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)

Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403214
Email: memmanouilidou@ari.moa.gov.cy

Research Interests

• Olive culture, Citrus culture
• Evaluation and conservation of olive genetic resources
• Elaiographic description, cultivar characterization and identification of olive genetic material
• Evaluation of olive and citrus varieties in the agri-environmental conditions of Cyprus
• Quality characteristics and characterization of olive oil
• Organoleptic assessment of extra virgin olive oil

• Plant Breeding and Genetics-Molecular Genetics
• Prognostic Breeding– Innovative Methodology of Plant Breeding for cultivar development, exploitation of epigenetic phenomena, mitigation of biotic and abiotic stressors/Climate Change
• Plant Breeding for Organic and Low-Input Agriculture – Participatory Approaches- Traditional varieties
• Epigenetic phenomena in Plant Breeding-Epigenomics
• Systems Biology
• Precision Agriculture

• The global release of industrial and agricultural chemicals has resulted in widespread environmental pollution. I am very interested to study the effects of these pollutants on the ecology and function of soil microbial communities using biochemical (PLFA) and molecular biology techniques. Additionally the implementation of analytical chemistry regarding the fate of these pollutants in the environment will also help us to understand their relation with microbial community.
• The isolation of microorganisms from the Cyprus environment and their implementation in favor of agriculture, industry and the environment. Mycorrhizal fungi, nitrogen free living bacteria, and phosphate solubilizing bacteria are important microbial groups that have been recognized as plant growth promoting microorganisms.
• Microbial formulation and bioreactors (biofilters).

• 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.

• Vegetable crop production systems and practices
• Rootstock-scion relations of grafted vegetable crops

• Sustainability of farming systems
• Agricultural and Production Economics.
• Use of new technologies in agriculture.
• Marketing of agricultural products.

• Plant protection/Entomology/Acarology
• Insecticide Toxicology and Resistance
• Integrated Pest Management
• Biological methods, techniques, products, and beneficial predatory mites of the Phytoseiidae family for the control of insect and mite pests