Preharvest Studies

Filed crops and Hydroponics/substrates culture

Lettuce in DFT                                                          Strawberry in Perlite & Cocosoil

Spearmint in DFT                                                    Lettuce in NFT

Tomato and Pepper in compost                       Cucumber in hydroponics with waste water

We work in field, nursery and greenhouse (including hydroponics) applications in vegetables and aromatic/medicinal plants in experimental studies with Salinity; Deficit irrigation; Nutrient balance; Treated wastewater and Reuse; Local organic and inert substrates in hydroponics

Ongoing research projects

• ‘Exploitation of brackish water with cyanobacteria for hydroponically grown vegetables’. (Collaborators: Dr Maria Antoniou-CUT)
• Biofortification of vegetables and aromatic plants-CUT
• Biostimulants on vegetables (tomato, cucumber, lettuce). (Collaborators: Dr Menelaos Stavrinides-CUT)

Completed research projects

• ‘Impact of nutrients and salinity in hydroponically grown aromatic plants’. PhD project at CUT
• ΄Impacts of salinity on olive tree (Olea europaea L.) in hydroponic culture and technique to eliminate stresses΄. Inter-country Collaboration Greece – Egypt. (Collaborators: Dr Giorgos Koubouris-ISPOT-NAGREF).
• ‘Defencit irrigation affected aromatic plant growth and essential oil production and insecticidal activity’. (Collaborators: Dr Menelaos Stavrinides-CUT).