Agricultural Research Institute

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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)

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)

Hadjipavlou Georgia - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Animal Production)

Ioannides Ioannis - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Agrobiotechnology)

Ioannidou Sotiroula - Agricultural Research Officer (Fruit Trees)

Ioannou Stavroula - Agricultural Research Officer (Rural Development)

Kapari-Isaia Theodora - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Plant Protection)

Kyratzis Angelos - Agricultural Research Officer A΄ (Vegetables)

Kyriacou Marios - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Vegetables)

Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403221
Email: mkyriacou@ari.moa.gov.cy

Research Interests
Postharvest physiology and technology of horticultural crops

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

Mina Kyriacos - Agricultural Research Officer (Cultivar Registration Center)

Neocleous Damianos - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Natural Resources and Environment)

Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403115
Email: dneocleous@ari.moa.gov.cy

Research Interests

Plant physiology
Plant Nutrition
Hydroponics

Omirou Michalis - Agricultural Research Officer A΄ (Agrobiotechnology)

Pallides Andreas - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Plant Improvement)

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)

Seraphides Nicos - Agricultural Research Officer A’ (Plant Protection)

Soteriou Georgios - Agricultural Research Officer A΄ (Vegetables)

Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403208
Email: gsoteriou@ari.moa.gov.cy

Research Interests

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

Sparaggis Dionysis - Agricultural Research Officer (Animal Production)

Stavridou Constantina - Agricultural Research Officer (Plant Improvement)

Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403131
Email: cstavridou@ari.moa.gov.cy

Research Interests

Aromatic and Medicinal Plants
Essential Oils

Stylianou Andreas - Agricultural Research Officer (Rural Development)

Vassiliou Loukia - Agricultural Research Officer (Natural Resources and Environment)

Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403211
Email: lvassiliou@ari.moa.gov.cy

Research Interests

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

Vassiliou Vassilis - Senior Agricultural Research Officer (Animal Production)

Contact Information
Tel.: +357-22403120
Email: vvassiliou@ari.moa.gov.cy

Research Interests

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

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