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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - KALAMATA
Ε-mail: a.asimakopoulou (at) uop (dot) gr
Short CV I. Position Professor in ‘Mineral nutrition of higher plants’ University of the Peloponnese School of Agriculture and Food Department of Agriculture Address: 24 100, Antikalamos, Messinia, Greece Tel. +302721045178 Email address: a.asimakopoulou@uop.gr; assimakopoulou.a@gmail.com II. Education BSc & Integrated MSc in Agronomy (1982, Agricultural University of Athens) PhD in Mineral nutrition of higher plants, Lab. of Plant Physiology, Dep. of Agricultural Biotechnology (2002, Agricultural University of Athens) Foreign Language skills: English and French III. Research interests Mechanisms of nutrient element absorption and transport in plants Evaluation of plant varieties and rootstocks to physiological stresses due to deficiencies or toxicities, substrate salinity, etc Interaction between plant nutrition and disease susceptibility Non-parasitic fruit disorders (rind spotting, blossom-end rot, tip-burn etc) Fertilization in organic and conventional tree farming Orchards and vineyards nutritional surveys Improvement of the reliability of leaf analysis sampling Effect of nitrogen level and form on growth, plant nutrition, and nitrate content of leafy vegetables Study on the growth and nutritional status of leafy vegetables grown with Deep Flowing Technique (DFT) and on several solid substrates. Influence of NaCl salinity on growth, inorganic nutrition, physiology and quality of tomato fruits, beans, strawberry, etc. Salt tolerance evaluation of indigenous Greek olive cultivars Olive mill waste sludge use on plant growth substrates Impact of pH and salinity on the growth and chemical composition of wild edible greens Plant growth regulators effect on fruit properties of apricot, olive trees etc IV. Selected Professional Experience 18/10/2022 till now: Professor in the scientific field of mineral nutrition of higher plants, School of Agriculture and Food, Department of Agriculture, University of the Peloponnese. 11/07/2016 till 18/10/2022: Associate Professor in the scientific field of mineral nutrition of higher plants, School of Agriculture and Food, Department of Agriculture, University of the Peloponnese. Από 29/6/2012 till 11/07/2016: Assistant Professor in the scientific field of Mineral nutrition of higher plants, School of Agriculture and Food, Department of Agriculture, University of the Peloponnese. 29/10/2007 - 28/6/2012: Lecturer, Lab. of Pomology, School of Agriculture and Foof, Department of Agriculture, University of the Peloponnese. 30/3/1998 - 28/11/2003: Agriculture engineer in the Laboratory of ‘Non-Parasitic Diseases’, Dep. of Phytopathology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, in Athens, participating in research projects related to: a. the effect of nitrogen on the concentration of nitrates and nutrient elements in leafy vegetables, b. the physiological stress on plant indexes (clovers) due to ozon toxicity, c. the ‘blossom-end rot’ in peaches, d. the relationship between the susceptibility of pistachio to Camarosporium pistaciae and tree inorganic nutrition, e. the interaction of different Fe levels and N forms of nutrient solution on the growth, concentration of nutrient elements and root Fe3+ reduction capacity in spinach, etc. 29/5/1989 - 29/3/1998 and 29/11/2003 - 28/10/2007: Agriculture engineer in the District Laboratory of Agricultural Extension and Fertilizer Analysis (P.E.G.E.A.L.), Xylokastro, Greece, responsible for a. chemical analyses of plant (leaf analysis), soil and water samples, b. fertilization recommendations, c. parasitic and non-parasitic diseases diagnosis and control, and d. research projects related to: a) pre-harvest ‘rind spotting’ in ‘Clementine’ mandarins, b) rind-spotting in grapes (var. Soultanina) and c) “Sustainable fertigation techniques for vegetable production in Greece”, a project financed by the European Commission (Framework Programme 6; Marie Curie - Transfer of Knowledge) between Holland (Αpplied Plant Research-Division Glasshouse Horticulture, University of Wageningen) and Greece (Olive and Horticultural Crops Institute of Kalamata, N.AG.RE.F.). In the second period (29/11/2003 - 28/10/2007) in P.E.G.E.A.L., I had participated to the implementation of the accreditation of the Laboratory according to the quality system ISO/IEC 17025, as well. V. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Assimakopoulou, A. 2002. Mechanisms of iron absorption and transport in peach rootstocks. PhD. Dep. of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens Isaakidis, Α., Sotiropoulos, Th., Assimakopoulou, A. and Stylianidis, D. 2002. Methods to improve reliability of leaf analysis results for Iron-deficiency in Kiwi fruits. Agrochimica, 43 (3-4): 138/145. Troyanos, Y.E., A. Assimakopoulou and E. Moustaka. 2004. Effect of the nitrogen fertilization on the yield and nitrogen concentration of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. cv. Toledo). Hellenic Plant Protection Journal, 20: 20-28.Troyanos, Y.E., A. Assimakopoulou and E. Moustaka. 2004. Effect of nitrogen application on the growth and concentration of total nitrogen and nitrates in Butterhead (cv. Divina) and Romaine (cv. Toledo) lettuce grown in nutrient solution. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 20: 29-44. Assimakopoulou, A. 2006. Effect of iron supply and nitrogen form on growth, nutritional status and ferric reducing activity of spinach in nutrient solution culture. Scientia Horticulturae, 110: 21-29. De Kreij, C., V. Kavvadias, A. Assimakopoulou and A. Paraskevopoulos. 2007. Development of fertigation for trickle irrigated vegetables under Mediterranean conditions. International Journal of Vegetable Science 13 (2): 81-99. Assimakopoulou, A., Y.E. Troyanos and Ch. Tsougrianis. 2008. Effect of different rates of nitrogen application on some micronutrients concentration in lettuce and spinach. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 1: 26-31. Assimakopoulou, A., Ch. Tsougrianis, K. Elena, C. Fasseas and G. Karabourniotis. 2009. Pre-harvest rind-spotting in ‘Clementine’ mandarin. Journal of Plant Nutrition 32 (9): 1486 – 1497. Assimakopoulou, Α. and K. Elena. 2010. Is there an influence of inorganic nutrition on the susceptibility of the pistachio to Camarosporium pistaciae? Options Mediterranéennes, Série A, 94: 181-185. Anna Assimakopoulou, Constantin D. Holevas, and Konstantinos Fasseas. 2011. The relative susceptibility of some Prunus rootstocks in hydroponics to iron deficiency. Journal of Plant Nutrition 34 (7): 1014-1033. Anna Assimakopoulou and Charikleia Tsougrianis. 2012. Correlation between yield, must attributes and nutritional status of the Greek red wine grape variety ‘Agiorgitiko’. Journal of Plant Nutrition 35: 1022-1036. A. Assimakopoulou, K. Nifakos and K. Agelopoulos. 2012. Inorganic Nutrition Differences between Own-rooted and Grafted Vineyards of the Greek Wine Grape Variety ‘Agiorgitiko’. Acta Horticulturae 931: 267-272. A. Assimakopoulou, Anastasios Kotsiras, and K. Nifakos. 2013.The incidence of lettuce tipburn as related to hydroponic system and cultivar. Journal of Plant Nutrition 36: 1383-1400. (ΔΙΚ. Ζ13)Α. Assimakopoulou, K. Nifakos, I. Salmas, and N. Alyfantis. 2013. Preliminary study of the nutritional status of pistachio in Aegina, Greece. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 44 (1-4): 356-365. A. Assimakopoulou, K. Nifakos, I. Salmas, and P. Kalogeropoulos. 2015. Growth, ion uptake and yield responses of three indigenous small-sized Greek tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) cultivars and four hybrids of cherry tomato under NaCl salinity stress. Comm. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 46 (18): 2357-2377. A. Assimakopoulou, K. Nifakos, I. Salmas, and P. Kalogeropoulos. 2015. Effect of Salt Stress on Three Green Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cultivars. Not Bot Horti Agrobo, 43(1): 113-118. Eleni Manolopoulou, Anna Assimakopoulou, Kallimachos Nifakos, Ioannis Salmas and Panagiotis Kalogeropoulos. 2015. The Influence of NaCl Salinity on the Physiology and Quality of Four Cherry Tomato Fruits. Journal of Food & Nutritional Disorders, 4:3 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2324-9323.1000172 A. Assimakopoulou, K. Nifakos, P. Kalogeropoulos, I. Salmas and K. Agelopoulos. 2016. Response of ungrafted rootstocks and rootstocks grafted with wine grape varieties (Vitis sp.) to ‘lime-induced chlorosis’. Journal of Plant Nutrition 39: 74-89. A. Assimakopoulou, I. Salmas, P.A. Roussos, K. Nifakos, P. Kalogeropoulos, and G. Kostelenos. 2017. Salt tolerance evaluation of nine indigenous Greek olive cultivars. Journal of Plant Nutrition 40, 1099–1110.P.A. Roussos, A. Assimakopoulou, A. Nikoloudi, I. Salmas, K. Nifakos, P. Kalogeropoulos, and G. Kostelenos. 2017. Intra- and inter-cultivar impacts of salinity stress on leaf photosynthetic performance, carbohydrates and nutrient content of nine indigenous Greek olive cultivars. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 39:136. Stavroula Tzavara, Anastasios I. Darras and Anna Assimakopoulou. 2019. Tobacco dust waste as an alternative medium to grow geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum) plants. Advances in Horticultural Science, 33(2), 295-298. https://doi.org/10.13128/ahs-23986A. Assimakopoulou, I. Salmas, Nikolaos Kounavis, Alexandros I. Bastas, Vasiliki Michopoulou and Evaggelos Michail. 2019. “The Impact of Ammonium to Nitrate Ratio on the Growth and Nutritional Status of Kale” ‘Not Bot Horti Agrobo 47(3): 848-859. DOI:10.15835/nbha47311466. Athanasios Tsafouros; Argiro Frantzeskaki; Anna Assimakopoulou; Peter A. Roussos. 2019. Spatial and temporal changes of mineral nutrients and carbohydrates in cuttings of four stone fruit rootstocks and their contribution in rooting potential. Scientia Horticulturae 253, 227-240. Roussos P.A., Dimou A., Assimakopoulou A., Gasparatos D., Kostelenos G., Bouchaghier P., Argyrokastritis I. 2019. Spatial distribution of nutrients and morpho-physiological indicators of salinity tolerance among five olive cultivars - The use of relative nutrient concentration as an efficient tolerance index. Journal of Plant Nutrition 42 (18): 2269–2286. Anna Assimakopoulou, Dimitra Dimitroulia, Stavros Kosmidis, Maria K. Doula. 2020. Growth, yield and nutrient status of pepper plants grown on a soil substrate with olive mill waste sludge and natural zeolite addition. Journal of Plant Nutrition 43(5): 629–640. Peter Roussos; Efstathios Ntanos; Nikoleta-Kleio Denaxa; Athanassios Tsafouros; Intidhar Bouali; Vassilis Nikolakakos; Anna Assimakopoulou. 2021. Auxin (triclopyr) and cytokinin (forchlorfenuron) differentially affect fruit physiological, organoleptic and phytochemical properties of two apricot cultivars". Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 43, Article number: 25 (2021). Anna Assimakopoulou, Ioannis Salmas, Aikaterina Tsikra, Alexandros-Iasonas Bastas, Maria Bakea, Efstathios K. Ntanos, Athanasios Tsafouros and P. Roussos. 2020. Changes in growth, yield and nutrient status of nine vegetables grown onto a soil substrate with two-phase olive mill waste sludge addition. Journal of Plant Nutrition 44 (18): 2739–2755. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2021.1927093 Papadopoulos, Antonis V., Maria K. Doula, Antonis A. Zorpas, Stavros Kosmidis, Anna Assimakopoulou and Chronis Kolovos. 2020. Pepper cultivation on a substrate consisting of soil, natural zeolite, and olive mill waste sludge: changes in soil properties. Comptes Rendus Chimie 2020, 23, (11-12), p. 721-732, https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.48 29. Efstathios Ntanos, Anna Assimakopoulou, Peter A Roussos. 2021. Cultivar-rootstock interactions on growth, yield and mineral nutrition of newly planted peach trees in a pot experiment. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 33(2): 149-158 doi: 10.9755/ejfa.2021.v33.i2.225030. Alexios A Alexopoulos, Efstathios Marandos, Anna Assimakopoulou, Nikolina Vidalis, Spyridon A. Petropoulos, Ioannis C Karapanos. 2021. Effect of nutrient solution pH on the growth, yield and quality of Taraxacum officinale and Reichardia picroides in a floating hydroponic system. Agronomy 11 (6) 1118 (pp 1-15). DOI 10.3390/agronomy1106111831. Alexios A. Alexopoulos, Anna Assimakopoulou*, Panagiotis Panagopoulos, Maria Bakea, Nikolina Vidalis, Ioannis C. Karapanos, Spyridon A. Petropoulos*. 2021. Impact of Salinity on the Growth and Chemical Composition of two Underutilized Wild Edible Greens: Taraxacum officinale and Reichardia picroides. Horticulturae 7(7):160, DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae7070160, ID: horticulturae-126933132. Efstathios Ntanos, Panagiotis Kekelis, Anna Assimakopoulou, Dionisios Gasparatos, Nikoleta-Kleio Denaxa, Athanassios Tsafouros, Peter Anargyrou Roussos. 2021. Amelioration effects against salinity stress in strawberry by bentonite-zeolite mixture, glycine betaine, and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in terms of plant growth, nutrient content, soil properties, yield and fruit quality characteristics. Applied Sciences, 11(19), 8796; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11198796.33. Peter Anargyrou Roussos, Anastasia Karabi, Loukas Anastasiou, Anna Assimakopoulou and Dionisios Gasparatos. 2023. Apricot Tree Nutrient Uptake, Fruit Quality and Phytochemical Attributes, and Soil Fertility under Organic and Integrated Management. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(4), 2596; DOI: 10.3390/app13042596Presentations De Kreij, C., V. Kavvadias, A. Assimakopoulou, Chr. Paschalidis, A. Paraskevopoulos, A. Geneadopoulou and D. Lagopoulos. 2005. Fertigation: I. Methodology of 1:2 volume water extract. ‘Proceedings of National conference with International participation ‘Management, Use and Protection of soil resources’, 15-19 May 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria.) Kavvadias, V., C. de Kreij, Chr. Paschalidis, A. Assimakopoulou, A. Paraskevopoulos, D. Lagopoulos and A. Geneadopoulou. 2005. Fertigation: II. Experiments in Greece with greenhouse grown tomato and cucumber on two soil types. ‘Proceedings of National conference with international participation ‘Management, Use and Protection of soil resources’, 15-19 May 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria. Vemmos, S., A. Assimakopoulou and A. Kontopoulos. 2006. Initial results from a study of soil fertility and leaf nutrient status in conventional and organic olive orchards. OliveBioteq 2006, International Conference for olive tree and olive products. 5-10 November 2006, Marsala - Mazara del Vallo, Italy. Proceedings 2: 201-204. Assimakopoulou A., Ch. Tsougrianis, K. Elena, C. Fasseas, G. Karabourniotis, E. Drolia and D. Dimou. 2007. Investigation on ‘Clementine’ mandarin rind-spotting in maturity. 1st Symposium on Horticulture in Europe, 17-20 February 2008, Vienna, Austria, Book of Abstracts, ISSN 1996-9449, pp 223-224. Assimakopoulou, Α. and K. Elena. 2008. Is there an influence of inorganic nutrition on the susceptibility of the pistachio to Camarosporium pistaciae? XIV Meeting of the Mediterranean Research Group for Almond and Pistachio (GREMPA). Athens, Greece, 30 March - 4 April 2008 (Book of Abstracts, ISSN 1996-9449, pp 145). Anna Assimakopoulou and Charikleia Tsougrianis. 2009. Rootstock and trellis system effects on nutritional status of the Greek wine grape variety ‘Agiorgitiko’. XXXII World Congress of Vine and Wine (by: Organization Internationale de la vigne et du vin). Zagreb, Croatia, 28 June – 3 July 2009 (Book of Abstracts, ISBN 978-953-6718-11-5, pp 240). A. Assimakopoulou, K. Nifakos and K. Agelopoulos. 2010. Inorganic Nutrition Differences between Own-rooted and Grafted Vineyards of the Greek Wine Grape Variety ‘Agiorgitiko’. 28th International Horticultural Congress (by: International Society of Horticultural Science). Lisbon, Portugal. August 22-27, 2010. (Book of Abstracts, Vol. ΙΙ., p 731). A. Assimakopoulou, A. Vitoratos, Y. Troyanos and D. Velissariou. 2010. Effect of Nitrogen Level and Form on Growth and Nitrate Content of Spinach in Hydroponics. 28th International Horticultural Congress (by: International Society of Horticultural Science). Lisbon, Portugal. August 22-27, 2010. (Book of Abstracts, Vol. ΙΙ., p 623). Α. Assimakopoulou, K. Nifakos, I. Salmas, and N. Alyfantis. 2011. Preliminary study of the nutritional status of pistachio in Aegina, Greece. 12th International Symposium on Soil and Plant Analysis (by: Soil and Plant Analysis Council-SPAC). Chania, Greece, June 6-10, 2011. Roussos, P.A., A. Dimou, A. Assimakopoulou, D. Gasparatos and G. Kostelenos. 2011. Growth and nutrient status of five Greek olive (Olea europaea L.) varieties subjected to sodium chloride stress. OliveBioteq 2011 International Conference for olive tree and olive products. Chania, Greece, October 31-4 November, 2011. Α. Assimakopoulou, I. Salmas, K. Nifakos and K. Bakasietas. 2013. Preliminary studies on grapevine asexual propagation by using Deep Flow hydroponics. 3rd International Symposium - Ampelos 2013. Santorini, Greece, May 30-31, 2013. A. Assimakopoulou, I. Salmas, K. Nifakos, P. Kalogeropoulos, P.A. Roussos and G. Κostelenos. 2014. Effects of NaCl salinity on growth and ion content of nine Greek olive varieties. Plant biology Europe. FESPB/EPSO 2014 Congress. 22nd - 26th June 2014, Dublin, Ireland. Abstract book presentations pp41. A. Assimakopoulou, K. Nifakos, I. Salmas and P. Kalogeropoulos. 2014. Growth, ion uptake and yield responses of three Greek small-sized tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) cultivars and four hybrids of cherry tomato under NaCl salinity stress. Plant biology Europe. FESPB/EPSO 2014 Congress. 22nd - 26th June 2014, Dublin, Ireland. Abstract book presentations pp42. S. Kosmidis, M.K. Doula, A. Assimakopoulou, A., Y. Trogianos, A. Papadopoulos, Ch. Kolovos, P. Kostopoulos, P. E. Gounela. 2017. Use of olive mill waste sludge and clinoptilolite as soil additives for pepper cultivation. Climate Changing Agriculture - International Conference. Chania, Greece 29/8-2/9/2017. Stavros Kosmidis, Maria K. Doula, Anna Assimakopoulou, Ch. Kolovos, Yerasimos Troyanos, A. Papadopoulos, Panagiotis Kostopoulos. 2018. Pepper cultivation on a substrate consisting of soil, natural zeolite and olive mill waste sludge - Changes in soil properties. https://naxos2018.uest.gr/index.php 6th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Naxos Island, Greece, 13–16 June 2018 Ntanos Efstathios, Assimakopoulou Anna, Dionisios Gasparatos, Nikoleta-Kleio Denaxa, Kosta Anna and Roussos A. Petros. 2020. Glycine betaine, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens IT45 and zeolite-bentonite mixture as ameliorating agents against salt stress in strawberry. 28th Symposium of the International Scientific Centre for Fertilizers (CIEC) “Fertilization and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Mediterranean Environments”. Athens, Greece, November 2-6, 2020. www.ciec2020.aua.gr Ntanos Efstathios, Tsafouros Athanasios, Denaxa Nikoleta-Kleioa, Kosta Anna, Assimakopoulou Anna and Roussos A. Petros. 2020. Effects of silicon, potassium and calcium applications on kiwi fruit quality characteristics and nutrient concentration. 28th Symposium of the International Scientific Centre for Fertilizers (CIEC) “Fertilization and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Mediterranean Environments”. Athens, Greece, November 2-6, 2020.www.ciec2020.aua.gr Aspromougos, I., Glynos, P., Assimakopoulou, A. and Chitzanidis, A., 1996. Susceptibility of wounded sour orange trees to artificial and natural infections by Phoma tracheifila. Summaries of papers presented at 7th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Athens, Greece, November 8-10, 1996. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 35: 227 (Abstract).Elena, K., Paplomatas, E.J. and Assimakopoulou, A., 2000. A new Phytophthora species for pear in Greece. Summaries of papers presented at 8th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Heraklion, Greece, October 22-24, 1996. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 39: 328 (Abstract).Assimakopoulou, A., Velissariou, D. and Georgopoulos, V., 2001. Calcium levels in peach fruits showing symptoms of the disorder known as “blosson end rot”. Summaries of papers presented at 9th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Athens, Greece, October 20-22, 1998. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 40: 85 (Abstract).Assimakopoulou, Α. and Holevas, C. D., 2001. Screening different peach rootstocks, grown in nutrient solution, for iron efficiency by using the iron reducing capacity of the roots. Summaries of papers presented at the 10th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Kalamata, Greece, October 3-5, 2000. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 40:198 (Abstract).Assimakopoulou, A. and Fasseas, C., 2001. Effects of iron deficiency on the morphology of the root system of some peach rootstocks. Summaries of papers presented at the 10th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Kalamata, Greece, October 3-5, 2000. Phytopathologia Mediterrania 40:197 (Abstract).Assimakopoulou, A. and Holevas, C. D., 2006. Susceptibility to Iron deficiency of some peach rootstocks grown in nutrient solutions. Summaries of papers presented at the 11th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Parga, Greece, October 1-4, 2002. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 45:67 (Abstract).Assimakopoulou, A., Troyanos, G. and Vitoratos, A., 2006. Effect of nitrogen on the concentration of micronutrients in spinach. Summaries of papers presented at 11th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Parga, Greece, October 1-4, 2002. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 45:76 (Abstract). Troyanos, Y. and Assimakopoulou, A., 2006. Nitrate critical concentrations in lettuce plants. Summaries of papers presented at 11th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Parga, Greece, October 1-4, 2002. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 45:81 (Abstract). Velissariou, D., Assimakopoulou, A. and Kolokoutsas, A., 2006. Physiological stress on clovers due to ozon toxicity. 2002. Summaries of papers presented at 11th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Parga, Greece, October 1-4, 2002. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 45:75 (Abstract). Assimakopoulou, A., 2006. Effects that different Fe levels and N forms in the nutrient solution have on growth, leaf nutrient concentration, and the Fe3+ reduction capacity of root in spinach. Summaries of papers presented at 12th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Kastoria, Greece, October 12-15, 2004. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 45:183 (Abstract). Assimakopoulou, A., Troyanos, G. and Tsougrianis, Ch., 2006. Effect of different rates of nitrogen fertilization on the concentration of micronutrients in field-grown lettuce. Summaries of papers presented at 12th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Kastoria, Greece, October 12-15, 2004. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 45:184 (Abstract). Assimakopoulou, Α., Elena, K., Vlachoyannis, D. and Georgopoulos, V., 2006. Susceptibility of pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) to Camarosporium pistaciae in relation to the tree nutrient status. Summaries of papers presented at 12th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Kastoria, Greece, October 12-15, 2004. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 45:183 (Abstract).Troyanos, G., Moustaka, E. and Assimakopoulou, A., 2006. Critical concentrations of nitrogen and nitrate in leaves of Romaine (cv. Toledo) and Butterhead (cv. Divina) lettuce.Summaries of papers presented at 12th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Kastoria, Greece, October 12-15, 2004. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 45:184 (Abstract).A. Assimakopoulou, Fasseas, C., Elena, K., and Dimou, D., 2008.Further investigation on ‘Clementine’ mandarin rind-spotting in maturity. Summaries of papers presented at 13th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Athens, Greece, October 16-19, 2006. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 47: 161-162. Assimakopoulou, A. and Tsougrianis, Ch. 2008. Nutritional status of the grape wine variety ‘Agiorgitiko’ in relation to rootstock and trellis system. Summaries of papers presented at 13th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Athens, Greece, October 16-20, 2006. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 47: 162. A. Assimakopoulou, A. Kotsiras and K. Nifakos. 2009. Effect of the variety and the growth substrate in the intensity of tip-burn in spring lettuce. Summaries of papers presented at 14th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Athens, Greece, October 16-20, 2006. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 48: 329. Besides, 29 full papers have been published in the Proceedings of National Conferences in Greek, and five in greek scientific journals.
Science Interest: Mechanisms of nutrient element absorption and transport in plantsEvaluation of plant varieties and rootstocks to physiological stresses due to deficiencies or toxicities, substrate salinity, etcInteraction between plant nutrition and disease susceptibilityNon-parasitic fruit disorders (rind spotting, blossom-end rot, tip-burn etc)Fertilization in organic and conventional tree farmingOrchards and vineyards nutritional surveysImprovement of the reliability of leaf analysis samplingEffect of nitrogen level and form on growth, plant nutrition, and nitrate content of leafy vegetablesStudy on the growth and nutritional status of leafy vegetables grown with Deep Flowing Technique (DFT) and on several solid substrates.Influence of NaCl salinity on growth, inorganic nutrition, physiology and quality of tomato fruits, beans, strawberry, etc.Salt tolerance evaluation of indigenous Greek olive cultivarsOlive mill waste sludge use on plant growth substratesImpact of pH and salinity on the growth and chemical composition of wild edible greensPlant growth regulators effect on fruit properties of apricot, olive trees etc.