{"id":874,"date":"2025-04-25T10:10:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T07:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/?page_id=874"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:51:43","slug":"lab-horticulture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/laboratories\/lab-horticulture\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Horticulture"},"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<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">AGRI_405 &#8211; General Horticulture, <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">AGRI_703 &#8211; Special Horticulture,<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>AGRI_701 &#8211; Postharvest Physiology and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>AGRI_\u0395\u03a76 &#8211; Greenhouse Crop Protection<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">It has laboratory benches with <strong>22 seats<\/strong> for the comfortable exercise of students and a separate office space.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The laboratory carries out research programs on the improvement of vegetables, especially squash .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">In recent years, great emphasis has been placed on the creation of <strong>squash hybrids with tolerance to viruses<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-881\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-881\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/squash.jpg\" alt=\"Squash Hybrids\" width=\"1200\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/squash.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/squash-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/squash-1024x213.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/squash-768x160.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Squash Hybrids<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The Vegetable Growing Laboratory participates in many research projects (Intereg 2014-2020, RIS3 Agrifood, Research Create Innovate), has the Scientific responsibility of the <strong>RIS3<\/strong> project with the acronym <strong>SQUASHYDR<\/strong> and is the coordinator of the project <strong>&#8220;Utilization of created squash hybrids with disease tolerance for organic production&#8221; (Act Code M16SYN2-00422 &amp; \u03a6\u039a: 82531)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Equipment<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"><strong> It has extensive laboratory equipment:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Gas chromatograph, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Spectrophotometer, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Flamephotometer, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Colorimeter <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Three plant growth chambers <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Cold chambers (large refrigerators in separate rooms) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Freezer Scales, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">pH meters, conductivity meters\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Sowing, extraction and washing machines for squash seeds,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">And all the necessary basic equipment for education and research.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-882\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-882\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/machines.jpg\" alt=\"Seed Sowing, Extraction and Washing Machines Squash\u00a0\" width=\"1200\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/machines.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/machines-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/machines-1024x213.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/machines-768x160.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seed Sowing, Extraction and Washing Machines Squash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Complemented by two (2) modern large greenhouses which have: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Hydroponics systems <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Heating, shading and ventilation systems <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Irrigation systems <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Mist propagation plant <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Float Systems<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-879\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-879 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/greenhouse_horiculture.jpg\" alt=\"greenhouse horiculture\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/greenhouse_horiculture.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/greenhouse_horiculture-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/greenhouse_horiculture-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/greenhouse_horiculture-768x192.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greenhouses of the Vegetable Growing Laboratory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Experimental field of<strong> 10 acres<\/strong> within the approximately 600 acres of the Department of Agriculture.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-880\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-880\" src=\"https:\/\/agriculture.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/field.jpg\" 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