{"id":566,"date":"2024-03-13T16:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/?page_id=566"},"modified":"2025-09-30T09:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:54:07","slug":"lab-plant-physiology-and-biochemistry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/laboratories\/lab-plant-physiology-and-biochemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab\u00a0Plant Physiology and Biochemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/\" title=\"el\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/multisite-language-switcher\/assets\/flags\/gr.png\" alt=\"el\"\/> el<\/a>\n\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-212 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/gzerv.jpg\" alt=\"George Zervoudakis\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/gzerv.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/gzerv-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/>Laboratory Manager:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/george-zervoudakis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>George Zervoudakis<\/strong><\/a>, Associate Professor,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<span id=\"wpmt-98453-715937\">gzerv@upatras.gr<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tel. :<\/strong> +30 26310 58381<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The <strong>educational activities<\/strong> of the Laboratory concern the teaching of <strong>General Biology, Plant Morphology &amp; Anatomy, Plant Physiology and Biochemistr<\/strong>y.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Research Activity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The research activity of the Laboratory mainly focuses on the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote>Plant stress physiology: effect of abiotic (e.g. mechanical injury, light, etc) and biotic stresses (e.g. presence of nematodes in the root system) <strong>a)<\/strong> on physiological parameters such as photosynthesis, transpiration, stomatal conductance and <strong>b )<\/strong> in the concentration of pigments in the leaves (photosynthetic pigments and anthocyanins).<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>Biochemistry and Oxidative Stress in plants: effect of environmental factors and cultivation practices on oxidative stress in plants, through methods to assess cell damage and plant antioxidant defense.<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Research team of the laboratory<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><strong>George Zervoudakis<\/strong>, Associate Professor<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><strong>Athanasios Koulopoulos<\/strong>, member of Technical Staff<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><strong>Eleni Triga<\/strong>, PhD Candidate<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-569\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/Plant_Physiology_and_Biochemistry2.jpg\" alt=\"Plant_Physiology_and_Biochemistry\" width=\"1200\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/Plant_Physiology_and_Biochemistry2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/Plant_Physiology_and_Biochemistry2-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/Plant_Physiology_and_Biochemistry2-1024x299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/Plant_Physiology_and_Biochemistry2-768x224.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Laboratory equipment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Among other things, the Laboratory has:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Absorption Spectrophotometer<\/li>\n<li>Emission spectrophotometer<\/li>\n<li>Instrument for measuring physiological parameters (photosynthesis, respiration, oral conductance, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Chlorophyll meter<\/li>\n<li>Anthocyanin measuring instrument<\/li>\n<li>Instrument for spectral analysis of light<\/li>\n<li>Plant growth chamber<\/li>\n<li>Centrifuges<\/li>\n<li>Analytical scales<\/li>\n<li>Double water distillation device<\/li>\n<li>Incubating ovens, high combustion oven<\/li>\n<li>Heat sink<\/li>\n<li>Microscopy<\/li>\n<li>Auxiliary equipment such as pH meters, conductivity meters, magnetic stirrers, water bath, grinding mill, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-566 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/laboratories\/lab-plant-physiology-and-biochemistry\/lab_plant_physilogy-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/lab_plant_physilogy-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Lab Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/lab_plant_physilogy-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/lab_plant_physilogy-2-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/lab_plant_physilogy-2-768x450.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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