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Dora Chimonidou - Director
Marinos Markou - Chief Agricultural Research Officer (Support Division)
Polycarpou Polycarpos - Chief Agricultural Research Officer (Production Division)
Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403117
Email: ppolycarpou@ari.moa.gov.cy
Research Interests
- Climate control in greenhouses, testing of new cover materials, application of new technology in climate control and hydroponics.
- Drying of agricultural products (aromatic plants, fruits and vegetables). Application of renewable energies in agriculture (solar energy and bio-mass, Energy Plants for Biodiesel and Bioethanol production, Biogas from plants, microalgae).
- Application of shallow geothermal energy in greenhouses.
- Water Management and water saving technology.
- Composting of Biomass.
Adamides George - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Rural Development)
Christou Anastasis - Agricultural Research Officer A΄ (Natural Resources and Environment)
Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403113
Email: achristou@ari.moa.gov.cy
Research Interests
- Cellular and molecular responses of strawberry to salt, osmotic and heat stress
- Priming approaches for enhancing plant abiotic stress resistance
- Impacts and risk assessment of wastewater reuse for irrigation in the environment and public health
- Fate and plant uptake of micro-pollutants and compounds of emerging concern (CECs)
- Phytoremetiation as a tool for retrieving marginal and polluted soils
Dalias Panagiotis - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Natural Resources and Environment)
Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403114
Email: pdalias@ari.moa.gov.cy
Research Interests
- Decomposition processes of litter and soil organic matter
- Dynamics of mineralization of soil carbon and nitrogen
- Utilization of organic materials (manure, compost, sewage sludge) for soil fertility improvement
Emmanouelidou Maria - Agricultural Research Officer (Fruit Trees)
Fasoula Dionysia - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Plant Improvement)
Giannakopoulou Marianthi - Agricultural Research Officer (Rural Development)
Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403118
Email: mgiannakopoulou@ari.moa.gov.cy
Research Interests
- Food Marketing
- Consumer Behavior
- Business Administration of agribusinesses
- Use of new technologies in Agriculture
- Rural Development and alternative activities
Hadjipavlou Georgia - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Animal Production)
Ioannides Ioannis - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Agrobiotechnology)
Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403152
Email: iioannides@ari.moa.gov.cy
Research Interests
Development and exploitation of advanced molecular and biochemical methods for gene identification and characterization of genetic traits and their mode of action.
Ioannidou Sotiroula - Agricultural Research Officer (Fruit Trees)
Ioannou Stavroula - Agricultural Research Officer (Rural Development)
Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403222
Email: sioannou@ari.moa.gov.cy
Research Interests
- Agricultural and Food Marketing
- Farm Management
- Food Safety
- Consumer Behavior to Agri-food Sector
- Innovation in Rural Development Sector
Kapari-Isaia Theodora - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Plant Protection)
Kyratzis Angelos - Agricultural Research Officer A΄ (Vegetables)
Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403131
Email: akyratzis@ari.moa.gov.cy
Research Interests
- Survey, inventory, collection, ex situ conservation, characterization and evaluation of local plant genetic resources
- Characterization and evaluation of local cereal, legume and vegetable landraces
- Survey, inventory and conservation of crop wild relatives
- Development of germination protocols for native rare plant species
- Curation of the national Genebank and Herbarium
Kyriacou Marios - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Vegetables)
Mina Kyriacos - Agricultural Research Officer (Cultivar Registration Center)
Neocleous Damianos - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Natural Resources and Environment)
Omirou Michalis - Agricultural Research Officer A΄ (Agrobiotechnology)
Pallides Andreas - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Plant Improvement)
Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403130
Email: apallides@ari.moa.gov.cy
Research Interests
- Breeding durum wheat, bread wheat, triticale
- Legume Genetics
- Breeding Winemaking Vines
- Effect of recycled water in the expression of plant genes
- Use of cereals and legumes in organic farming
- Cereal and legume evaluation under stress conditions
Papadavid George - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Rural Development)
Papayiannis Lambros - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Plant Protection)
Pitta Christina - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Plant Improvement)
Savvides Savvas - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Fruit Trees)
Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403220
Email: ssavvides@ari.moa.gov.cy
Research Interests
- 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.
Seraphides Nicos - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Plant Protection)
Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403206
Email: nseraphides@ari.moa.gov.cy
Research Interests
- Biology, ecology, behavior and integrated pest management of insect pests
- Rearing of beneficial insects (Macrolophus pygmaeus, Nesidiocoris tenuis, Chrysoperla carnea, Diglyphus isaea, Aphytis melinus, Comperiella bifasciata)
- Insecticide toxicity and Resistance
Soteriou Georgios - Agricultural Research Officer A΄ (Vegetables)
Sparaggis Dionysis - Agricultural Research Officer (Animal Production)
Stavridou Constantina - Agricultural Research Officer (Plant Improvement)
Stylianou Andreas - Agricultural Research Officer (Rural Development)
Vassiliou Loukia - Agricultural Research Officer (Natural Resources and Environment)
Vassiliou Vassilis - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Animal Production)