Dr Eleni Tsaliki graduated as Agriculture Engineer with specialization in Food Science and Technology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) Department of Agriculture, in 1992. She embarked for her post-graduate studies at the same university, in Chemistry Department obtaining first a MSc (1997) and then a PhD degree (2002) in Chemistry. In her phD she has studied the physicochemical properties of proteins and fibres of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

She had taken part in EU research programs of Agriculture department of AUTH (1992-1995) and since 1997 she worked as agriculture engineering in the former Cotton and Industrial Plants Institute of NAGREF with specialization in cotton fibers evaluation, cotton cultivation and seed propagation.  Since 2016, is researcher to HELLENIC AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION DEMETER, Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources Institute.  Her research activities are focused in agronomy and technology of field crops, evaluation of industrial crops varieties (cotton, tobacco, hemp, sesame), cotton and tobacco seed propagation and fiber quality evaluation. She has participated in many national and world scientific programs and is member of the International Cotton Research Association – ICRA Executive Committee.  She has rich published work, has participated in scientific committees of international conferences and is a reviewer in international scientific journals.

• Industrial Crops agronomy and cultivation practices
• Agronomy and evaluation of hemp varieties
• Breeding and cotton seed propagation
• Tobacco seed propagation and distribution of certified basic seed
• Technological parameters of fibers

• Scientific coordinator of the program titled “TomorrowS – Designing cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L) and durum wheat (Triticum durum) crop management ideotypes (cultivars, fertilization, salinity and irrigation) by simulation under current and projected future climate: A comparative study in Greece and Tunisia” in the frame of ARIMNET.
• Study and evaluation of hemp varieties in Greek climate conditions – Crop prospects and possibilities of use in Greece.
• Tobacco germplasm maintenance and tobacco seed distribution of Greek varieties.
• Cotton germplasm conservation.

1. Charatsari C., A. Koutsouris, E.D. Lioutas, A. Kalivas, E. Tsaliki. 2017. Promoting Lifelong Learning and Satisfying Farmers’ Social and Psychological Needs Through Farmer Field Schools: Views From Rural Greece. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information, 1-9. DOI: 10.1080/10496505.2017.1325742
2. Kalivas, A., I. Ganopoulos, E. Tsaliki, M. Osathanunkul, A. Xanthopoulou, T. Moysiadis, E. Avramidou, I. Grigoriadis, A. Zambounis, I. Nianiou-Obeidat, P. Madesis. 2016. Genetic diversity and structure of oriental tobacco in Greece based on morphological and microsatellite markers. Crop Science. Vol 56. Pp. 1-11. DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2015.11.0724
3. Tsaliki, E., Kechagia, U., I. Eleftheriadis, F. Xanthopoulos. 2016. Effect of wet treatments on color fastness of naturally colored cotton. Journal of Natural Fibers. 13:4. 502-505. DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2015.1069234
4. Ganopoulos, I., A. Xanthopoulou, S. Konstantinou, G. Karaoglanidis, E. Tsaliki, A. Kalivas, P. Madesis. 2015. Fast and accurate screening of Solanum melongena with high resolution melting analysis for resistance to Fusarium Wilt. International Journal of Vegetable Science 11, DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2014.995330
5. Matusiak, M., U. Kechagia, E. Tsaliki, I. Frydrych 2007. Properties of the natural colored cotton and its application in the ecological textiles. World Cotton Research Conference-4, 10-14 September. Lubbock, Texas http://www.icac.org/meetings/wcrc/wcrc4/presentations/start.htm
6. Tsaliki, E., S. Pegiadou and G. Doxastakis. 2004. Evaluation of the emulsifying properties of cottonseed protein isolates. Food Hydrocolloids. 18, 631-637. DOI:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2003.11.001
7. Tsaliki, E., U. Kechagia and G. Doxastakis. 2002. Evaluation of the foaming properties of cottonseed protein isolates. Food Hydrocolloids. 16, pp. 645-652. DOI:10.1016/S0268-005X(02)00030-9
8. Tsaliki, E., V. Lagouri and G. Doxastakis. 1999. Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of the lupin seed flour and derivatives (Lupinus Graecus). Food Chemistry. Vol: 65, pp 71-75. DOI:10.1016/S0308-8146(98)00172-1