Agriculture Secretariat post
Geographical coordinates in decimal degrees: λ = 22,0615 f = 37,0617
Cartesian Coordinates in EAGS87: X = 327500,80 Ψ = 4103186,40
The Department of Agriculture is housed in the premises of the University of Peloponnese in an area of 105 acres, in the area of Antikalamos, about 6 km from the centre of Kalamata. It is connected to the city by a special route of the Kalamata city bus service.
A canteen and a restaurant for students, teaching and administrative staff operate on the premises of the University.
Almost all of the University's premises (library, lifts, main entrances, etc.) are accessible to people with disabilities.
Classrooms: The Department has access to a total of nine (9) classrooms with a capacity of approximately 40-100 people. All classrooms and auditoriums have the necessary electronic equipment to support the educational process, as well as adequate air conditioning. These classrooms are used by the Department in consultation with the other Department of the School. Detailed information is provided in section 7 (Learning resources and student support services of the new MTS).
Educational Workshops: The Department has seventeen (17) laboratory spaces for the realization of laboratory exercises, the support of students' theses and the support of the research activities of the Department. Most of the laboratories have sufficient equipment suitable for the fulfilment of their purpose. Several Laboratories have state-of-the-art equipment capable of supporting high level research activities in various research fields of agricultural science. Indicative examples are: analytical systems for gas and liquid chromatography, ion chromatograph, UV-VIS spectrophotometers, electron microscope, atomic absorption system with flame and graphite furnace, total nitrogen determination apparatus, drying ovens, controlled conditions chambers, plant growth chambers, cold chambers, air flow tables and gas extraction fires. The laboratory rooms and their equipment are detailed in item B26.1 (Laboratory rooms and scientific equipment - Farm).
Greenhouses: The Department has twelve (12) greenhouses with a total area of 2,200 m2. Of these, three (3) with a total area of 600 m2 are fully equipped with environmental control systems and systems for hydroponic crops of various types. The greenhouses, apart from the educational activities, are used to support students' theses and the research activities of the faculty members of the Department.
Insect farm: The Department has an insect farm of approximately 100 m2 with five chambers of controlled conditions for the rearing of harmful and beneficial insects of agricultural interest. Studies of insect bioecology are carried out in the area as part of the students' theses and the research activities of the Department's faculty members.
Other Facilities: For its educational and research activities, the Department has: an orchard with the main trees cultivated in Greece, an olive grove and a vineyard with a large number of Greek and foreign grape varieties as well as an open field for the cultivation of annual plants.
LABORATORIES - EQUIPMENT - FARM
For the education of students and for research purposes, the Department of Agriculture has the following laboratory facilities:
LABORATORY ROOMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY
40 Microbiology, Cultivation of Plant Pathogens
41 Agricultural Entomology, Plant Protection
42 Optical Microscopy
58 Postharvest Technology & Quality Control
59 Horticulture - Viticulture
60 Agricultural Engineering and Greenhouse Equipment
60A Landscape Architecture (Design)
61 Agriculture (Analysis Room)
62 Agriculture (tissue culture room)
63A Agricultural Environment Management - Irrigation - Drainage
63B Agricultural Entomology (Insect Biology)
69 Soil science
70 Plant Physiology and Plant Nutrition - Fertilisation
84 Agricultural Genetics and Plant Biotechnology
85 Floriculture
86 Horticulture - Hydroponics
91 Electron microscopy and elementary microanalysis
D104 Organoleptic testing of olive oil and table olives
In addition, the Department of Agriculture, for the education of its students and its research activities, has:
- Farm of total area of approximately 7,500 sq.m. with evergreen and deciduous fruit trees, vineyard, uncovered farms of approximately 15,500 sq.m., farms with olive trees of approximately 12,500 sq.m. and 285 olive trees, lawns and ornamental beds of approximately 9,000 sq.m,
- Ten (10) greenhouses with a total area of approximately 2,500 square meters equipped with automation, some of them with hydroponic equipment, some of them used as seedbeds and finally some of them used for conventional crops in the ground; and
- Insect farm where harmful and beneficial insects are bred in order to ensure their populations for the education of the students and for their practical training as well as for conducting experiments in the laboratory and in the field.