Dr Pavlina Drogoudi
Pomology
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Pavlina Drogoudi is currently working as a senior researcher at the Department of Deciduous Fruit Trees, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, ELGO- DIMITRA. She was awarded her Ph.D. and Diploma from Imperial College, University of London and worked as a post-doc employee at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UK. From Oct 2002 she was appointed as researcher in her present position. Her areas of expertise are in the field of evaluation of the genetic variability and characterization of fruit tree species and breeding. She is curator of the Greek germplasm bank mainly for stone fruit and pomegranate.
Her research interest also involve the study of environmental and cultivation factors affecting their agronomical performance. She has been involved in 21 Projects funded by competitive calls (9 European and 14 national), being the Lead Researcher in 11 (7 European and 4 National). To date, she has been the author in 54 JCR papers in referred journals (966 citations, h-15), two book chapters, more than 50 international and 50 national conference abstracts. She has had many teaching positions at higher educational entities. She is vice president in the ECPGR working group, EUFRIN on peach and apricot.
Peach, apricot and pomegranate cultivar evaluation for parameters such as pack-out yield, flowering, fruit maturity, fruit quality characteristics, resistance to diseases, frost and chilling requirements. Breeding for improved peach and apricot cultivars. Study on environmental parameters affecting yield and fruit quality (limiting chilling accumulation, untimely rainfalls etc). Improvement of cultivations methods. postharvest treatments, limiting frost damages and others.
- 01/2024-12/2027. ‘Exploiting the untapped potential of fruit tree wild diversity for sustainable agriculture’ (FRUITDIV) Funding: HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-13
- 10/2023-09/2026. ‘Assessing the risk of maladaptation to climate change in temperate and Mediterranean fruit trees’ (FRUITRESCUE) Funding: Foundation BNP Paribas, call ‘Climate and Biodiversity Initiative’
- 16/3/2023-20/11/2026. National Network for Climate Change (CLIMPACT II). Funding: GSRT, Greece
- 1/12/2023-1/7/2025 Pilot study on the effectiveness of cultivation practices to combat damages from summer rainfall in peach’ (RainPeach2Adapt). Funding: Hellenic Insurance Association
- 15/12/2022-14/12/2025. Πολύκλωνα Καρποφόρα τείχη στην Ιαπωνική Δαμασκηνιά: Ισορροπία βλάστησης – καρποφορίας, ομοιομορφία στην ωρίμανση και στην ποιότητα των καρπών’ (PLUMWALLS). Χρηματοδότηση: ΥΠΠΑΤ.
- 04/2019-03/2023 “Fruit Crops Resilience to Climate Change in the Mediterranean Basin’ (FREECLIMB) Funding: PRIMA
Pantelidis, G., Drogoudi, P. 2023. Exploitation of genotypic variation in chilling and heat requirements for flowering in Prunus armeniaca and Prunus persica (L.) Batsch cultivars. Scientia Horticulturae, 321, 112287
Orfanidou, C.G., Katsiani, A., Candresse, T., …Katis, N.I., Maliogka, V.I. 2023. Identification of divergent isolates of cherry latent virus 1 in Greek sweet cherry orchards Archives of virology, 2023, 168, pp. 243
Drogoudi, P., Pantelidis G., Karapetsi L., … Thomidis T. 2023. Exploring the Genetic and Morphological Variation and Disease Resistance in Local and Foreign Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Cultivars. Agriculture 2023, 13(4), 800; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13040800
Drogoudi, P.; Cantín, C.M.; Brandi, F.; et al. 2023. Impact of Chill and Heat Exposures Under Diverse Climatic Conditions on Peach and Nectarine Flowering Phenology. Plants 2023, 12(3), 584; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030584
Khalili, M., Candresse, T., Koloniuk, I., …Sedlak, J., Marais, A. 2023. The Expanding Menagerie of Prunus-Infecting Luteoviruses. Phytopathology, 2023, 113(2), pp. 345–354
Drogoudi, P., Pantelidis, G., Thomidis, T. 2023. Impact of Ozonated Water on Brown Rot Development and Storage Potential of Nectarine and Plum. Ozone: Science and Engineering 45(4).