Pomology

General Info Pomology

Director of Laboratory: Professor Eleni Tsantili

Research interests:

Asexual propagation with cuttings and micropropagation of fruit trees.
Alternate bearing in olive, pistachio and citrus.
Effects of growth regulators on fruit quality.
Effects of soil amendments on fruit quality.
Stress responses of various fruit tree rootstocks.
Effects of shading on fruiting of the olive cultivar Koroneiki.
The effect of genotype, nutrient and water stress on the physiological and morphological characteristics of the root and shoot system of the olive tree.
Studies on the ripening of detached olive fruits.
Storage of fresh fig fruits under controlled atmospheres at different temperatures.
Storage of lemons after postharvest treatments.
Studies of photosynthesis and carbohydrates in fruit trees.
Nutrition and fertilization of pistachio and other fruit trees.
Identification of Greek pistachio and olive using molecular markers.
Bud dormancy biochemistry.

Petros Roussos Phone: +30 2105294596 Fax: +30 2105294592 E-mail: roussosp@aua.gr	Eleni Tsantili Phone: +30 2105294612 Fax: +30 2105294592 E-mail: etsantili@aua.gr	Ioannis Papadakis Phone: +30 2105294590 Fax: +30 2105294592 E-mail: papadakis@aua.gr	Mina Kafkaletou Phone: Fax: E-mail: mkafkaletou@aua.gr
Maria Marantidou Phone: +30 2105294593 Fax: +30 2105294592 E-mail: mariam@aua.gr	Konstantinos Meletis Phone: +30 210529 Fax: E-mail: kosmelet@aua.gr

Course name	Credits	Undergrad/Postgrad	Compulsory/Elective
Fruit tree propagation		Postgrad	Elective
		Postgrad	Elective
General Pomology	5	Undergrad	Compulsory
Intoductory Pomology	5	Undergrad	Compulsory
Pomology (Deciduous Fruit and Nut Trees)	5	Undergrad	Compulsory
Fruit tree cultivation (Deciduous - Evergreen fruit trees)	5	Undergrad	Compulsory
Pomology (Subtropical and Tropical Fruits)	5	Undergrad	Compulsory
Small Fruits	5	Undergrad	Compulsory
Propagation of Fruit Trees and Shrubs	5	Undergrad	Compulsory
Post-Harvest Handling of Fruit and Vegetables	5	Undergrad	Compulsory
Fruit tree propagation	5	Undergrad	Compulsory

Research Activities

Asexual propagation with cuttings and micropropagation of fruit trees.
Alternate bearing in olive, pistachio and citrus.
Effects of growth regulators on fruit quality.
Effects of soil amendments on fruit quality.
Stress responses of various fruit tree rootstocks.
Effects of shading on fruiting of the olive cultivar Koroneiki.
The effect of genotype, nutrient and water stress on the physiological and morphological characteristics of the root and shoot system of the olive tree.
Studies on the ripening of detached olive fruits.
Storage of fresh fig fruits under controlled atmospheres at different temperatures.
Storage of lemons after postharvest treatments.
Studies of photosynthesis and carbohydrates in fruit trees.
Nutrition and fertilization of pistachio and other fruit trees.
Identification of Greek pistachio and olive using molecular markers.
Bud dormancy biochemistry.