Smaragdi P. Petropoulou, PhD
Agriculturist
Professorat Agricultural Department-Kalamata University of Peloponnese
Surname :Petropoulou
First name:Smaragdi
Father`s name:Panagiotis
Nationality : Greek
Place of birth :KalamataMessinias
Marital status :Μarried
Date of birth : 21 April, 1957
Home address: Queen Amalias 12- 24100-KALAMATA
Telephone : home: +30 2721 111 799
work: +30 27210 45114
E –mail: s.petropoulou@uop.gr
Studies :
▪ Οctober 1975-July 1981: Degree in Agricultural Science (BSc-MSc), Athens, College of Agriculture (present name: Αgricultural University of Athens)
▪ Οctober 1981- February 1986 : Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Wye College,
University of London, U.K. My PhD thesis is entitled :Temperature related factors
as selection criteria in apple breeding. I did the laboratory part of my work at the
fruit breeding department of East Malling Research Station – Maidstone- Kent-
England. My PhD studies were funded by the Ministry of Coordination ( present
name: Μinistry of Finance)
Foreign languages : English, perfect speaking, writing and reading
Work history :
▪ 9/6/1986 – 30/9/1986 as Agronomist, Dakoktonias Section Head, Arcadia, Greece.
▪ 22/10/1986 – 30/6/1991 as a teacher at the Technical Professional
High School of Tripoli, Arcadia.
▪ 4/3/1991 until 27/5/2019I have been working at the Technological
Institute of Kalamata as:
4/3/1991 – 30/6/1992 professor (payed by hour).
1/7/1992-19/12/1996 associate professor
20/12/1996-21/6/2001 professor
22/6/2001 – 16/2/2003 associate professor
17/2/2003 until 27/5/2019 professor at TEI of Peloponnese
28/5/2019 until today professor at University of Peloponnese
Marital status :
Ι got married in April 1987 with John Karagiannopoulos ( Mining engineer and metallurgist, working for the public corporation of electricity, being on pension to-day) and got two sons.
The older one (born in 1988) is an officer of the Hellenic Navy.
The younger one (born in 1992) is a civil engineer.
Publications :
▪ S.Petropoulou,F.H.Alston.Selection for temperature tolerance.
Rep.E.Malling Res. Stn for 1982 (1983).
▪ S.P.Petropoulou.Selection for temperature tolerance.Rep.E.Mal
lingRes.Stn for 1983 (1984).
▪ S.P.Petropoulou.Selection for temperature tolerance in apple.
Rep.E.MallingRes.Stn for 1984 (1985).
▪ S.P.Petropoulou.Selection for temperature tolerance in apple rootstocks.Rep.E.MallingRes.Stn for 1984(1985).
▪ S.P.Petropoulou, F.H.Alston.Selection for improved climatic a-
daptation in apples and pears-preliminary studies.Rep.E.Malling
Res.Stn for 1985(1986).
▪ S.P.Petropoulou,F.H.Alston.Crossing and seedling assessment
for size control by apple rootstocks. Rep.E.MallingRes.Stn for1985 (1986).
▪ Σ.Πετροπούλου-Καραγιαννοπούλου1989.Παραγωγή νέων
ποικιλιών μηλιάς στο Ινστιτούτο East Malling της Αγγλίας.
ΓεωργικήΤεχνολογία, Ιαν. 1989, σελ.49-54.
▪ S.P.PETROPOULOU&F.H.ALSTON 1998.Selecting for improved
pollination at low temperatures in apple.Journal of Horticultural
Science & Biotechnology (1998) 73 (4) 507-512.
Lectures :
▪ In 1997 I gave two lectures at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University of Copenhagen (KVL) - Denmark.The first one was entitled ¨ Τhe development of pomology in Greece¨ and the other one ¨ Chilling and heat requirement as selection criteria in apple breeding¨.
▪ In 1999 I gave a lecture at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu - Portugal on the development of pomology in Greece.
• In 2011 I gave a lecture at the Suleyman Demirel University of Turkey- Isparta entitled "Pomology in Greece".
• In 2020 I gave a lecture in Tegea Arcadia (Κοινωφελές ‘Ιδρυμα Μιχαήλ Ν. Στασινόπουλος-ΒΙΟΧΑΛΚΟ) on the cultivation of walnut tree in Tegea – Problems and Prospects.
•In 2022 I gave a lecture in Tegea Arcadia (Κοινωφελές ‘Ιδρυμα Μιχαήλ Ν. Στασινόπουλος-ΒΙΟΧΑΛΚΟ) on the cultivation of apple tree in Tegea – Problems and Prospects.
Conference :
Ιn 2013 I presented a work at the 26th meeting of the HellenicSociety of
Horticultural Science(H.S.H.S) entitled ¨Modern-high density orchards of pome and
stone fruit trees¨.
Administrative positions :
▪ 1/9/1995-31/8/1998 Head of the Fruit Production Department of the
Technological Institute of Kalamata.
▪ In 1998 I applied for a European Programme to the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs called ¨Programmes of studies-suggrammata¨ which was accepted.I was the scientific supervisor for the completion of this programme.
▪ 1/12/2010- 30/11/2013 Scientific supervisor for the completion of the programme ¨Ρractical exercise of the students of TEI Kalamatas¨, funded by the European Union.
During all my career (4/3/1991-April,2023) I was :
▪ Member of various committes
▪ Member of several electorate bodies
Teaching meterial:
I developed teaching material (which can be found at: e-class uop) for both the theoretical and the practical component of the following courses:
• General pomology
•Deciduous fruit trees
• Εvergreen fruit trees
• Olive tree cultivation
• Tropical tree crops
• Viticulture
I revise the above teaching material at regular intervals in order to update it.
October, 2023, Kalamata