Staff

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Adamides George - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Rural Development)
Christou Anastasis - Agricultural Research Officer A΄ (Natural Resources and Environment)
Dalias Panagiotis - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Natural Resources and Environment)
Emmanouelidou Maria - Agricultural Research Officer (Fruit Trees)
Fasoula Dionysia - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Plant Improvement)
Giannakopoulou Marianthi - Agricultural Research Officer (Rural Development)
Hadjipavlou Georgia - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Animal Production)

Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403122
Email: ghadjipavlou@ari.moa.gov.cy

Research Interests

• Dissecting genetic components, quantitative trait loci and polymorphisms affecting production and reproduction traits in local livestock populations
• Genetic study of disease resistance in small ruminants
• Genetic evaluation and selection of sheep and goat breeds
• Use of novel approaches for genomic evaluation of sheep and goats
• Conservation and sustainable use of farm animal genetic resources

• Agricultural and Food Marketing
• Farm Management
• Food Safety
• Consumer Behavior to Agri-food Sector
• Innovation in Rural Development Sector

• Physiological, physicochemical and phytochemical characterization of fresh produce quality ripening and senescence
• Farm-to-fork etiology of produce quality: linking preharvest factors to postharvest performance of fresh produce
• Rootstock-mediated effects on vegetable quality and postharvest behavior
• Control of postharvest physiological disorders by non-chemical treatments
• Carbohydrate metabolism and tuber dormancy

• Development of nucleic acid based methods for the detection of Plant Pathogens
• Biological and Molecular Characterization of Plant Viruses, Viroids, Bacteria and Phytoplasmata
• Management of Plant diseases
• Production and maintenance of healthy plant propagating material (Grapevines, Citrus, Stonefruits, Olives)

• Evaluation of tablegrape varieties under different environmental conditions.
• Evaluation of the tablegrape and wine grape varieties grafted on rootstocks under different environmental conditions.
• Use of cultural practices for the improvement of quality and production of grapes.
• Management, collection and conservation of vine genetic material of autochthonous and international wine and tablegrape varieties and wild vines.
• Ampelographic description of autochthonous wine and tablegrape varieties.

• Evaluation of Crop production systems and practices of ornamentals
• Cultivation of ornamental species under the climatic conditions in Cyprus
• Evaluation of endemic species of Cyprus flora for potential use in commercial floriculture