Sustainable Agriculture

Natural Resources

 

Cucumber seedlings in compost                    Soil erosion treatments

We work in field, nursery and greenhouse applications in vegetables and aromatic/medicinal plants in experimental studies with Nutrient balance; Soil erosion-desertification; Treated wastewater and reuse; Compost (Municipal solid waste compost, Plant residues)

 Ongoing research projects

  • Climate Change affecting grapevines and adaptation mechanisms
  • Medicinal and Aromatic Plants under abiotic stress
  • Waste management for seedling and potting plant production

 Completed research projects

  • ‘Exploitation of municipal solid waste compost and/or fertigation for vegetable seedling production.
  • ‘Sustainable use of soil in terraced landscapes in Europe as a resource for agriculture’. (Collaborators: Charis Kalaitzidis-MAICh; Aristeidis Stamatakis-MAICh).
  • ‘Exploitation of municipal solid waste compost for seedling production as well as for tomato and pepper greenhouse crop’. Research program XM EOX: EL0031. (Collaborators: Costas Paterakis- IMEMSW; Dr Thrassyvoulos Manios-TEI of Crete).
  • ‘Occurrence of micro-pollutants in a soil-radish system irrigated with several types of treated domestic wastewater’. (Collaborators: Dr Thrassyvoulos Manios-TEI of Crete; Dr Michalis Fountoulakis-TEI of Crete). 
  • ‘Exploitation of treated waste water for greenhouse pepper crop. (Collaborators: Dr Thrassyvoulos Manios-TEI of Crete)