Georgios

Karaoglanidis

Professor
Short CV Presentation

Professor George Karaoglanidis is plant pathologist with more than 25 years of research experience in the field of Plant Pathology. His research interests focus on: a) investigations related to fungicide resistance development by plant pathogenic fungi (resistance mechanisms, development of resistance detection methodologies, development of fungicide resistance management measures), b) development and evaluation of disease control strategies alternative to the chemical control, and c) investigations on the etiology and characterization of postaharvest pathogens. He is author of: a) 90 papers published in SCI journals (citations >3.180, h-index 32), b) 4 review book chapters and c) 103 oral/poster presentations in international conferences (several of them as invited speaker). He has served as reviewer for >280 paper submitted to SCI journals, while he has participated in research proposals evaluation panels submitted in national and EU calls. He has served as coordinator in 12 competitive research projects funded by European and National funds and in 52 research projects funded by the industry. In addition, he has participated as member of the research consortium in 12 competitive research projects funded by EU or national funds and in 6 research projects funded by the industry.

School of Agriculture

2310 998860

6974078789

Studies
1988 - 1993

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Department of Agriculture

Bachelor Plant Production

1993 - 1994

Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania

MSc in Horticultural Sciences

1994 - 1996

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Department of Agriculture

MSc in Plant Protection

1996 - 2000

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Department of Agriculture

PhD in Plant Pathology

Skills
Research Interests
Fungicide resistance (detection and mechanisms of resistance, fitness of resistant strains, antiresistance strategies)/ Chemical control of plant diseases / Biological control of plant pathogens using beneficial microorganisms / Development of diagnostic molecular tools for pathogen detection / Etiology of fungal plant diseases and studies on population variability

Georgios

Karaoglanidis

Professor
Short CV Presentation

Professor George Karaoglanidis is plant pathologist with more than 25 years of research experience in the field of Plant Pathology. His research interests focus on: a) investigations related to fungicide resistance development by plant pathogenic fungi (resistance mechanisms, development of resistance detection methodologies, development of fungicide resistance management measures), b) development and evaluation of disease control strategies alternative to the chemical control, and c) investigations on the etiology and characterization of postaharvest pathogens. He is author of: a) 90 papers published in SCI journals (citations >3.180, h-index 32), b) 4 review book chapters and c) 103 oral/poster presentations in international conferences (several of them as invited speaker). He has served as reviewer for >280 paper submitted to SCI journals, while he has participated in research proposals evaluation panels submitted in national and EU calls. He has served as coordinator in 12 competitive research projects funded by European and National funds and in 52 research projects funded by the industry. In addition, he has participated as member of the research consortium in 12 competitive research projects funded by EU or national funds and in 6 research projects funded by the industry.

Professional Experience
2022 - 2026

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

PROFESSOR

2017 - 2022

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

2012 - 2017

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

2007 - 2012

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

LECTURER

2001 - 2007

HELLENIC SUGAR INDUSTRY SA

AGRONOMIST-PLANT PATHOLOGIST

Description:

Head of Plant Protection Department

Courses
2008 - 2026

Plant Pathology (Undergraduate)

2022 - 2026

Diseases of vegetable and field crops (Undergraduate)

2022 - 2026

Plant Disease Diagnosis and Management (Undergraduate)

2014 - 2021

Special Plant Pathology (Undergraduate)

2014 - 2021

Plant Disease Management (Undergraduate)

2014 - 2021

Plant Disease Diagnosis (Undergraduate)

2007 - 2014

Fungal Diseases of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (Undergraduate)

2007 - 2014

Fungal Diseases of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops - Laboratory (Undergraduate)

2007 - 2014

Fungal Diseases of Fruit Crops and Grapevines (Lab) (Undergraduate)

2007 - 2014

Topics in Plant Protection (Undergraduate)

2021 - 2026

Modern Approaches in Plant Disease Management (Postgraduate)

2008 - 2019

Advanced courses in Mycology (Postgraduate)

2008 - 2014

Advanced Courses of Pathogenesis (Postgraduate)

2008 - 2019

Integrated Management of Plant Diseases (Postgraduate)

2008 - 2019

Grapevine Diseases (Postgraduate)

Publications
2026
Exploring the effect of electrolyzed water against brown rot disease (Monilinia spp.) on nectarine fruits

Petmezas A., Testempasis S., Molassiotis A., Evagelopoulos I., and G.S. Karaoglanidis

Journal Papers

2025
Chitosan nanoparticles loaded with jasmonic acid induce plants' resistance against Botrytis cinerea

Margaritopoulou, T.; Sakellariou, A.; Sofianos, G.; Triviza, M. F.; Stika, D. M.; Tsiriva, D.; Karaoglanidis, G.; Markellou, E

Journal Papers

2025
Differential sensitivity to DMI fungicides in Cercospora beticola is mediated by a novel target site modification and C-14 alpha-demethylase overexpression

Malandrakis, A. A.; Lykogianni, M.; Sevastos, A.; Karaoglanidis, G.; Katzourakis, V.; Chrysikopoulos, C.; Flouri, F

Journal Papers

2025
Population genomics and molecular epidemiology of wheat powdery mildew in Europe

Jigisha, J.; Ly, J.; Minadakis, N.; Freund, F.; Kunz, L.; Piechota, U.; Akin, B.; Balmas, V.; Ben-David, R.; Bencze, S.; ... Karaoglanidis, G. S. et al.

Journal Papers

Projects

1. RESEARCH - INNOVATE, ΕΚΠΑΡ03-0075587, Green technologies for sustainable production of grapevine propagative material, 2025-2028

2. HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-14, Project 101135088 — SHIELD4GRAPE. Breeding and Integrated Pest Management strategies to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides in grapevine

3. European Union-Next Generation EU, Greece 2.0 National Recovery and Resilience plan. (Μ16ΣΥΝ2-00094). Project title: Evidence based management of pesticide resistance in vegetable crops

4. European Union-Next Generation EU, Greece 2.0 National Recovery and Resilience plan. (Μ16ΣΥΝ2-00088). Project title: Electrolyzed water: A green innovation for the management of Brown rot on stone fruits

5. Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.) under the “2nd Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to support Faculty Members & Researchers” (Project Number: 2959), Project title: Multiple (MLR) and Multidrug Resistance (MDR) to fungicides in Botrytis cinerea: unraveling resistance mechanisms and elucidating interactions with biological control agents using “omic” approaches

Τ2ΕDΚ-05084 "RESEARCH - CREATE - INNOVATE Cycle B" Optimization of the production of propagative material of grapevine using biological and biotechnological methods

7. Support of Researchers with emphasis to new researchers. ΕΔΒΜ-MIS 5047881, Organic vs conventional vineyards: Population dynamics of Black Aspergilli microbiome and mycotoxin risk assessment

8. Τ1ΕΔΚ-04142, "RESEARCH - CREATE - INNOVATE Cycle A" support measure is funded by the Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK), Title: Optimization of the production of propagative material of vegetable crops and plant protection management in the greenhouses with biological and biotechnological methods

9. Τ1ΕΔΚ-1492, "RESEARCH - CREATE - INNOVATE Cycle A" support measure is funded by the Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK), Title: Development of Innovative Nanocopper-based Formulations for Agricultural Applications

10. Τ1ΕΔΚ-04591, "RESEARCH - CREATE - INNOVATE Cycle A" support measure is funded by the Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK), Title: Integrated improvement of clingstone peach cultivation and fruit quality, by developing an innovative infrastrure of distributed field data collection and analysis

11. Support of Researchers with emphasis to new researchers. ΕΔΒΜ -MIS: 5004852, Title: Resistance of Penicillium expansum population to fungicides and transcriptomic investigation of the MDR mechanism of resistance

12. Cooperation 2009, Brown Rot of stone-fruit: Etiology, molecular and biological characterization of causal agents

13. European Union TAEDR-0535675 - European Union-Next Generation EU, Greece2.0 National Recovery and Resilience plan, National Flagship Initiative “Agriculture and Food Industry”, Project Title: Innovations in Plant Protection for sustainable and environmentally friendly pest control

14. General Secretariat of Research and Technology, GSRT, Greece, (Project Code:2018ΣΕ01300000), Project Title: Graperoutes

16. COOPERATION 2011, Title: Envioronmental optimization of viticulture using precision agriculture technologies

17. Thales - Title: Development of IT and molecular diagnostics tools for improving the sustainability of pesticide based approaches to control agricultural pests of major economic importance in Greece

18. Thales - Title: The use of ozone technology in postharvest physiology of horticultural commodities

19. Support of SMEs – Title: Production of stone- and pome fruit vegetative material with modern biological and biotechnological approaches

20. COOPERATION 2009. «Title: Improvement of fruit trees vegetative material production using modern biological and biotechnological methods

21. FP7-SME-2008-2011 - Sustainable innovation technology in plant nursery process improving plant quality and safety

22. Pythagoras I. Title: Genes and Pesticides: Development of molecular methods for the identification of fungicide resistant strains