zea mays L.). Also whether space‐planted environments is transferable densely seeded situations. Further, correlation and genotype by environment (G × E) interaction spaced plots were investigated. Thirty‐one lines 31 crosses among them tested three locations under dense stand ultra 0.74 plants m −2 as...
The negative relationship between the yield potential of a genotype and its competitive ability may constitute an obstacle to recognize outstanding genotypes within heterogeneous populations. This issue was investigated by growing six wheat landraces along with pure-line commercial cultivar under both dense widely spaced conditions. performance two showed perfect match above relationship. Although they lagged behind 64 38% at stand, reverse true plants where succeeded in out-yielding 58 73%,...
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum, known as Greek oregano, has an excellent quality and good adaptability to scarcity of water, growing in several habitats Greece its genetic variability could be used for the production new products. The current study aims investigate response oregano genotypes, originated from different mountain districts, under water availability. results showed that genotypes were differentiated dry matter both years. populations "Pelion" "Kissavos" superiority over...
This study aims to investigate the response of 10 Greek Oregano (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum) populations, collected across Greece, under 3 levels N-fertilization during 2012 and 2013. The populations were differentiated for dry matter (from 32.7 63.3 g·pot−1), essential oil content 2.31 5.86 ml·100−1 g weight) amount 1.37 2.46 ml·pot−1), both years. Those with highest (1-"Palaiochori" 5-"Gliki") (10-"Gytheio" 9-"Achladocastro") superior by 30%, as compared general mean experiment....
Drought is a major cause of yield loss for many important crops including maize. Therefore, the development and release drought tolerant varieties that will well under broad range environmental conditions an breeding goal. Several stress indices have been developed, aiming to assist identification selection stable, high-yielding, genotypes. A novel equation (B value) predicts crop potential genotype at normal farming densities has also suggested1. The estimation B value relies on plant...
This study investigates the effect of different nitrogen fertilization levels on agronomic traits five Greek oregano populations. Nitrogen supply positively affected dry bio-mass production, with highest accumulation recorded at 80 kg N ha−1 (N2), which was 59% higher compared to control plots (no additional nitrogen). In contrast, essential oil content (mL 100 g−1 DW) reduced, treatment showing a 15% value mean treatments. However, yield (L ha−1), and ha−1, 40% increase control. A wide...
Aside from plant breeding and agricultural inputs, understanding interpreting the Genotype × Environment (G E) interaction has contributed significantly to increase in wheat yield. In Central Macedonia, Greece, fifteen commercially important durum cultivars one landrace were tested six cultivation environments classified into high- low- productivity environments. This study aimed identify most productive stable genotypes across Mediterranean farming systems through a comparative examination...
In this study, the influence of genotype (G), environment (E), and their interaction (G × E) on content total free phenolic compounds (TPC) antioxidant capacity (AC) was investigated, using sixteen durum wheat genotypes cultivated under seven crop management systems in Mediterranean environments. Possible correlations between TPC AC with protein (PC) vitreous kernel percentage (VKP) were examined. Gs that exhibited stability across diverse conditions studied through a comprehensive...
The challenge to increase nitrogen uptake efficiency in intensively cultivated soils without runoffs and atmospheric release has been difficult handle usually leads the excess application of mineral fertilizers. In present study, four combinations two different N fertilizers a control were used maize cultivation evaluate use types fertilization case agronomic plant physiology characteristics, as well quantity quality characteristics maize’s yield. results show that, when full rate with...
Background: Medicinal plants consist a rich source of natural pharmacologically active compounds. The aim the current work, was study and optimization extraction conditions phenolic constituents from important medicinal aromatic plants, id. Sideritis raeseri, scardica Origanum vulgare, implementing microwave assisted technique. Methods: Optimization based on various parameters affecting procedure, such as duration radiation, ratio plant material mass to solvent, type concentration solvent....
This study assessed the variations in grain yield (GY) and protein content (PC) within two commercial durum wheat cultivars (Svevo Maestrale) evaluated their responses to intra-cultivar selection for both traits. We investigated whether are exploitable could result concurrent GY PC upgrading. The experiments were conducted IPBGR, Thessaloniki, Greece (2018–2020). first year included identical honeycomb design trials under ultra-low plant density (ULD) where divergent was applied based on...
The effects of four levels soil water content (100%, 80%, 60%, 40% SWC) on M. spicata and O. dictamnus were studied. Drought stress (40% resulted in a great reduction the plant height biomass both plants. Leaves decreased size exhibited signs chlorosis with local reddish patches. Leaf anatomical observations principally comprised an accumulation anthocyanins vacuoles mesophyll cells diminishing intercellular space volume. blade thickness did not undergo any alteration spicata, whereas it...
Dill has multiple culinary and medicinal purposes the use of their landraces into a plant breeding program, requires analysis phenotypic diversity. In this study, 33 Greek dill collected from diverse areas were evaluated using traits based on UPOV descriptor list. Phenotypic diversity was assessed Shannon-Weaver index (H΄) non-linear principal component analysis. Grouping further performed through hierarchical cluster The H' ranged 0.32 (stem waxiness) to 0.98 (density foliage) with mean...