Dr Ioannis G. Mylonas is a Principal Researcher in Cereal Genetics and Breeding and Associate Manager of the Greek Gene Bank. He has extensive expertise in plant genetic resources, cereal breeding, intercropping systems, cultivation techniques, stress tolerance, and resource-use efficiency. He has established strong collaborations with research partners across Europe and the Mediterranean and has participated in more than 40 European and national research projects. In 16 of these, he served as Coordinator, Scientific Responsible, or Work Package Leader for cereal and legume-related activities, including plant breeding, evaluation of genotypes (e.g., landraces) for abiotic and biotic stress tolerance, genetic diversity assessment, adaptation to climate change and low-input systems, Genotype × Environment (G×E) interaction and stability analysis, molecular techniques, quality traits, and intercropping systems. He has authored 44 scientific publications and presented 40 contributions at international and national conferences. He holds certification in adult education from the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP). He is a Member of the European Cooperative Program for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR), a member of the Technical Committee on Plant Propagating Material (Cereals), Ministry of Agriculture, Board Member of the Hellenic Scientific Society for Plant Genetics and Breeding.

• Integration of classical and advanced breeding methods for the development of improved cereal cultivars (hybridization, F1 evaluation, selection of segregating populations F2–F6)
• Breeding high-yielding and high-quality cereal varieties with enhanced tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses and adaptation to climate change
• Genetic improvement of cereals for both high-input and low-input production systems
• Evaluation of genotypes under abiotic and biotic stress conditions
• Intercropping systems
• Organic breeding approaches
• Conservation of cereal varieties and landraces
• Parental selection and hybridization strategies to broaden the genetic base of cereals
• Research on heterosis and quantitative genetics

Melios, S.; Ninou, E.; Irakli, M.; Tsivelika, N.; Sistanis, I.; Papathanasiou, F.; Didos, S.; Zinoviadou, K.; Karantonis, H.C.; Argiriou, A.; Mylonas I. Effect of Genotype, Environment, and Their Interaction on the Antioxidant Properties of Durum Wheat: Impact of Nitrogen Fertilization and Sowing Time. Agriculture 2024, 14, 328. (https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14020328)

Ninou, E.; Tsivelika, N.; Sistanis, I.; Katsenios, N.; Korpetis, E.; Vazaneli, E.; Papathanasiou, F.; Didos, S.; Argiriou, A.; Mylonas, I. Assessment of Durum Wheat Cultivars’ Adaptability to Mediterranean Environments Using G × E Interaction Analysis. Agronomy 2024, 14, 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14010102

Mylonas, E. Sinapidou, E. Remountakis, I. Sistanis et al. 2020. Improved plant yield efficiency alleviates the erratic optimum density in maize. Agronomy Journal (https://doi.org/10.1002./agj2.20187)

Xynias, Mylonas, E. Korpetis,E. Ninou, A. Tsaballa, I. Avdikos, Mavromatis, 2020. Durum wheat breeding in the Mediterranean Region: Current Status and Future Prospects. Agronomy 10(3), 432.

Ioannis Mylonas, Dimitris Stavrakoudis, Dimitris Katsantonis, Evaggelos Korpetis, 2020. Better farming practices to combating climate change. In: Munir Ozturk and Alvina Gul (eds), Chimate change and food security with emphasis on wheat., 1rst edition, Academic press, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128195277.

Fernardo Martinez-Moreno, Ignasio Solis, Dolores Noguero, Antonio Blanco, Irfan Ozberk, Nasserlehaq Nsarellah, Elias Elias, Ioannis Mylonas and Jose Miguel Soriano, 2020. Durum wheat in the Mediterranean Rim: historical evolution and genetic resources. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution (https://doi.org/10.1007./s10722-020-00913-8)