Dr. Karapanos Ioannis, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Vegetable Production
Department of Crop Science
Agricultural University of Athens
Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece,
Tel: +30 210 529 4534
E-mail : karapanos@aua.gr
· Dissertations
- C. Karapanos (1995). The effect of split-night heating on the growth, yield and energy saving in a greenhouse cucumber crop. Graduate Dissertation, Laboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens.
- C. Karapanos (2007). Study on factors that influence microsporogenesis of greenhouse tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill). Ph.D Thesis, Laboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 221p.
· Books
- Passam H.C., H. Tsantili, M. Christopoulos, M. Kafkaletou, A. Alexopoulos and I. Karapanos (2015). Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables. Hellenic Academic E-books (kallipos.gr), ISBN 978-960-603-261-5, 297 p.
· Publications in international peer reviewed journals with Impact Factor
- Saplaouras , H.C. Passam and I. Karapanos (2001). Seed production of lettuce under plastic in a warm climate in relation to sowing time and gibberellic acid application. Plant Varieties and Seeds, 14: 15-23.
- Karapanos C., C. Fasseas, C.M. Olympios and H.C. Passam (2006). Factors affecting the efficacy of agar-based substrates for the study of tomato pollen germination. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 81 (4): 631-638.
- Karapanos C., K. Akoumianakis, C.M. Olympios and H.C. Passam (2006). The influence of gelling agent purity and ion additions on in vitro tomato pollen germinability and pollen tube growth on semi-solid substrates. Plant, Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 87: 181-190.
- Passam C., A.C. Koutri and I.C. Karapanos (2008). The effect of chlormequat chloride (CCC) application at the bolting stage on the flowering and seed production of lettuce plants previously treated with water or gibberellic acid (GA3). Scientia Horticulturae, 116: 117–121.
- Akoumianakis A., G. Aivalakis, A.A. Alexopoulos, I.C. Karapanos, K. Skarmoutsos and H.C. Passam (2008) Bromoethane-induced changes in respiration rate, ethylene synthesis, and enzyme activities in potato tubers in relation to dormancy breakage. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 83: 441-446.
- Savvas , I. Karapanos, A. Tagaris and H.C. Passam (2009). Effects of NaCl and silicon on the quality and storage ability of zucchini squash. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 84: 381-386.
- Karapanos C., K.A. Akoumianakis, C.M. Olympios and H.C. Passam (2009). The effect of substrate, ADP and uncoupler on the respiration of tomato pollen during incubation in vitro at moderately high temperature. Sexual Plant Reproduction, 22: 133-140.
- Passam C., S. Theodoropoulou, T. Karanissa and I.C. Karapanos (2010). Influence of harvest time and after-ripening on the seed quality of eggplant. Scientia Horticulturae, 125: 518-520.
- Konstantopoulou , G. Kapotis, G. Salachas, S.A. Petropoulos, I.C. Karapanos and
H.C. Passam (2010). Nutritional quality of grrenhouse lettuce at harvest and after storage in relation to N application and cutlivation season. Scientia Horticulturae, 125: 93.e1-93.e5.
- Varlagas , D. Savvas, G. Mouzakis, C. Liotsos, I. Karapanos and N. Sigrimis (2010). Modelling uptake of Na+and Cl- by tomato in closed-cycle cultivation systems as influenced by irrigation water salinity. Agricultural Water Management, 97: 1242– 1250.
- Karapanos C., K.A. Akoumianakis, C.M. Olympios and H.C. Passam (2010). Tomato pollen respiration in relation to in vitro germination and pollen tube growth under favourable and stress-inducing temperatures. Sexual Plant Reproduction, 23: 219-224.
- Savvas , A. Savva, G. Ntatsi, A. Ropokis, I. Karapanos, A. Krumbein and C. Olympios (2011). Effects of three commercial rootstocks on mineral nutrition, fruit yield and quality in salinised tomato. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 174: 154-162.
- Akoumianakis, Κ.A., Ι.C. Karapanos, Μ. Giakoumaki, A. Alexopoulos and H.C. Passam (2011). Nitrogen, season and cultivar affect radish growth, yield, sponginess and hollowness. International Journal of Plant Production, 5: 111-119.
- Petropoulos, A., E. Constantopoulou, I. Karapanos, C.A. Akoumianakis and H.C. Passam (2011). Diurnal variation in the nitrate content of parsley foliage. International Journal of Plant Production, 5: 431-438.
- Rekoumi, , I.C. Karapanos, K.A. Akoumianakis and H.C. Passam (2012). Nitrogen application affects yield and postharvest quality of okra (Hibiscus esculentus L. cv. ‘Boyiatiou’). International Journal of Plant Production, 6: 59-72.
- Khah, M., S.A. Petropoulos, I.C. Karapanos and H.C. Passam (2012). Evaluation of growth media incorporating cotton ginning by-products for vegetable production. Compost Science and Utilization, 20: 24-28.
- Konstantopoulou, , G. Kapotis, G. Salachas, S.A. Petropoulos, E. Chatzieustratiou,
I.C. Karapanos and H.C. Passam (2012). Effect of N application on growth parameters, yield and leaf nitrate content of greenhouse lettuce cultivated during three seasons. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 35: 1246–1254.
- Tsaniklidis, , C. Delis, G. Liakopoulos, I. Karapanos, P. Katinakis, H.C. Passam and G. Aivalakis (2012). Induced parthenocarpic cherry tomato fruits did not shown significant differences in L-ascorbate content but showed different pattern in GalLDH and GME expression. Plant Growth Regulation, 68: 493-502.
- Karapanos, C., A.A. Alexopoulos, K.A. Akoumianakis, F. Grigoriou, D. Miliordos,
- Rigakis, I. Skandalou and H.C. Passam (2012). Application of β-naphthoxyacetic acid (β-NOA) improves fruit yield and marketable quality in out-of-season cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cerasiforme (Dunal) D.M. Spooner, G.J. Anderson and R.K. Jansen) cultivated in unheated greenhouses in the Mediterranean Basin. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 88: 165-172.
- Kyriakopoulou, G., P. Arens, K.T.B. Pelgrom, I. Karapanos, P. Bebeli, and H.C. Passam (2014). Genetic and morphological diversity of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus [L.] Moench.) genotypes and their possible relationships, with particular reference to Greek landraces. Scientia Horticulturae, 171: 58-70.
- Rounis, V., K. Skarmoutsos, G. Tsaniklidis, N. Nikoloudakis, C. Delis, I. Karapanos and G. Aivalakis (2015). Seeded and parthenocarpic cherry tomato fruits exhibit similar sucrose, glucose and fructose levels, despite dissimilarities in UGPase and SPS gene expression and enzyme activity. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 34, 47-56.
- Akoumianaki-Ioannidou , M. Rasouli, L. Podaropoulou, I. Karapanos and D. Bilalis (2015). Effects of cultivation system and fertilization on seedling production of
Ocimum basilicum L. and Mentha spicata L. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 43, 131-137.
- Alexopoulos A., I.C. Karapanos, K.A. Akoumianakis and H.C. Passam (2016). Effect of gibberellic acid on the growth rate and physiological age of tubers cultivated from true potato seed. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, DOI 10.1007/s00344-016- 9616-z
· Publications in international peer reviewed journals without Impact Factor
- Passam C., A. Koutri and I.C. Karapanos (2008). Comparative effects of chlormequat chloride (CCC) and gibberellic acid (GA3) on the flowering and seed production of lettuce. The European Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, 2: 91-93.
- Passam, C., D. Makrogianni, F. Gregoriou, I.C. Karapanos (2010). The size and germination of eggplant seed in relation to fruit maturity at harvest, after-ripening and ethylene application. The Annals of Oradea University, Biology Fascicle, 17: 225-229.
- Rekoumi , I.C. Karapanos, K.A. Akoumianakis and H.C. Passam (2012). Effect of vinyl wrapping on the quality and chilling susceptibility of small grade okra (Abelmoschus esculentus [L.] Moench.) pods during low temperature storage. International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation, 2, 387-399.
- Thanopoulos , S.A. Petropoulos, A.A. Alexopoulos, I.C. Karapanos, E.M. Khah,
K.A. Akoumianakis and H.C. Passam (2013). A comparison of the effectiveness of chlormequat chloride (CCC) application and terminal apex excision to restrict plant height in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus [L.] Moench.) and optimize yield. Journal of Agricultural Science, 5, 44-50.
- Antonopoulos , I.C. Karapanos, S.A. Petropoulos and H.C. Passam (2014). The effect of two levels of ammonium nitrate application on the yield of plain-leaf, curly leaf and turnip-rooted parsley and the quality and essential oil composition of the leaves before and after storage in a partially dehydrated form. The Annals of Oradea University, Biology Fascicle, 21, 65-69.
- Antonopoulos I., C. Kannavou, I.C. Karapanos, S.A. Petropoulos and H.C. Passam (2014). The effect of partial dehydration on the quality and composition of plain-leaf, curly-leaf and turnip-rooted parsley during storage. International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation, 4, 151-163.
- Rekoumi , I.C. Karapanos and H.C. Passam (2015). Comparative storage behavior of the pods from a large-fruiting and small-fruiting okra cultivar. International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation, 5, 177-186.
- Thanou , G. Tsaniklidis, C. Delis, A.E. Nikolopoulou, N. Nikoloudakis, I. Karapanos and G. Aivalakis (2016). Gene transcript accumulation and enzyme activity of β-amylases suggest involvement in the starch depletion during the ripening of cherry tomatoes. Plant Gene, 5, 8-12.
- Akoumianakis A., A.A. Alexopoulos, I.C. Karapanos, K. Kalatzopoulos, G. Aivalakis and H.C. Passam (2016). Carbohydrate metabolism and tissue differentiation during potato tuber initiation, growth and dormancy induction. Australian Journal of Crop Science, 10, 185-192.
· Review papers
- Passam C., I.C. Karapanos, P.J. Bebeli and D. Savvas (2007). A review of recent research on tomato nutrition, breeding and post-harvest technology with reference to fruit quality. The European Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, 1: 1-21.
- Karapanos C., S. Mahmood and C. Thanopoulos (2008). Fruit set in solanaceous vegetable crops as affected by floral and environmental factors. In: Passam H. (Ed), The Fruiting Species of the Solanaceae. The European Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, 2 (Special Issue 1): 88-105.
- Passam C. and I.C. Karapanos (2008) Eggplants, peppers and tomatoes: Factors affecting the quality and storage life of fresh and fresh-cut (minimally processed) produce. In: Passam H. (Ed), The Fruiting Species of the Solanaceae. The European Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, 2 (Special Issue 1): 156-170.
· Publications in national peer reviewed journals
- Kapotis G., K. Akoumianakis, H.C. Passam, I. Karapanos και C. Olympios (2004). The effect of propylene application on ethylene production and ripening of tomato fruits stored in air or in controlled atmospheres of low Ο2(1%) and high CO2(5%) concentrations. Agricultural Research (Greece), 27 (1): 3-10.
· Papers presented at international scientific conferences
- Karetsos , C. Costopoulou, H.C. Passam and Ι. Karapanos (2002). A horticultural vortal for Mediterranean countries. Proceedings of the 1stConference of Hellenic Association of ICT in Agriculture, Food and Environment, 6-7 June 2002, Athens, Greece, pp. 103-107.
- Olympios, M., I.C. Karapanos, K. Lionoudakis and I. Apidianakis (2003). The growth, yield and quality of greenhouse tomatoes in relation to salinity applied at different stages of plant growth. Acta Horticulturae, 609: 313-320.
- Kyriakopoulou G., I.C. Karapanos, G. Tsikritsakis, S. Tsermoulas, A.A. Alexopoulos and H.C. Passam (2010). Effect of shading on the development and yield of two okra (Hibiscus esculentus L.) cultivars grown under high temperatures. Acta Horiculturae, 936: 155-159.
- Tsamaidi , Ι.C. Karapanos, H.C. Passam, D. Daferera and M. Polissiou (2010). The yield and composition of dill essential oil in relation to N application, season of cultivation and stage of harvest. Acta Horticulturae, 936: 189-194.
- Kyriakopoulou G., E.E.G. Kyriazi, I.C. Karapanos, G. Vlachou, F. Grigoriou, P.J. Bebeli, and H.C. Passam (2010). Τhe effect of harvest date on the seed production and germination ability of twelve okra genotypes grown under cover in Greece. Abstract, International Horticultural Conference, Lisbon, 22-27 August 2010.
- Kontopoulou, -K., D. Savvas, D. Bilalis, V. Pappa, I. Karapanos and R.M. Rees (2012). Impact of farming practices (organic vs. conventional system) and salinity on a common bean crop (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown in Mediterranean. Proceedings of the 12th Congress of the European Society for Agronomy (ESA 12), Helsinki, Finland, 20-24 August 2012.
- Karapanos, C., M. Chandra, K.A. Akoumianakis H.C. Passam and A.A. Alexopoulos (2015). The ripening and quality characteristics of cherry tomato fruit in relation to the time of harvest. Acta Horticulturae, 1079, 495-500.
- Alexopoulos, A., I.C. Karapanos, K.A. Akoumianakis and H.C. Passam (2015). Effect of postharvest application of plant growth regulators on the storage life of tubers grown from true potato seed (TPS). Acta Horticulturae, 1079, 627-632.
· Book chapters
- Passam H.C., I.C. Karapanos and A.A. Alexopoulos (2011). The biological basis of fruit quality. In: Breeding For Fruit Quality (Eds. M.A. Jenks, P. Bebeli), pp. 5-38, Wiley-Blackwell, Ames, IA, USA
· Publications in Greek technical-scientific journals
- Karapanos, Ι.C. and C. Passam (2009). The crucifers and their nutritional value.
Agriculture-Veterinary Science 10/2009, 2-6 (in Greek).
- Karapanos, Ι.C. and C. Passam (2009). Post-harvest treatment and storage of the cruciferous vegetables. Agriculture-Veterinary Science 10/2009, 70-72 (in Greek).
- Karapanos, Ι.C. and C. Passam (2010). Minimally processed fruit and vegetables.
Agriculture-Veterinary Science 7/2010, 28-34 (in Greek).
- Passam, C., I.C. Karapanos and A.A. Alexopoulos (2012). Tomato hybrids and varieties cultivated in Greece and the criteria for their selection. Agriculture- Veterinary Science 2/2012, 36-43 (in Greek).
- Karapanos C. (2013). Chicory and endive. Agriculture-Veterinary Science, 6/2013: 34-42 (in Greek).
- Passam C and I.C. Karapanos (2013). Quality standards and storage of leafy vegetables. Agriculture-Veterinary Science 6/2013: 120-127 (in Greek).
- Karapanos C. and H.C. Passam (2013). Dietetic value of leafy vegetables and factors that affect it. Agriculture-Veterinary Science 6/2013: 128-135 (in Greek).
- more than 40 proceedings of national (Greek) scientific conferences
- Participation as researcher in four national research programs:
- “Study of fruit-setting physiology in greenhouse tomato” (Agricultural University of Athens, May 1997 – April 1999).
- “Study of the breakage of dormancy in potato seed tubers and optimization of the cultivation technique on the island of Naxos, Greece” (Agricultural University of Athens, August 1999 – April 2000).
- “Development of knowhow for the cultivation of greenhouse plants in closed hydroponic systems in Greek greenhouses in order to avoid nitrogen pollution and the use of chemical soil disinfectants” (“Archimedes” program for the improvement of research in the Greek Technological Educational Institutes, TEI of Epirus, Greece, January 2004 – December 2006).
- “Intensive potato seed production” (Lab. of Vegetable Production of the Agricultural University of Athens and Agricultural Research Institute of Cyprus, January 2006 – December 2008).
- Participation as researcher in two European research programs:
- “Legume-supported cropping systems for Europe-Legume futures” (FP7 Cooperation Work Programme, March 2010 – February 2014).
- “Eurolegume: Enhancing of legumes growing in Europe through sustainable cropping for protein supply for food and feed” ((FP7 Cooperation Work Programme, January 2014 – present).
- Participation in the COST program, Action FA 1204 “Vegetable Grafting to Improve Yield and Fruit Quality under Biotic and Abiotic Stress Conditions”, in the workpackage 4 (Rootstock-mediated improvement of fruit quality) from October 2012 to September
- Member of a research team for the preparation of a proposal for the “Cooperation 2011” national program to promote the cooperation of educational-research institutes and companies (submitted for evaluation at the Greek Chamber for Research and Technology).
- Scientific leader of two national research projects founded by Compo Hellas A. and Medilco Hellas S.A. (December 2014 – December 2015 and March 2016 – November 2016, respectively).
Teaching Experience
- Participation as instructor in the laboratory exercises of the undergraduate courses (5th, 6th, 8th and 9th semesters) in the of Vegetable Production of the Agricultural University of Athens, since 1996.
- Co-supervisor of undergraduate and post-graduate research projects andD candidates of the Laboratory of Vegetable Production of the Agricultural University of Athens.
- Instructor in several seminars held in Greece, concerning commercial and organic vegetable production, and the utilization of novel technologies for greenhouse vegetable
- Instructor for three semesters (2008-2010) in the “Vegetable Production” seminars of the Greek Institute of Agricultural
- Part-time lecturer for one (1) semester (winter 2009 – 60 teaching hours) at the Department of Organic Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture of the Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata, Greece, teaching the course “General Horticulture”.
- Part-time lecturer for four (4) semesters (2010-2012 – 2 teaching hours per week) at the Department of Crop Science of the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, teaching the courses “Outdoor Vegetable Cultivation” and “Vegetable Cultivation Under Cover”, as well as teaching, laboratory and field
- From April 2013, teaching the following under-graduate lessons of the of Vegetable Production of A.U.A.:
- “Principles of Vegetable Production” (5thsemester, of Crop Production)
- “Vegetable Production” (6thsemester, all other departments of AUA except Crop Production)
- “Field vegetable crops” (8thsemester, of Crop Production)
- “Greenhouse vegetable crops” (9thsemester, of Crop Production)
- “Vegetable propagation physiology and technology” (9th semester, of Crop Production)
- “Physiology and Technology of vegetable propagating material” (in English for Erasmus students)
- “Postharvest handling of fruits and vegetables” (9th semester, of Crop
Production)
- From April 2013, teaching of 3 lessons of the AUA postgraduate programme of studies “Science and systems of crop production”: “Propagation of vegetables and ornamentals”, “Postharvest handling and quality of fruits and vegetables” and “Postharvest handling in certified crop production”.
- Supervisor of one D, 4 MSc. and more than 25 under-graduate theses and member of the committee of 4 Ph.D, 10 MSc. and more than 40 under-graduate theses.