A5006786591- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Light effects on plants
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
- Potato Plant Research
- Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Plant responses to water stress
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
2021-2024
National Agricultural Research Foundation
2018-2021
Agricultural University of Athens
2012-2018
Abstract γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino with multifunctional roles in dynamic plant responses. To determine the effects of exogenous GABA application (0, 25 and 50 µM) on drought response, two chickpea cultivars contrasting tolerance to water deficit were examined. Plants exposed four irrigation levels (irrigation 100, 60, 40 20% field capacity). Water decreased growth, chlorophyll content, photosynthetic efficiency. It increased electrolyte leakage lipid peroxidation...
To investigate the importance of light on healing and acclimatization, in present study, grafted watermelon seedlings were exposed to darkness (D) or light, provided by blue (B), red (R), a mixture R (68%) B (RB), white (W; 35% B, 49% intermediate spectra, 16% R) LEDs for 12 days. Survival ratio, root shoot growth, soluble carbohydrate content, photosynthetic pigments performance evaluated. Seedling survival was not only strongly limited D but survived had an inferior development, reduced...
The domestication of wild-growing plants, including cultivation and fertilization protocols, is able to alleviate the ecological risks posed by uncontrolled harvesting range-restricted local endemic plants. In this field study focused on Verbascum arcturus, a vulnerable Crete (Greece), effect two kinds applied methods (foliar/root) was investigated. foliar application included conventional or integrated nutrient management (INM) fertilization. Root fertilizers, biostimulants, INM with...
Abstract Due to the photocatalytic property of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ), its application may be dependent on growing light environment. In this study, radish plants were cultivated under four intensities (75, 150, 300, and 600 μmol m −2 s −1 photosynthetic photon flux density, PPFD), weekly sprayed (three times in total) with TiO nanoparticles at different concentrations (0, 50, 100 L ). Based obtained results, used two contrasting strategies depending PPFD. first strategy, as a result...
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Plants develop a plethora of defense strategies during their acclimation and interactions with various environmental stresses. Secondary metabolites play pivotal role in the processes stress acclimation, therefore deciphering relevant responses exchange interpretation underlying molecular mechanisms that may contribute to improved adaptability efficacy. In current study, tomato plants were exposed short-term cold (5 °C for 16 h) or inoculated (20 d) either Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) Potato...
Broccoli sprouts are rich in health-promoting bioactive compounds. Their content depends on both cultivation light quality and temperature. However, these effects have been previously addressed isolation. Here, the dual inputs of [blue (B), red (R), mixture R B (R+B), UVA (R+UVA)] air temperature (15, 19, 23 °C) determining growth, external quality, cotyledon hypocotyl five major compounds were investigated. The carbohydrate status at harvest postharvest ratio variable to maximum...
Boron (B) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and development, exhibiting extremely narrow margins between deficiency toxicity. B toxicity devastating productivity apparent a continuously increasing part of agricultural land, under the influence on-going climate change. In this study, effects increased supply (by using H3BO3) were addressed by examining critical physiological responses young mature leaves, which devoid symptoms, in two melon varieties (Armenian cucumbers, cantaloupes)....
In this study, the optimal concentration of sodium hydrosulfide (NaSH), salicylic acid (SA), and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs), their relative effectiveness on alleviating adverse effects water deficit ornamental quality, were investigated in periwinkle. Plants cultivated under three levels (80, 50, 20% available content) received two foliar applications TiO2NPs (0, 0.5 1 mM), NaSH (0.5 or SA (1 2 mM). Water deteriorated amplified risk buckling (lower stem strength) suppressed...
The consumer demand for an enhanced diet intake of antioxidants and bioactive compounds is continuously rising. This work aims to evaluate the fruit nutritional composition antioxidant activity five tomato germplasm varieties, alongside a commercial F1 hybrid. Three varieties bear small-fruit (14–40 g), while two cultivar yield large (150–300 g). Genotypes under study were cultivated in greenhouse same environmental conditions. Fat, protein, carbohydrate, total phenol, flavonoid, lycopene,...
Wild phytogenetic resources are threatened by overexploitation. This pressure on species and natural ecosystems can be alleviated in part recruiting domesticating wild-growing under pilot cultivation with tailor-made fertilization schemes. study focused the of Origanum microphyllum—a critically endangered local endemic plant Crete, Greece—investigating effect conventional integrated nutrient management (ΙΝΜ) fertilizers foliar or root application biostimulant. Above-ground biomass together...
In protected cultivation, increasing the light level via supplementary lighting (SL) is critical to improve external quality, especially in periods with low availability. Despite wide applications, effect of quality remains understated. this study, SL and nutrient solution electrical conductivity (EC) on growth flowering three bromeliad species was investigated. Treatments included solar light, supplemented R90B10 [90% red (R) 10% blue (B)], R80B20 (80% R 20% B), R70B30 (70% 30% B). These...