Ioannis Karavidas

Assistant Professor , Vegetable Crop Science

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Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1009-2773

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Office : Office Α6, Building Κ24 1^th Floor

Hours of collaboration with students: Monday & Thursday 11:00 – 13:00

Education

Undergraduate Studies: Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens (2012-2017)
Ph.D. Thesis: Laboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens

Research Interests

Nutrition of vegetable crops in hydroponic and soilless cultivation systems.
Nutrition and fertilization of vegetable crops in conventional and organic production systems.
Sustainable cultivation practices to improve water and nutrient use efficiency in vegetable cropping systems.
Biofortification and biostimulant-based strategies for improving yield, quality, and nutritional value of vegetable crops..
Preharvest and postharvest management practices for maintaining and improving the quality and postharvest value of vegetable products.

Profile

Dr. Ioannis Karavidas is Assistant Professor of Vegetable Crop Science at the Department of Agriculture, University of Patras, with a strong academic and research background in the science of vegetable crops.

He is a graduate of Agricultural University of Athens, where he also completed his PhD in Vegetable Crop Science, with emphasis on sustainable cultivation practices, plant nutrition, and crop productivity.

His research interests focus on hydroponics and soilless cultivation systems, water and nutrient use efficiency, improvement of the quality and nutritional value of vegetable products, as well as plant responses to abiotic stress conditions.

He has actively participated in the implementation of European research projects (Horizon 2020, PRIMA), national funded projects (HFRI), and privately funded research projects. His publication record includes more than 30 papers in peer-reviewed international scientific journals indexed in Journal Citation Reports, as well as numerous full papers and conference presentations in national and international scientific conferences.

Selective Publications

Marka, S., Zografaki, M.-E., Karavidas, I., Ntanasi, T., Kalloniati, C., Ntzouvaras, A., Skliros, D., Tzovenis, I., Ntatsi, G., Moschopoulou, G., Kintzios, S., & Flemetakis, E. (2026). Metabolomic and physiological insights into the biostimulant activity of Chlorella vulgaris extract in hydroponic lettuce under salinity stress. Scientia Horticulturae, 355, 114560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2025.114560

Spyrou, G. P., Karavidas, I., Ntanasi, T., Marka, S., Giannothanasis, E., Gohari, G., Allevato, E., Sabatino, L., Savvas, D., & Ntatsi, G. (2025). Chloride as a Partial Nitrate Substitute in Hydroponics: Effects on Purslane Yield and Quality. Plants, 14(14), 2160. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14142160

Karavidas, I., Ntatsi, G., Ntanasi, T., Tampakaki, A., Giannopoulou, A., Pantazopoulou, D., Sabatino, L., Iannetta, P. P. M., & Savvas, D. (2023). Hydroponic Common-Bean Performance under Reduced N-Supply Level and Rhizobia Application. Plants, 12(3), 646. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030646

Karavidas, I., Ntatsi, G., Marka, S., Ntanasi, T., Consentino, B., Sabatino, L., Iannetta, P., & Savvas, D. (2022). Fresh Pod Yield, Physical and Nutritional Quality Attributes of Common Bean as Influenced by Conventional or Organic Farming Practices. Plants, 12(1), 32.https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010032

Karavidas, I., Ntatsi, G., Ntanasi, T., Vlachos, I., Tampakaki, A., Iannetta, P. P. M., & Savvas, D. (2020). Comparative Assessment of Different Crop Rotation Schemes for Organic Common Bean Production. Agronomy, 10(9), 1269.https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091269

Courses

AGRI_406: General Horticulture
AGRI_703: Specific Horticulture
AGRI_701: Postharvest Physiology and Technology
ΑGRI_EX2: Plant propagation
ΑGRI_EX6: Greenhouse Crop Protection