Dr Ioannis Mylonas works at the Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources. He is a researcher in Cereals Genetics & Breeding and associate manager in Greek Gene Bank. He has deep knowledge in scientific issues related to genetic resources, cereals, plant breeding, tolerance to stresses and resources use efficiency. He has established collaborations with partners across Europe and the Mediterranean and participated in 20 European and national research programs for cereals and legumes related to: plant breeding, evaluation of genotypes (e.g. landraces) fortolerance to abiotic and biotic stress, genetic diversity of landracesand genetic resources, adaption to climate changes and to low inputs,GxE interaction and stability of production, molecular techniques,quality parameters. He has published research work in scientific journals and in international and Greek conferences (70). He has educational certification for adult training from the National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP). He is a member of ECPGR (European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR), of the Technical Committee on Plant Propagating Material of Ministry of Agriculture responsible for cereals, and of director’s board at the Hellenic Scientific Society for Plant Genetics and Breeding.

• Cereal breeding for the release of high yield and grain quality varieties, tolerant to abiotic and biotic stresses and adapted to climate change conditions
• Genetic improvement of cereals for high and low inputs environments
• Evaluation of  genotypes for abiotic  and biotic stresses
• Organic Breeding
• Conservation of cereal varieties and landraces
• Parental selection and crossing for broadening the genetic base of cereals
• Study of heterosis and quantitative genetics
• Statistical applications and field plot techniques in plant breeding
• Study of phetotypic diversity and evaluation of cereal cultivarsand landraces through over-year and over-location experimentation
• Study of genotype stability and Genotype×Environment interaction

• 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, I. 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)
• Ioannis S. Tokatlidis, Christos Dordas, Fokion Papathanasiou, Ioannis Papadopoulos, Chrysanthi Pankou, Fotakis Gekas, Elissavet Ninou, Ioannis Mylonas, Constantinos Tzantarmas, Jovanka-Katarzyna Petrevska, Anastasia Kargiotidou, Iosif Sistanis, and Anastasios Lithourgidis, 2015. Improved Plant Yield Efficiency is Essential for Maize Rainfed Production. AgronomyJournal, 107 (3) 1111-1118.