Laboratory of Weed Science – Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Enviroment

Director: Anestis Karkanis, Assistant Professor

Members:

Laboratory Mission

The main interests of Laboratory of Weed Science include research, consultancy and teaching within two major areas: Weed Science and Plant Physiology.

The laboratory of weed science focuses on weed biology, weed management, weed ecology (crops-weeds interactions), organic and integrated weed management, herbicides resistance and efficiency.

Concerning Plant Physiology, research interests include plant responses/adaptations to abiotic stress factors, as well as the use of satellite imagery for the assessment of major physiological processes and diagnostic mapping of crops

Research

Anestis Karkanis

Research in:

Weed Biology
Crop-Weed interactions.
Weed management in field crops, vegetables, vineyards and tree crops.
Weed managements in organic crops.
Herbicide resistant weeds and their management.

Efi Levizou

Α) Effects of abiotic stress factors related to degraded soil on plant physiology and production with special interest on phytoremediation applications.

Focus is given on the following stress factors:

increased salinity
increased concentration of microorganism toxins in irrigation water

Β) Use of satellite imagery for the assessment of major physiological processes and diagnostic mapping of crops.

Publications

Anestis Karkanis

Selected publications:

Karkanis A., Bilalis D., Efthimiadou A., 2011. Architectural plasticity, photosynthesis and growth responses of velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medicus) plants to water stress in a semi-arid environment. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 5 (4):369-374.
Karkanis A., Bilalis D., Katsenios N., Efthimiadou A., 2012. The critical period for weed competition in parsley (Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A.W. Hill) in Mediterranean areas. Crop Protection. 42:268-272.
Karkanis A., Lykas C., Liava V., Bezou A., Petropoulos S., Tsiropoulos N., 2018. Weed interference with peppermint (Mentha x piperita) and spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) crops under different herbicide treatments: Effects on biomass and essential oil yield. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 98: 43-50.
Karkanis A., Vellios A., Grigoriou F., Gkrimbis T, Giannouli P., 2018. Evaluation of efficacy and compatibility of herbicides with fungicides in durum wheat (Triticum durum) under different environmental conditions: Effects on grain yield and gluten content. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca. 46(2):601-607.
Karkanis A., Ntatsi G., Alemardan A., Petropoulos S., Bilalis D., 2018. Interference of weeds in vegetable crop cultivation, in the changing climate of Southern Europe with emphasis on drought and elevated temperatures: A review. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 156, 1175-1185.
Arampatzis D.A., Karkanis A.C., Tsiropoulos N.G., 2019. Silymarin content and antioxidant activity of seeds of wild Silybum marianum populations growing in Greece. Annals of Applied Biology. 174:61-73.

Efi Levizou

Levizou E., Statiris G., Papadimitriou Th., Laspidou CS., Kormas KA. 2017. Lettuce facing microcystins-rich irrigation water at different developmental stages: effects on plant performance and MCs bioaccumulation. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 143, 193-200 (IF: 3.74).
Levizou Ε., Kyparissis Α. 2016. A novel pattern of leaf movement: the case of Capparis spinosa L.Tree Physiology 36, 1117-1126(IF: 3.59).
Levizou Ε., Antoniadis V., Papatheodorou A. 2016. Without exceeding the limits: industrial soil rich in Zn and Cd has no effect on purslane and lettuce but promotes geranium growth.Environmental Earth Sciences 75: 1256, DOI: 10.1007/s12665-016-6070-y (IF: 1.77).
Petropoulos SA., Levizou E., Ntatsi G., Fernandes A., Petrotos Κ., Akoumianakis Κ., Barros L., Ferreira ICFR. 2017. Salinity effect on nutritional value, chemical composition and bioactive compounds content of Cichorium spinosum Food Chemistry214, 129-136. (IF: 4.05).
Kytridis P.V., Karageorgou P., Levizou E.& Manetas Y. 2008. Intra-species variation in transient accumulation of leaf anthocyanins in Cistus creticus during winter: Evidence that anthocyanins may compensate for an inherent photosynthetic and photoprotective inferiority of the red-leaf phenotype. Journal of Plant Physiology, 165: 952-959 (IF: 2.97).