APPROVED RESEARCH PROPOSALS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF
COLLABORATION BETWEEN N.AG.RE.F. AND BRITISH COUNCIL

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1996-1998

Project title:  The use of resistant and own-host crops as replacement for methyl bromide in the management of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in polythene houses in Crete and the application of molecular techniques for identifying species and race/virulence differences 
Coordinators:  Dr E. Tzortzakakis (NAGREF), Dr D. Trudgill (B.C.)
Budget:   10.958€
Project title:  Interaction of the Parasitoid Aphidius colemani and the Entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecani against the Peach Aphid Myzus persicae
Coordinators:  Dr N. Roditakis (NAGREF),  Dr A. Keith (B.C.)
Budget:   13.796€
Project title:  Optimisation of interactions between nitrogen fixation and the supply of mineral N under Mediterranean conditions
Coordinators:  Dr H. Setatou (NAGREF),  Dr J. Macduff (B.C.)
Budget:   5.312€
Project title:  Optimisation of interactions between nitrogen fixation and the supply of mineral N under Mediterranean conditions
Coordinators:  Dr H. Setatou(NAGREF),  Dr J. Macduff (B.C.)
Budget:  5.312€
Project title:  Comparison between the impact of drought on species of oak in Mediterranean and Northern Europe in relation to global environmental change
Coordinators:  Dr K. Radoglou (NAGREF), Prof. P. Jarvis (B.C.)
Budget:  11.985€
Project title:  A Comparative study of dynamics of heavy metals and boron in sewage sludge-amended soils in Greece and Britain
Coordinators:  Dr P.Papadopoulos,(NAGREF), Prof. B.J. Alloway
Budget:  9.100€

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1998-2000

Project title:  Molecular cloning and sequencing of resistance gene-like sequences from cucumber
Coordinators:  Dr D. Vakalounakis (NAGREF), Dr M. Dickinson (B.C.)
Budget:  15.401€
Project title:  Research on the post-fire natural regeneration of Pinus Brutia in Thasos by using experimental plots and geographical information systems
Coordinators:  Dr K. Radoglou (NAGREF), Dr B. Devereux (B.C.)
Budget:  15.161€
Project title:  Technological innovation biases, the returns to research investments and competitiveness in Greek and UK Agriculture
Coordinators:  Dr I. Karagiannis (NAGREF), Dr C. Thirtle (B.C.)
Budget:  4.930 €
Project title:  Analysis of physiological and biochemical responses of maize inbred lines and populations to water stress and nitrogen supply and their interaction
Coordinators:  Dr E. Lazarou-Kallinaki (NAGREF), Dr D. Lawlor (B.C.)
Budget:  10.574€
Project title:  The impact of pesticides on soil biodiversity
Coordinators:  Dr S. Vizantinopoulos (NAGREF), Dr E. Vavoulidou (NAGREF),  Dr M. Wood (B.C.)
Budget:  15.539€

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2000-2002

Project title:  Manipulation of saponin content in legumes and effects on disease resistence
Coordinators:  Dr K. Papadopoulou (NAGREF), Dr A. Osbourn (B.C.)
Budget:  11.733€
Project title:  Utilization of agroindustrial wastes for the production of pullulan
Coordinators:  Dr K. Israilidis (NAGREF),  Dr A. Smith (B.C.)
Budget:  14.627€
Project title:  Management of terrestrial natural ecosystems: foraging behaviour of ruminants as a useful management tool in grazing lands
Coordinators:  Dr Th. Papachristou (NAGREF), Dr I. Kyriazakis (B.C.)
Budget:  14.638€
Project title:  Natural fermentation of green olives with the use of selected strains of lactic acid bacteria resistant
Coordinators:  Dr Ch. Tassou(NAGREF),  Dr M. Adams (B.C.)
Budget:  8.317€
Project title:  An application of life cycle assessment (LCA) in Greek forestry
Coordinators:  Dr N. Grigoriadis (NAGREF), Dr R. Murphy (B.C.)
Budget:  12.725€
Project title: Ecological prototyping of mountainous agriculture in Crete and Wales with the use of indicators to assess the agronomic, ecological, social and economic sustainability of different
Coordinators: Dr E. Kampourakis (NAGREF), Prof. P. Midmore (B.C.)
Budget: 8.241€

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2002-2004

Project title: Biological Indicators of Soil Quality in Greek Soils and their relation to agricultural practice
Coordinators: Dr E. Avramidou ( NAGREF),  Dr M. Wood ( B.C.)
Budget: 18.672€ 
Project title: Construction of a molecular linkage map inter-varietal crosses of Platanus orientalis and identification of molecular markers linked “evergreeness” trait of Platanus Orientalis Vr. Cretica
Coordinators: Dr A. Doulis ( NAGREF), Dr M. Campell ( B.C.)
Budget: 12.209€
Project title: A study of the epidemic of livestock myiasis on the island of Crete: identification of the parasitic flies epidemiology of infestations and strategies for prevention and control
Coordinators: Dr S. Sotiraki ( NAGREF), Dr M.J.R. Hall ( B.C.)
Budget: 14.628€
Project title: Dissolved Organic Nitrogen Dynamics in Mediterranean and Oceanic Agricultural Environments
Coordinators: Dr M. Karagianni-Christou, ( NAGREF), Dr D. Jones ( B.C.)
Budget: 15.986€
Project title: Bemisia tabaci: biotype population structure characterization and monitoring of transmitted viruses
Coordinators: Dr A. Tsagarakou (NAGREF), Dr I. D. Bedford (B.C.)
Budget: 15.026€
Project title: Integrated assessment of soil quality indicators
Coordinators: Dr E. Parousis (NAGREF), Prof. D.A. Davinson (B.C.)
Budget: 8.918€

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