The Laboratory Teaching Staff member, Aristidis Matsoukis, is an agronomist graduated from Agricultural University of Athens (1991), holder of a doctorate from the same University (2001) and has participated in 8 research programs. He has taught at the Agricultural University of Athens (undergraduate and postgraduate levels), the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (postgraduate level) and the University of the Peloponnese (undergraduate level). He has participated in the writing of the book ‘General & Special Topics of Bioclimatology, Applications-Exercises’ and has published alone or in collaboration more than 70 papers in international journals and proceedings of international and national conferences. He has served as a member of the editorial board for 11 international journals and a reviewer for >200 submitted papers in 47 international journals and has supervised 29 undergraduate theses. His research interests include the following:

1. Study of weather and climate in relation to plant and animal organisms
2. Study and evaluation of biometeorological-bioclimatic parameters in burned and unburned mountainous, semi-mountainous and agricultural areas as well as in areas of the urban environment.
3. Research on the phenological behavior of plants of agricultural interest in areas of the Greek territory.
4. Investigation of the effect of micrometeorological parameters and growth regulators on ornamental plants.
5. Spatiotemporal assessment of the meteorological fire risk.

Dr. Konstantinos Bertsouklis is an Assistant Professor at the Laboratory of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture at the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA). He specializes in propagation, micropropagation, seed ecophysiology, and phylogenetic studies. From 1993 to 2005, he worked as a manager of urban green spaces in municipal districts, serving in the Department of Horticulture at the Municipality of Piraeus. He has teaching experience in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including lectures and laboratory courses. His research interests focus on native plant species and their use as ornamentals, as well as the conservation of species whose populations are threatened by human activity or other environmental pressures. His work includes tissue culture and propagation, the development of soil mixtures for native species, vegetation management, the integration of native plants in archaeological sites, seed ecophysiology, and the growth regulation of floricultural species. He collaborates with the University Botanical Garden of Padova and serves as a reviewer for scientific journals.

Web of Science ResearcherIDABD-9922-2020

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9783-2070

Nikolaos Ntoulas is an Assistant Professor in Floriculture and Urban Horticulture at the Agricultural University of Athens.

His research focuses on the establishment and management of green roofs in semi-arid climates, turfgrass science and management, living walls, aromatic and medicinal plants, sustainable urban landscaping, the use of native and endemic plant species in landscape architecture and urban greening, and the evaluation of plant growing substrates for horticultural use.

He serves as a reviewer and editorial board member for international scientific journals and has actively participated in numerous national and international research projects and scientific conferences.

His office is located at the Laboratory of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, on the 1st floor of the Krimpa Building.

For more information about his published work, you may visit the following profiles:

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I. Kefalogianni is a member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff at the Laboratory of General and Agricultural Microbiology of the Agricultural University of Athens, in the academic field of "Agricultural Microbiology – Soil Microbiology" She graduated with distinction from the Agricultural University of Athens (Department of Crop Science) and holds a PhD from the Department of Biotechnology of the Agricultural University of Athens. She has published articles in international scientific journals and has participated in projects funded by national and European resources as a member of research teams. She has extensive teaching experience and has contributed to the supervision of numerous undergraduate theses.

Her primary research interests and activities include the study of soil microorganisms, biological nitrogen fixation, plant-microbe interactions with an emphasis on plant growth-promoting and phytopathogen-antagonistic microorganisms, microbial biostimulants, microbial fermentations, waste management, and the biotransformation of agro-industrial by-products (composting), as well as microalgae cultivation and metabolite production.

George Koutroutsios is an Assistant Professor at the Laboratory of General and Agricultural Microbiology at the Agricultural University of Athens, specializing in Mycology – Macromycetes. He completed his undergraduate studies at the School of Agriculture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2006. He received a Master’s degree from the Department of Environment at the University of the Aegean in 2008 and obtained his PhD from the Department of Crop Science at the Agricultural University of Athens in 2019. From 2020 to 2022, he was awarded a postdoctoral research fellowship by the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), which he conducted at the same institution.

His main activities and research interests include: mushroom cultivation, strain improvement of basidiomycetes and development of new strains/hybrids, investigation of the nutritional, dietary, and functional properties of fungal products, biotransformation and detoxification of agro-industrial by-products and other environmental pollutants, biodegradation of lignocellulosic residues using fungi, and fungal biodiversity.

Dr. Andreas Ropokis is member of the Laboratory and Teaching Staff with expertise in “Vegetables”.

Bachelor's degree at the Department of Crop Science from Agricultural University of Athens. Postgraduate studies in “Study in Education" at the School of Humanities from Hellenic Open University. Doctoral dissertation completed at the Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment from University of Thessaly.

His main research interests include topics related to horticultural nutrition and fertilization, hydroponic crops and substrates, irrigation, horticultural grafting and greenhouse microclimate.

It accepts students daily between 11:00 and 14:00 after prior arrangement (tel. 4533, email: ropokis@aua.gr).

Office: I. Papadakis Building, Ground Floor.

Dr. Georgia Ntatsi is an Associate Professor at the Laboratory of Vegetable Production, Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), and since 2024, the CEO of NUTRISENSE, an AUA spin-off company dedicated to advancing sustainable and economically viable fertilization practices in horticulture. Her research bridges cutting-edge science with practical agricultural applications, focusing on optimizing hydroponic and controlled-environment agriculture to enhance crop quality, yield, and resource efficiency, organic farming, intercropping, reduced tillage, and cover cropping (legume and non-legume) to improve soil health and biodiversity, field and controlled-environment studies on plant-soil interactions, nitrogen mineralization, and nitrate leaching to optimize fertilization strategies, innovative plant nutrition strategies, including nutrient uptake dynamics, fertilizer efficiency, and biofortification in vegetable production, genotype selection and vegetable grafting techniques to increase stress resilience(drought, salinity), crop yield, bioactive compounds, and sensory quality of vegetables, plant-based fertilizers, composting, and circular economy models to minimize waste and enhance nutrient cycling, innovative biostimulants for resilient crop systems, biofortification and phytohormone applications to improve nutritional value and stress adaptation in vegetables and  reducing environmental impacts through strategies such as minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting biological nitrogen fixation in legumes to reduce synthetic fertilizer dependency. She has published more than 120 papers in refereed international scientific journals, more than 40 in congress proceedings (Acta Hort.), 4 as book chapters and more than 200 as abstracts in national and international conferences. She is an Associate Editor of Heliyon and Scientia Horticulturae (Elsevier), member of the Editorial Board of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Agronomy, Plants, Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Horticulture and Plant Stress. She is member of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and Vice-President of the Greek Society for Horticultural Science (EEEO). In the last 5 years, she has been involved as researcher in six European research projects (LEGUME FUTURES, EUROLEGUME, ECONUTRI, TRUE, TOMRES and RADIANT) one PRIMA Proposal (VEGADAPT), in several national and private research projects on vegetable crops (ΒΙΟΠΡΟΣΑΡΜΟΓΗ, BIOSPRIM, V2FARM, MICROBOOS, NUTRISENSE, PlantUp), and was MC of two COST ACTION projects (FA1204 and CA11196).

Professor in the Phytopathology Laboratory. He has published over 50 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and currently serves on the Editorial Boards of BioControl and the European Journal of Plant Pathology, both published by Springer. His research focuses on the biological control of plant diseases and plant–pathogen interactions. In recent years, he has been working on the development of innovative disease control strategies aimed at promoting sustainable agriculture.

Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology. His research interests include photosynthesis, tolerance mechanisms against water stress, xerophytic adaptations, optical properties of plant tissues, chemical and defensive properties of superficial plant tissues and structures.

He accepts students daily between 11:00 and 14:00 after prior arrangement (tel: 4281, email: d.nikolopoulos@aua.gr).

He is located in the Hassiotis building, 2nd floor, Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Morphology, office no. 1.

Georgios I. Zervakis (PhD) is Professor in Mycology, and Head at the Laboratory of General and Agricultural Microbiology, in the Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.

His current activities and research interests could be summarized as follows: ecology, diversity and molecular phylogeny of fungi with emphasis on Basidiomycota and larger Ascomycota (order Pezizales); mushroom breeding and cultivation, evaluation of nutritional/dietetic/functional properties of edible fungal biomass; biodegradation, bioconversion and valorization of agro-industrial residues/by-products and synthetic polymers through the use of selected microorganisms (e.g., white-rot fungi).

She is Professor of Plant Breeding and Biometry at the Agricultural University of Athens. She has taught courses in Plant Breeding, Plant Genetic Resources and Experimental Design.  She has utilized molecular tools in the assessment of diversity of crops and in the development of molecular diagnostics for cultivar identification, and worked on characterization and evaluation of Vicia faba, tomato, durum wheat and other crop collections. Her research experience includes the assessment of genetic inter- and intra-accession diversity using morphological/agronomical traits and molecular markers and the evaluation and exploitation of the performance of crop landraces under low input agriculture and on farm conservation. Currently she is working on collection, characterization, evaluation, conservation of plant genetic resources, mainly crop landraces and crop wild relatives. She has been participating in research projects funded by EU and national funds. She has coordinated and/or participated in national projects on plant genetic resources. She has many publications that have received many citations. She has participated in many national and international committees and working groups on issues of plant genetic resources. She has served as President of the Greek Scientific Society of Plant Breeding during 2008-2010. 

Prof. Bebeli and her team are very active in collecting and studying plant genetic resources including landraces and crop wild relatives and wild harvested plants. She is promoting landraces on farm conservation. She has organized many scientific meetings about crop landraces in Greece. She has given talks about the importance of landraces in many parts of Greece (Lemnos, Lesvos, Kythera, Andros, Athens, etc).

She has received the award of Academy of Athens (2003) for scientific work on faba bean landraces populations and many scholarships including Fulbright award.

Office: Papadakis Building, 1st Floor, No 2 (e-mail: bebeli@aua.gr)

Professor Emerita of Agriculture

Director of the “Institute for the Research and Marketing of Medicinal Aromatic Plants. University Research Center for Research and Innovation-AUA

Area of Research Activity: Field crops. Medicinal and Aromatic plants (MAPs). Evaluation of field crops genotypes in terms of their yields and qualitative characteristics and their resilience to abiotic stress. Integrated and sustainable crop and weed management.

Specific Research Experience: Conservation of cereal genetic material. Development and conservation of MAPs’ maternal plantations, with native and endemic Greek identified MAPs, in their areas of origin.      

General Scientific Activity: Member of 8 International and National Scientific Societies. National representative of Greece in European Weed Research Society (EWRS) (1999-2015).  Member of Scientific Committee of EWRS (2012 - 2021). Head of Weed Mapping Working Group in EWRS (2012- 2020). Invited speaker, session organizer and member of scientific committees in European & International Conferences and Workshops. Member of the Board of the Center for Lifelong Learning (KEDIVIM) of AUA (2022 -).

Awards: Award of Academy of Athens (2008). Award of Excellence in Higher Education (2010) for the Research Work and Monography “Drought Stress Assessment of 20 cereals Landraces”.  Award of “Agricultural excellence (2013)” from Hellenic Marketing Academy for the project “Evaluation of micro and macro barley trials of Athenian Brewery SA”. Awards in the competition “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Agriculture-InnovInAgri - AUA”,

1. 3^rd award (2018) for co mentoring the team “OH LIVE”. Development of herbal teas with Greek native herbs compatible in nespresso- capsules,
2. 2^nd award (2019) for co mentoring the team “ERONTAS”. Production of beer, by addition of Greek Cretan herbs,
3. 2^nd award (2021) for mentoring the team “NEFI Microbrewery – Rain Beer. Establishment of a Microbrewery for the production of Bio friendly beer with exploitation of rainwater.

Patent for the "Development of food supplement based on the combination of hydroxytyrosol and essential oils of oregano and sage". Industrial Property Organization (2022). Participation in the research team.

International co operations: i) University of J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia, ii) Nebraska Linkoln University USA, Dept of Plant protection, iii) Czech University of Life Science Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, iv) University of Düzce, and Canakkale Onsekiz Mt University, Turkey, v) Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Volcani Center, Israel.

Educational Activity: Pre graduate and Postgraduate courses in the subjects of Field Crops, Medicinal Aromatic Plants, Integrated Crop Management and Weed Science. Supervision of 8 PhD and 60 MSc Theses and member in consulting committee in over 70 PhD and MSc theses.

Funded research activity: 45 Projects supported by EU, Greek Ministry of Research and Technology, Greek Ministry of Agriculture, Greek Ministry of Education and Private Sector. Scientific responsible or Local Coordinator in 24 projects.  

Publication Record: 5 monographies, 4 books chapters, 78 refereed journal articles, more than 60 papers in international and national refereed conference proceedings, and more than 100 published abstracts in international and national conferences.

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Teaching Staff with expertise in "Plant Breeding and Biometry"

Office: Papadakis Building, 1st Floor, Office 9

Professor at the Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry.

He collaborates with students daily between 12:00 and 15:00 pm after prior arrangement (tel: 4622, vpapasot@aua.gr).

His office is in the Papadaki building, 1st floor, Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry.

Technical Staff at at the Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Plant Breeding & Biometry

She is located in the Papadaki building, 1st floor, Laboratory of Plant Breeding & Biometry, office 1, 3 (tel.+30 2105294633, e-mail: esimou@aua.gr).

Assistant Professor at the Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry. Her research interests include the molecular breeding of cultivated to withstand abiotic / biotic stresses with emphasis on -omic technologies, the investigation of epigenetic mechanisms that lead to adaptability to adverse environments and the study of genetic variability of cultivated species and wild relatives.

She has 49 publications in peer reviewed international journals, she has participated in the translation of 3 textbooks and several book chapters (>850 citations, h index 20- https://www.scopus.com/results/authorNamesList.uri?name=name&st1=TANI&st2=Eleni&origin=searchauthorlookup), has participated in several international and national conferences and has been a reviewer and editorial board for international scientific journals (Stresses, Agronomy, Frontiers in Plant Science).

She is the supervisor of 4 PhD candidates, and has supervised more than 10 postgraduate dissertations and over 30 undergraduate theses.

She collaborates with students daily between 12:00 and 15:00 pm after prior arrangement (tel: 4625, email: etani@aua.gr).

Her office is in the Papadaki building, 1st floor, Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry.

Assistant Professor of Laboratory of General and Agricultural Microbiology, with a research expertise in "Microbial Fermentation - Molecular Biotechnology of Microorganisms".

A. Karnaouri is a Biologist, holding a BSc from University of Athens (UoA) (2008) and a MSc in "Μicrobial Biotechnology" from the same University (2010). She obtained a PhD in Biotechnology from School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) (2015). She has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Sweden and at NTUA (2015-2022).

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Member of the Laboratory and Teaching Staff with expertise in "Plant Breeding and Biometry."

Education:

Bachelor's degree from the Department of Crop Science at the Agricultural University of Athens.
Postgraduate studies in "Applied Mathematical Sciences" at the School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences of the National Technical University of Athens.
Doctoral dissertation completed at the Department of Crop Science of the Agricultural University of Athens.

Research Interests:

Experimental Designs.
Multivariate Analysis.
Applications of machine learning in agricultural sciences.
Bioinformatics.
Data analysis using statistical packages (R, Python, JMP, jamovi, etc.).

Office: Papadakis Building, 1st Floor, Office 1.

Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Productive Entomology. Member of the Board of Directors (BOD) of the International Bee Research Association (IBRA), Secretary General of the Hellenic Society of Phytiatry, member of the BOD of the Hellenic Entomological Society.

His research subjects include the recording – ecology – management of insects using both conventional and new technologies, Apiculture, Sericulture, insects producing high-nutrient biomass as feed, decomposers of organic matter, insects used in Medicine, and more.

Office hours daily between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM by prior appointment, at the new Isaakidis building, 1st floor, office 101.

• Selected Publications
• Lykouressis D., Perdikis D. and Tsagarakis A. 2000. Polyphagous mirids in Greece: Host plants and abundance in traps placed in some crops. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Αgraria Filippo Silvestri 56: 57-68. 
• Tsagarakis, A.E. and N.G. Emmanouel. 2006. Presence of Donacia (Donaciella) cinerea Herbst (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Donaciinae) on Typha sp. in Greece. Annals of the Benaki Phytopathological Institute, (N.S.), 20: p.120-124. 
• Tsagkarakis, A.E. and Μ.Ε. Rogers. 2010. Suitability of ‘Cleopatra’ mandarin as a host plant for Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae). Florida Entomologist 93: 451-453
• Tsagkarakis, Α.Ε, N.G. Emmanouel, H.N. Panou, E.V. Kapaxidi and G.Th. Papadoulis. 2011. Composition and seasonal abundance of mites associated with citrus in Greece. Int. J. Acarology 37:supl, 252-259.
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., N.G. Emmanouel and G.N. Scarakis. 2011. First record of Stenodiplosis sorghicola (Coquillett) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on sorghum in Greece. Entomologia Hellenica 20: 48-52.
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., D.Ch. Perdikis and D.P. Lykouressis. 2011. Seasonal abundance and within tree spatial distribution of citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Entomologia Generalis 33(3): 165-174.
• Kalaitzaki, A.P., A.E. Tsagkarakis and D.P. Lykouressis. 2011. Population fluctuation of Phyllocnistis citrella and its parasitoids in two citrus species in Western Crete (Greece).  Entomologia Hellenica 20: 31-44. 
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., T.E. Spann and M.E. Rogers. 2012. Applications of Plant Growth Regulators to Container-grown Citrus Trees Affect the Biology and Behavior of the Asian Citrus Psyllid. Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science 137(1): 3-10. 
• Tsagkarakis, A.E. 2012. Predatory behavior of phytophagous thrips on Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, and citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton. Entomologia Generalis 34:30-32 
• Tsagkarakis, A.E. 2012. First record of Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on pomegranate in Greece. Entomologia Hellenica 21: 39-43
• Papadoulis, G.Th. and A.E. Tsagkarakis. 2012. First record of Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Greece. Entomologia Hellenica 21: 69-73
• Kalaitzaki, A.P., A. Amara and A.E. Tsagkarakis. 2013. Seasonal phenology and relative preference of Closterotomus (Calocoris) trivialis (Hemiptera: Miridae) on olive, citrus and associated host plants in the field. Applied Entomology and Zoology 48: 57-63 DOI 10.1007/s13355-012-0151-5 
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., A.P. Kalaitzaki and D.P. Lykouressis. 2013. Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) and its parasitoids on three citrus varieties in Greece. Phytoparasitica 41: 23-29
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., D.Ch. Perdikis and D.P. Lykouressis. 2013. Introduced and native parasitoids of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Greece: Short term post - release evaluation. Phytoparasitica 41: 417-428
• Antonatos, S., N. Emmanouel, A. Fantinou, A. Tsagkarakis, A. Anagnostopoulos, and D. Ntampakis. 2014. Seasonal population fluctuation and spatial distribution of Orthoptera in two grassland areas of Attica–Greece. Journal of Natural History48: 661–674.
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., A.P. Kalaitzaki and G.N. Balotis. 2014. Note on Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera Psyllidae): a new pest of Eucalyptus in Greece. Advances in Entomology 1: 57-59
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., N.G. Emmanouel, F.S. Gkatzios, E. Venaki, V. Gletzaki, E.V. Kapaxidi and G.Th. Papadoulis. 2014. Composition and seasonal abundance of mites on three citrus species in Greece. International Journal of Acarology 40: 493-500.
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., E.I. Arapostathi and G.I. Strouvalis. 2015. First record of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, in Greece. Entomologia Hellenica 24: 27-30
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., Ch. Rokkas and I. Katsimpoulas. 2015. Experimental Treatment with the Natural Water Acidifier Provigoro® for Nosema spp. Control: Preliminary Results. Advances in Entomology 3: 83-85 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ae.2015.33009  
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., A.Ch. Papathanasis, E.N. Karamatzoglou, G.T. Papadoulis and M. Papafotiou. 2016. Effects of plant growth regulators on survival and fitness of the oleander aphid, Aphis nerii (Homoptera: Aphididae), and the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Acta Horticulturae 1105: 197-203
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., Y. Ben-Dov and G.Th. Papadoulis. 2016. First record of the invasive species Parasaissetia nigra in Greece. Entomologia Hellenica 25: 12-15
• Kalaitzaki, A.P., A.E. Tsagkarakis and A. Ilias. 2016. First record of the nesting whitefly, Paraleyrodes minei, in Greece. Entomologia Hellenica 25: 16-21
• Tsagkarakis, A.E. and N.G. Emmanouel. 2016. A Note on the natural relocation of Marchalina hellenica (Gennadius) from pine to fir trees. Advances in Entomology 4: 163-166
• Tsagkarakis, A.E., R. Babili, P. Harizanis and D.Ch. Perdikis. 2016. Extracts of Melia azedarach increases mulberry whitefly mortality without affecting silkworm survivorship. Advances in Entomology 4: 293-298 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ae.2016.45030
• Wang, J-R., D. Perdikis, Ch. Chalkia, P. Harizanis, A. Kalaitzaki, A. Tsagkarakis, Z-H. Xu and Y-Z. Du. 2016. The Occurrence of Pealius mori (Takahashi), Pealius machili Takahashi and Paraleyrodes minei Iaccarino (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Infesting Mulberry Morus alba in The Hellenic Republic. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 52(5):281-288. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2016.1259586
• Tsagkarakis, A.E.^*, Katsikogianni, T., Gardikis, K., Katsenios, I., Spanidi, E. and Balotis G.N. 2017. Comparison of Traps Collecting Propolis by Honey Bees. Advances in Entomology 5: 68-74 
• Tsagkarakis, A.E. ^* and A.D. Margiotoudis. 2017. Foliar Applications with Plant-Derived Extracts Control Pistachio Psyllid, Agonoscena pistaciae. Advances in Entomology 5: 87-92
• Sideris, V.F. and A.E. Tsagkarakis^*. 2017. Immature Development Time of Hermetia illucens L. in Different Varieties of Feed. Advances in Entomology 5: 109-114.
• Blazhevski, S., A.P. Kalaitzaki and A.E. Tsagkarakis^*. 2018. Impact of nitrogen and potassium fertilization regimes on the biology of the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta. Entomologia Generalis 37: 157-174. 
• Kalaitzaki, A.P., A.E. Tsagarakis, D. Perdikis and D.P. Lykouressis. 2018. Effect of temperature, host plant, and host instar on the development and survival of the parasitoid Semielacher petiolatus. Bulletin of Insectology 71: 151-158. 
• Thanou, Z.N., Afentoulis, D.G., Koufopoulou, P., Ampatzi, A.P., Lekkou, S.D., Koutsogiannopoulou, Α., Bravou, A.A., Stamatakou, G.D., Voulgaraki, K.N., Piperkas, A., Chaldaiou, A., Kalaitzaki, A.P. and A.E. Tsagkarakis^*. 2018. New records and updated checklist of Cicadomorpha (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) species from Greece. Zootaxa 4413: 133-157. 
• Tsagkarakis, A.E. ^*, Afentoulis, D.G., Matared, M., Thanou, Z.N., Stamatakou, G.D., Kalaitzaki, A.P., Tzobanoglou, D.K., Goumas, D., Trantas, E., Zarboutis, I., Perdikis, D.C.. 2018. Identification and Seasonal Abundance of Auchenorrhyncha With a Focus on Potential Insect Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Olive Orchards in Three Regions of Greece. Journal of Economic Entomology 111: 2536-2545.  
• Kroustallaki M., K. C. Lampropoulos, E. Delegou, E. Alexakis, A. Tsagarakis, H. Mouzakis, M. Korres and A. Moropoulou. 2019. Diagnostic Research of the Dome of the Superstructure of the Holy Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem-Suggestions for Maintenance and Rehabilitation. In: Osman A., Moropoulou A. (eds) Nondestructive Evaluation and Monitoring Technologies, Documentation, Diagnosis and Preservation of Cultural Heritage. Springer Proceedings in Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25763-71
• Thanou, Z.N., Kontogiannis, E.G. and A.E. Tsagkarakis^*. 2020. Impact of weeds on Auchenorrhyncha incidence and species richness in citrus orchards. Phytoparasitica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-020-00857-w
• Meimeti, E., Loupa, C., Lykoudi, E., Arapostathi, E., Tsagkarakis, A., Papavramidou, N., Rallis, M., Galanis , I. 2021. Maggot Debridement Therapy: From the Battlefields and Soldiers to Today’s Clinical Trials. International Journal of Caring Sciences 14: 787-793. 
• Theodorou, D., I. Koufakis, Z. Thanou, A. Kalaitzaki, E. Chaldeou, D. Afentoulis and A. Tsagkarakis^*. 2021. Management system affects the presence, diversity and seasonal fluctuation of Xylella fastidiosa potential vectors and other Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera) in the olive agroecosystem. Bulletin of Insectology 74(1): 27-40. 
• Kalaitzaki, A. P., D. Ch. Perdikis, A. E. Tsagkarakis, I. E. Koufakis and D. P. Lykouressis. 2021. Life table and biological characteristics of the parasitoid Semielacher petiolatus reared on Phyllocnistis citrella. Bulletin of Insectology 74(1): 129-137. 
• Sideris, V., Georgiadou, M., Papadoulis, G., Mountzouris, K., and Tsagkarakis, A^*. 2021. Effect of Processed Beverage By-Product-Based Diets on Biological Parameters, Conversion Efficiency and Body Composition of Hermetia illucens (L) (Diptera:Stratiomyidae). Insects 12, 475. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12050475
• Koufakis I.E., Pappas M.L., Kalaitzaki A.P., Tsagkarakis A.E., Thanou Z.N., Tzobanoglou D.K., Broufas G.D. 2022. First record of two leafhoppers, Euscelis ohausi and Euscelidius variegatus, for the island of Crete, Greece (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Fragmenta Entomologica, 54 (1), pp. 185 - 192 https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/447
• Tsagkarakis A., Thanou Z., Chaldeou A., Moschou I., Kalaitzaki A., Drosopoulos S. 2022. New Records and Updated Checklist of the Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Greece. Insects, 13 (8).
• Kalaitzaki A., Amara A., Dervisoglou S., Perdikis D., Τzοbanoglou D., Koufakis I., Tsagkarakis Α. 2023. Effect of host plant species and temperature on the development and survival of the plant bug Closterotomus trivialis (Costa) (Hemiptera: Miridae). Phytoparasitica, 51 (1), pp. 19 - 28 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-022-01030-1
• Fragkiadaki V., Lazaridi E., Suso M.J., Tsagkarakis A., Ortiz-Sánchez F.J., Bebeli P.J. 2023. The Relation between Flower Traits of Bitter Vetch Landraces and Potential Insect Pollinators’ Visitation. Ecologies, 4 (3), pp. 595 - 613 https://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies4030039
• Antonopoulos A., Gounari O., Falagas A., Tsagkarakis A., Karantzalos K. 2023. Mapping bee-keeping forest plants from medium spatial resolution multispectral satellite data. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives, 48 (1/W2-2023), pp. 1839 - 1845 https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-1-W2-2023-1839-2023
• Koufakis I.E., Kalaitzaki A.P., Pappas M.L., Tsagkarakis A.E., Tzobanoglou D.K., Broufas G.D. 2024. Population Dynamics of Potential Insect Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa (Xanthomanadales: Xanthomonadaceae) and Other Auchenorrhyncha in Olive and Citrus Groves of Crete, Greece. Agronomy, 14 (10), art. no. 2243. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14102243
• Kalaitzaki A., Perdikis D., Tsagkarakis A., Koufakis I., Tzobanoglou D., Lykouressis D. 2024. Effect of temperature on life history parameters of the polyphagous parasitoid Pnigalio pectinicornis. Bulletin of Insectology, 77 (1), pp. 75 - 84 http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol77-2024-075-084kalaitzaki.pdf
• Thanou Z., Stamouli M., Magklara A., Theodorou D., Stamatakou G., Konidis G., Koufopoulou P., Lyberopoulos C., Tribonia S., Vetsos P., Katribouzas A., Kalaitzaki A., Papadoulis G., Tsagkarakis A.* 2024. Faunistic Study of Auchenorrhyncha in Olive Orchards in Greece, Including First Records of SpeciesAgronomy, 14 (12), art. no. 2792 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14122792
• Arapostathi E., Panopoulou C., Antonopoulos A., Katsileros A., Karellas K., Dimopoulos C., Tsagkarakis A.* 2024. Early Detection of Potential Infestation by Capnodis tenebrionis (L.) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), in Stone and Pome Fruit Orchards, Using Multispectral Data from a UAV. Agronomy, 14 (1), art. no. 20 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14010020
• Panopoulou C., Antonopoulos A., Arapostathi E., Stamouli M., Katsileros A., Tsagkarakis A.* 2024. Using Multispectral Data from UAS in Machine Learning to Detect Infestation by Xylotrechus chinensis (Chevrolat) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Mulberries. Agronomy, 14 (9), art. no. 2061 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14092061
• de Boose, P,  F. Oliveira Ribas, D. Bell, M Bouga,  J. Fröhlich, F. Hatjina, A. Huss, M. Stavrinides, Z. Thanou, A. Tsagkarakis,A. Varnava, M. Zahner, S. Raman, A. Thielens. 2024. Numerical Dosimetry of Calliphora vomitoria Pupae under Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Exposure 2024 4th URSI Atlantic Radio Science, AT-RASC 2024 https://doi.org/10.46620/URSIATRASC24/EVUN9223
• Tsagkarakis, A.E.*, M.B. Kaydan, G.J. Stathas and G. Gastouniotis. 2025. First record of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Albizia julibrissin - Honeybee foraging on mealybug honeydew. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 18(1), pp. 13-16. https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2025-0003
• Koufakis I.E., Kalaitzaki A.P., Broufas G.D., Tsagkarakis A.E., Pappas M.L. 2025. Mealworm Frass as a Novel Insect Food-Based Attractant: The Case of Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae). Insects , 16 (5), art. no. 466. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16050466
• Moutsaras E., Gerasimatou A., Antonopoulos A., Panopoulou C., Lazarakis D., Tsagkarakis A.* 2025. Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Sustainable Thrips Control in Nectarine Cultivation: Efficacy, Pollinator Safety, and Integrated Pest Management Strategies. Agronomy, 15 (3), art. no. 627 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15030627
• Atmatzidis, D. and A.E. Tsagkarakis*. 2025. New record of Hylesinus varius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on olive trees in Insular Greece. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 18(2), pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2025-000
• Thanou, Z., Bouga, M., Papadoulis, G., and A.E. Tsagkarakis*. 2025. Identification of Auchenorrhyncha Nymphs Using DNA Barcoding and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Most Common Genera Collected in Olive Fields. Diversity, 17(7), 496. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17070496
• Panopoulou, C., and A.E. Tsagkarakis*. 2025. From Surveillance to Sustainable Control: A Global Review of Strategies for Locust Management. Agronomy, 15(10), 2268. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15102268

Professor of Plant Pathology-Virology. She is a expert of the Plant Health Panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), where she is also a member of the working groups on i) high-risk plants, ii) plant pathogen categorisation, and has been a member of the working group on virus categorisation.

He graduated from the Department of Agriculture (Specialization in Plant Production), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and did his master studies in Plant Protection, at the Department of Agriculture, AUTH. He holds a PhD in Plant Pathology-Virology from the Department of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Office: Central Administration Building, 1st Floor, Plant Pathology Laboratory

Associate Professor of Viticulture and Head of the Laboratory of Viticulture of the Department of Crop Science of the Agricultural University of Athens. She has more than 20 years of experience in teaching and research in Viticulture, supervising many Bsc, MSc students and PhD candidates. She is involved in the use of ampelographic and molecular methods for the identification and discrimination of grapevine varieties and rootstock varieties, in the use of cultural methods and techniques in the vineyard, in grapevine physiology, in vitro culture, in grapevine propagation and in the study of the quality characters of the grapes. She has participated in more than 20 national and European scientific projects and in some of them she has contributed as a scientific coordinator. She has published numerous scientific papers in prestigious international scientific journals and international conferences.

Special, administrative, technical and teaching staff of the Laboratory of Viticulture, Department of Crop Science of the Agricultural University of Athens. Agronomist-Enologist, she holds a MSc in Viticulture and Enology from the Agricultural University of Athens. Her research experience includes grapevine propagation, the study of quality characters of the grapes, the effect of fertilization in vineyard conditions, and others. She participates in the teaching of laboratory lessons of the courses of General and Advanced Viticulture at the Agricultural University of Athens, while she has previous experience teaching Viticulture and Enology in technical schools (T.E.I.). She has published a significant number of scientific papers in international scientific journals and international conferences. She is a judge at international wine and spirits competitions.

Assistant Professor of Viticulture, of the Department of Crop Science of the Agricultural University of Athens. Agronomist-Enologist. She holds a diploma (BSc) in Crop Science and Engineering, a MSc in Viticulture and Enology, and a PhD in Viticulture, all from the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA). Her research experience includes the identification and discrimination of Greek grapevine varieties and rootstocks using ampelographic and molecular methods and tools, the morphology, physiology and ecophysiology of the vine, as well as the study of the quality characters of the grapes.

Professor in the Laboratory of Pomology.

His research interests are as follows: (i) Plant nutrition and fertilization, (ii) Abiotic stresses (nutrient deficiencies and toxicities, drought, salinity, waterlogging, etc.), (iii) Sexual and asexual propagation of fruit tree species, (iv) Evaluation of fruit tree cultivars and rootstocks, and (v) Effects of various cultural practices on tree yield and fruit quality.

Dr. G. Papadopoulos is Professor of Applied Statistics, Applied Probability and Analysis of Experiments in Agricultural Sciences, and head of the Institute for Design and Analysis of Experiments (IDAE), University Research Center, Agricultural University of Athens. He received the Diploma in Mathematics from University of Thessaloniki, the MSc in OR & Computer Science from University of Athens and the PhD in Systems Reliability from University of Athens.

His main research interests are in the area of Applied Statistics and Applied Probability, Biometry and Agricultural Statistics, Statistical Analysis of Experiments in Agricultural Sciences, Systems Reliability, Runs and Scans Theory, Statistical Quality Control, Web-based Teaching Environments

Office: Agricultural University of Athens, University Campus, Papadakis Building, 1st Floor

Assistant Professor of Phytopathology, working on a) plant-microbiome-pathogen interactions, b) mechanisms of induced systemic resistance in plants, c) interaction between iron deficiency and pathogens, and d) plant defense mechanisms activated in response to phytopathogens and beneficial microbes.

His research expertise is "Phytopathology / Plant-Pathogen-Microbiome Interactions".

He has performed his PhD studies and later worked as postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University in the Netherlands (2012 - 2023). He has obtained his BSc (2003 - 2008) and MSc (2010 - 2012) degrees in Agricultural University of Athens. He completed his military service in Supply and Transportation Corps of Hellenic Army (2009 - 2010).

His office is located in the Laboratory of Phytopathology, at the 1st floor of the Central Building of Agricultural University of Athens.

Research Team Members

Dafni Paraskevopoulou (MSc) - PhD candidate

Dafni obtained a Bachelor in Biology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2014 - 2020). During 2020 - 2022, she studied at the “Molecular and Applied Plant Biology - Green Biotechnology” Masters program at the University of Crete. After her MSc studies, she did a 6-month Erasmus+ internship, at the Plant – Microbe Interactions Laboratory at Utrecht University (Netherlands). In addition, she gained work experience as a research fellow at the Horticultural Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory at CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agricultural Institute of Chania.

In her PhD, she is studying how plant defense responses and the microbiome can contribute to the resistance of wild and cultivated tomato plants against the phytopathogenic fungus Verticillium dahliae.

Email                   dafniparask@aua.gr

Twitter               https://twitter.com/DafPara?t=XsTlqK3JsI_5C_bF1vuLLA&s=09

LinkedIn              https://gr.linkedin.com/in/dafni-paraskevopoulou-a87ab8180

Associate Professor of Plant Stress Physiology. His research interests include photosynthesis under stress and photoprotection, the role of carbon inclusions in plant physiology and stress tolerance, optical properties of plant tissues, water stress, physiological significance of secondary metabolites, plant nutrition.

He accepts students daily between 11:00 and 14:00 after prior arrangement (tel: 4289, email: gliak@aua.gr).

He is located in the Hassiotis building, 2nd floor, Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Morphology, office no. 1.

Associate Professor of Agronomy & Weed Science