AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Department of
Crop Science

Voloudakis, D., A. Karamanos, G. Economou, D. Kalivas, P. Vahamidis, V. Kotoulas, J. Kapsomenakis, C. Zerefos, (2015). Prediction of climate change impacts on cotton yields in Greece under eight climatic models using the AquaCrop crop simulation model and discriminant function analysis. Agricultural Water Management 147: 116–128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2014.07.028

Economou, G., G. Panagopoulos, A. Karamanos, P. Tarantilis, D. Kalivas, V. Kotoulas (2014). An assessment of the behaviour of carvacrol - rich wild Lamiaceae species from the eastern Aegean under cultivation in two different environments. Industrial Crop and Products 54: 62-69.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.12.044

Lyra, D., D. Kalivas, G. Economou (2016). A large-scale analysis of Soil and bioclimatic factors affecting the infestation level of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) by Phelipanche species. Crop protection 83: 27-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2016.01.008

Vahamidis, P., A., Stefopoulou, V. Kotoulas, D., Lyra N., Dercas, G.  Economou (2017). Yield, grain size, protein content and water use efficiency of null-LOXmalt barley in a semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystem. Field Crops Research: 206:115–127 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2017.02.022

Fanouriou, E., D., Kalivas, P., Tarantilis, D., Daferera, P., Trigas P., G. Economou, G. (2018). Hippocratic medicinal flora on the Greek Island of Kos: Spatial distribution, assessment of soil conditions, essential oil content and chemotype analysis JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH ON MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS: 2: 97-109 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2018.03.003

Vahamidis, P., A., Stefopoulou, A., Ch., Lagogianni, G., Economou, G., N., Dercas, V., Kotoulas, D., Kalivas, D. and D., Tsitsigiannis. (2020) Pyrenophora teres and Rhynchosporium secalis Establishment in a Mediterranean Malt Barley Field: Assessing Spatial, Temporal and Management Effects. Agriculture 2020, 10, 553; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10110553

Vahamidis, P., A. Karamanos, G. Economou, C. Fasseas (2014) A new scale for the assessment of wheat spike morphogenesis. Annals of Applied Biology164:  220–231. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12097

Karamanos, A.J., G. Economou, K. Sotirakoglou, D. Lyra, A. Papastavrou (2016). Assessing Greek bread wheat landraces for their drought resistance strategies. Crop Science: 57:1–11 https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2016.06.0524

Bresta, P., D., Nikolopoulos, V., Stavroulaki, P., Vahamidis, G., Economou and G., Karabourniotis (2018) How does long-term drought acclimation modify structure-function relationships? A quantitative approach to leaf phenotypic plasticity of barley Functional Plant Biology Functional Plant Biology 45(12) 1181-1194 https://doi.org/10.1071/FP17283

Vahamidis, P., A. Karamanos, G., Economou (2019). Grain number determination in durum wheat as affected by drought stress: An analysis at spike and spikelet level Ann Appl Biol.: 174:190–208. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12487

Krähmer, Hansjörg Ch. Andreasen, G. Economou, J. Holec. G. Fried (2020). Weed surveys and weed mapping in Europe: State of the art and future tasks: Crop Protection 129://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.105010

Papazoglou, Ε., E., Alexopoulou, G. Papadopoulos, and G. Economou-Antonaka G. (2020). Tolerance to Drought and Water Stress Resistance Mechanism of Castor Bean. Agronomy 10, 1580; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10101580

Vahamidis, P., A., Stefopoulou, V., Kotoulas, D., Voloudakis, N., Dercas, G. Economou, G. (2021) A further insight into the environmental factors determining potential grain size in malt barley under Mediterranean conditions. European Journal of Agronomy, 122: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126184

Royo-Esnal, A., A., Onofri, A., Taab, D., Loddo, J., Necajeva, A., Uludag, I., Calha, P.K., Jensen, A., Synowiec, L., Andersson, P.K., Jensen, I., Uremis, G., Economou, AJ., Murdoch, KS., Tørresen (2022) Comparing the emergence of Echinochloa crus-galli populations in different locations. Part II: similarities and threshold parameters" Weed Research. 62:203–214. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12529

Tomou, E.M., H., Skaltsa, G. Economou, A. Trichopoulou (2022)   Sustainable diets & medicinal aromatic plants in Greece: Perspectives towards climate change. Food Chemistry 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131767

VahamidisP., A., Stefopoulou, V., Kotoulas, P., Bresta, D., Nikolopoulos, G. Karabourniotis, G. Mantonanakis, Ch. Vlachos, N. Dercas, G., Economou(2022)Grain size variation in two-rowed malt barley under Mediterranean conditions: Phenotypic plasticity, relevant trade-offs and ideotyping. Field crop research, 279 108 454 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108454

Kotoula, D., Eleni G. Papazoglou, G. Economou, P. Trigas and D.L. Bouranis (2024). Phytoremediation Potential of Flax Grown on Multimetal Contaminated Soils: A Field Experiment. Plants 2024,13,1541. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13111541

Doulfi, D., G. Economou, P. Madesis, L.Karapetsi and I.G. Eleftherohorinos (2025). Double Mutations Drive Multiple Resistances to Herbicides in Greek Rigid Ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaudin). Agronomy 2025, 15, 1532. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15071532

Gavriil, E.,   I. Eleftherohorinos, S. Knezevic, P. Tarantilis, D. Daferera, K. Sotirakoglou, G. Economou (2025). Efficacy of herbicides and flaming against weeds and their effects in oregano (Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum) tolerance.Crop Protection 199 (2026) 107437   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2025.107437

Loukas Orfeas Loukakis, K. Giannoulis, E. Garoufali , Th. Karaviti, K. Sotirakoglou, V. Kotoulas, P. Papastylianou and G.Economou (2025). Integrating of Biostimulants Alongside Various Advanced Nitrogen Fertilization Practices Improve the Yield, Quality and Sustainability of Malting Barley in Mediterranean Conditions. Agronomy-3881460 https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202509.0585.v1

Effect of temperature on growth, productivity, and fiber quality of upland cotton cultivars in Central Greece

Engonopoulos, V., Papastylianou, P., Kakabouki, I., Bilalis, D. Effect of temperature on growth, productivity, and fiber quality of upland cotton cultivars in Central Greece (2025) Notulea Scientia Biologicae 17(1), 12391

https://doi.org/10.55779/nsb17112391

Effect of fertilization and weed management practices on weed diversity and hemp agronomic performance

Kousta, A., Papastylianou, P., Travlos, I., Mavroeidis, A., Kakabouki, I. Effect of fertilization and weed management practices on weed diversity and hemp agronomic performance (2023) Agronomy 13(4) 1060.

https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13041060

Impact of planting density and organic fertilization on the cultivation of the Greek endemic Helichrysum amorginum Boiss. and Orph.

Stavropoulos, G., Papastylianou, P., Karapatzak, E., Vassalos, E., Maloupa, E., Kakabouki, I. Impact of planting density and organic fertilization on the cultivation of the Greek endemic Helichrysum amorginum Boiss. and Orph. (2024) Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici, 52(2), 13931.

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52213931

Evaluation of European-development hemp cultivars (Cannabis sativa L.) in response to water regimes

Kousta, A., Papastylianou, P., Tzimas, P., Skaltsounis, L.A., Bilalis, D. Evaluation of European-development hemp cultivars (Cannabis sativa L.) in response to water regimes (2025) Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 23(1) 21257.

https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2025231-21257

Sustainable experimental cultivation of the Greek endemic Helichrysum amorginum Boiss. and Orph.: Assessment of the total phenolic content at different flower phenolic content at different flower harvest stages

Stavropoulos, G., Papastylianou, P., Karapatzak, E., Argyropoulou A., Vassalos, E., Kakabouki, I. Sustainable experimental cultivation of the Greek endemic Helichrysum amorginum Boiss. and Orph.: Assessment of the total phenolic content at different flower phenolic content at different flower harvest stages (2024) Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici, 52(3), 13943.

http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/nbha52313943

Impact of planting density and organic fertilization on the cultivation of the Greek endemic Helichrysum amorginum Boiss. and Orph

Stavropoulos, G., Papastylianou, P., Karapatzak, E., Vassalos, E., Maloupa, E., Kakabouki, I. Impact of planting density and organic fertilization on the cultivation of the Greek endemic Helichrysum amorginum Boiss. and Orph (2024) Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici, 52(2), 13931.

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52213931

Weed-suppressive Effects of Maize-legume Intercropping in Organic Cropping Systems

Bilalis, D., Papastylianou, P., Karkanis, A., Konstantas, A., Patsiali, S. Weed-suppressive Effects of Maize-legume Intercropping in Organic Cropping Systems (2009) International Journal of Pest Management 56(2), pp. 173‒181.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09670870903304471

Effect of osmopriming treatments with mannitol on cottonseed germination performance under suboptimal conditions

Papastylianou, P.T., Karamanos, A.J. Effect of osmopriming treatments with mannitol on cottonseed germination performance under suboptimal conditions (2014) Seed Science & Technology 40, pp. 248‒258.

http://dx.doi.org/10.15258/sst.2012.40.2.10

Organic cropping system effects on fiber quality of three cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars in Greece

Patsiali S., Papastylianou P., Travlos I., Bilalis D. Organic cropping system effects on fiber quality of three cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars in Greece (2014) Agronomy Journal 106, pp. 1365‒1370.

https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj13.0553

Effect of limited drip irrigation regime on yield, yield components, and fiber quality of cotton under Mediterranean conditions

Papastylianou, P., Argyrokastritis, I.G. Effect of limited drip irrigation regime on yield, yield components, and fiber quality of cotton under Mediterranean conditions Agricultural Water Management 142 pp. 127‒134.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2014.05.005

Sensitivity of Seed Germination to Salt Stress in Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.)

Papastylianou P., Bakogianni, N.N., Travlos, I., Roussis, I. Sensitivity of Seed Germination to Salt Stress in Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) (2018). Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici, 46(1): 202-205

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha46110861

Nitrogen utilization efficiency and yield traits of dual-purpose industrial hemp cultivars in a Mediterranean environment

Papastylianou, P., Kousta, A., Kakabouki, I., Travlos, I., Iliadi, D. Nitrogen utilization efficiency and yield traits of dual-purpose industrial hemp cultivars in a Mediterranean environment (2023) Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 69(1) 104-118.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2021.1959551

Genotype X environment interaction analysis of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) for biomass and seed yield across different environments

Papastylianou, P., Vlachostergios, D.N., Dordas, C., Tigka, E., Papakaloudis, P.,  Kargiotidou, A., Pratsinakis, E., Koskosidis, A., Pankou,C., Kousta, A., Mylonas, I.,  Tani, E., Abraham, E.M., Karatassiou, M., Kostoula S. Genotype X environment interaction analysis of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) for biomass and seed yield across different environments (2021) Sustainability 13 2586.

https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052586

Agro-meteorological indices in relation to cotton yield in a Mediterraneanenvironment

Engonopoulos, V., Papastylianou, P., Kakabouki, I., Bilalis, D.  Agro-meteorological indices in relation to cotton yield in a Mediterraneanenvironment (2025) Notulea Scientia Biologicae 17(1), 12330.

https://doi.org/10.55779/nsb17112330

Bacillus species: factories of plant protective volatile organic compounds

23-02-2023
Journal of Applied Microbiology
https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxad037

Exploring the biocontrol potential of rocket (Eruca sativa) extracts and associated microorganisms against Verticillium wilt

19-03-2024
Journal of Applied Microbiology
https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxae070

The bacterial biocontrol agent Paenibacillus alvei K165confers inherited resistance to Verticillium dahliae

08-04-2021
Journal of Experimental Botany

doi:10.1093/jxb/erab154

Historical Public Parks: Investigating Contemporary Visitor Needs

Paraskevopoulou A.T., Klados A. and Malesios C. 2020. Historical Public Parks: Investigating Contemporary Visitor Needs. Sustainability, 12(23), 9976.

Understanding the Potential to Increase Adoption of Orphan Crops: The Case of Lathyrus spp. Cultivation in Greece

Goufa M., Makeroufas E., Gerakari M., Sarri E., Ragkos A., Bebeli P.J., Balestrazzi A., Tani E. Understanding the Potential to Increase Adoption of Orphan Crops: The Case of Lathyrus spp. Cultivation in Greece (2024) Agronomy, 14 (1), art. no. 108

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.3390/agronomy14010108

Rootstock sub-optimal temperature tolerance determines transcriptomic responses after long-term root cooling in rootstocks and scions of grafted tomato plants

Ntatsi, G., Savvas, D., Papasotiropoulos, V., Katsileros, A., Zrenner, R.M., Hincha, D.K., Zuther, E., Schwarz, D. Rootstock sub-optimal temperature tolerance determines transcriptomic responses after long-term root cooling in rootstocks and scions of grafted tomato plants (2017) Frontiers in Plant Science

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.3389/fpls.2017.00911

Multi-level characterization of eggplant accessions from Greek islands and the mainland contributes to the enhancement and conservation of this germplasm and reveals a large diversity and signatures of differentiation between both origins

Gramazio, P., Chatziefstratiou, E., Petropoulos, C., Chioti, V., Mylona, P., Kapotis, G., Vilanova, S., Prohens, J., Papasotiropoulos, V. Multi-level characterization of eggplant accessions from Greek islands and the mainland contributes to the enhancement and conservation of this germplasm and reveals a large diversity and signatures of differentiation between both origins (2019) Agronomy, .

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.3390/agronomy9120887

Morphological, genetic and essential oil variation of Greek sage (Salvia fruticosa Mill.) populations from Greece

Leontaritou, P., Lamari, F.N., Papasotiropoulos, V., Iatrou, G. Morphological, genetic and essential oil variation of Greek sage (Salvia fruticosa Mill.) populations from Greece (2020) Industrial Crops and Products, .

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112346

High Resolution Melting (HRM) Genotyping in the Genus Origanum: Molecular Identification and Discrimination for Authentication Purposes

Papaioannou, C., Zeliou, K., Trigas, P., Papasotiropoulos, V. High Resolution Melting (HRM) Genotyping in the Genus Origanum: Molecular Identification and Discrimination for Authentication Purposes (2020) Biochemical Genetics, .

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.1007/s10528-020-09970-1

Quality traits, volatile organic compounds, and expression of key flavor genes in strawberry genotypes over harvest period

Leonardou, V.K., Doudoumis, E., Tsormpatsidis, E., Vysini, E., Papanikolopoulos, T., Papasotiropoulos, V., Lamari, F.N. Quality traits, volatile organic compounds, and expression of key flavor genes in strawberry genotypes over harvest period (2021) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, .

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.3390/ijms222413499

Nutritional Value of Eggplant Cultivars and Association with Sequence Variation in Genes Coding for Major Phenolics

Chioti, V., Zeliou, K., Bakogianni, A., Papaioannou, C., Biskinis, A., Petropoulos, C., Lamari, F.N., Papasotiropoulos, V. Nutritional Value of Eggplant Cultivars and Association with Sequence Variation in Genes Coding for Major Phenolics (2022) Plants, .

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.3390/plants11172267

Crop Landraces and Indigenous Varieties: A Valuable Source of Genes for Plant Breeding

Lazaridi, E., Kapazoglou, A., Gerakari, M., Kleftogianni, K., Passa, K., Sarri, E., Papasotiropoulos, V., Tani, E., Bebeli, P.J. Crop Landraces and Indigenous Varieties: A Valuable Source of Genes for Plant Breeding (2024) Plants, .

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.3390/plants13060758

Editorial: Advances on genomics and genetics of horticultural crops and their contribution to breeding efforts - volume II

Tani, E., Xanthopoulou, A., Bazakos, C. Editorial: Advances on genomics and genetics of horticultural crops and their contribution to breeding efforts - volume II (2024) 15, art. no. 1385217, .

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.3389/fpls.2024.1385217

Genetic and Epigenetic Responses of Autochthonous Grapevine Cultivars from the ‘Epirus’ Region of Greece upon Consecutive Drought Stress

Maniatis, G., Tani, E., Katsileros, A., Avramidou, E.V., Pitsoli, T., Sarri, E., Gerakari, M., Goufa, M., Panagoulakou, M., Xipolitaki, K., Klouvatos, K., Megariti, S., Pappi, P., Papadakis, I.E., Bebeli, P.J., Kapazoglou, A. Genetic and Epigenetic Responses of Autochthonous Grapevine Cultivars from the ‘Epirus’ Region of Greece upon Consecutive Drought Stress (2024) 13 (1), art. no. 27, .

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.3390/plants13010027

Growth, Physiological, Biochemical, and Transcriptional Responses to Drought Stress in Seedlings of Medicago sativa L., Medicago arborea L. And their hybrid (Alborea)

Tani, E., Chronopoulou, E.G., Labrou, N.E., Sarri, E., Goufa, M., Vaharidi, X., Tornesaki, A., Psychogiou, M., Bebeli, P.J., Abraham, E.M. Growth, Physiological, Biochemical, and Transcriptional Responses to Drought Stress in Seedlings of Medicago sativa L., Medicago arborea L. And their hybrid (Alborea) (2019) Agronomy, 9 (1), art. no. 38, .

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.3390/agronomy9010038

Recurrent water deficit and epigenetic memory in medicago sativa L. Varieties

Ventouris, Y.E., Tani, E., Avramidou, E.V., Abraham, E.M., Chorianopoulou, S.N., Vlachostergios, D.N., Papadopoulos, G., Kapazoglou, A. Recurrent water deficit and epigenetic memory in medicago sativa L. Varieties (2020) Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10 (9), art. no. 3110, .

HTTP://WWW.DOI.ORG/10.3390/app10093110

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The Faculty of Crop Science of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), was founded in June 1989 (Official Journal of the Hellenic Republic Νο. 166Α΄/16-6-1989) it is the first University Faculty of Crop Science founded in Greece
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