Dr. Christos A. Damalas

 

Department of Agricultural development

Democritus university of thrace

orestiada

 

 

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

B.Sc. in Plant Science, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

M.Sc. in Plant Physiology, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Ph.D. in Weed Science, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Diploma in Education, School of Pedagogical and Technical Education of Thessaloniki, Greece

 

PAST AND PRESENT EMPLOYMENT

Graduate Research Assistant (1996-2002)

Laboratory of Agronomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

 

Senior Agronomist (Phytosanitary Inspector and Crop Protection Specialist)  (2002-2010)

Department of Agricultural Development of Pieria, Prefectural Administration of Pieria, Greece

 

Adjunct Lecturer (2009-2010 in the spring semester)

Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

 

Lecturer (since 2010)

Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

 

Assistant Professor (since 2014)

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cultivation techniques in field crops production, conservation tillage systems in field crops production, intercropping systems and techniques in field crops production, weed biology, weed-crop interactions, weed management, herbicide efficacy, selectivity, and herbicide joint action, pesticide application, safety issues in pesticide use.

 

MEMBER IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES - ASSOCIATIONS

European Weed Research Society, Weed Science Society of Japan, Weed Science Society of Greece, International Plant Proteomics Organization, Hellenic Scientific Society for Genetics and Plant Breeding, Geotechnical Chamber of Greece.

 

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (Science Citation Index)

Damalas C.A. and I.G. Eleftherohorinos. 2001. Dicamba and atrazine antagonism on sulfonylurea herbicides used for johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) control in corn (Zea mays). Weed Technology 15:62-67.

 

Mitskas M.B., C.E. Tsolis, I.G. Eleftherohorinos, and C.A. Damalas. 2003. Interference between corn and johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) from seed or rhizomes. Weed Science 51:540-545.

 

Lithourgidis A.S., D.G. Roupakias, and C.A. Damalas. 2004. Evaluation of faba beans for resistance to sclerotinia stem rot caused by Sclerotinia trifoliorum. Phytoprotection 85:89-94.

 

Lithourgidis A.S., D.G. Roupakias, and C.A. Damalas. 2005. Inheritance of resistance to sclerotinia stem rot (Sclerotinia trifoliorum) in faba beans (Vicia faba L.). Field Crops Research 91:125-130.

 

Lithourgidis A.S., K.V. Dhima, C.A. Damalas, I.B. Vasilakoglou, and I.G. Eleftherohorinos. 2006. Tillage effects on wheat emergence and yield at varying seeding rates, and on labor and fuel consumption. Crop Science 46:1187-1192.

 

Lithourgidis A.S., C.A. Damalas, and A.A. Gagianas. 2006. Long-term yield patterns for continuous winter wheat cropping in northern Greece. European Journal of Agronomy 25:208-214.

 

Damalas C.A., E.B. Georgiou, and M.G. Theodorou. 2006. Pesticide use and safety practices among Greek tobacco farmers: a survey. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 16:339-348.

 

Damalas C.A., M.G. Theodorou, and E.B. Georgiou. 2006. Attitudes towards pesticide labelling among Greek tobacco farmers. International Journal of Pest Management 52:269-274.

 

Damalas C.A., K.V. Dhima, and I.G. Eleftherohorinos. 2006. Control of early watergrass (Echinochloa oryzoides) and late watergrass (Echinochloa phyllopogon) with cyhalofop, clefoxydim, and penoxsulam applied alone and in mixture with broadleaf herbicides. Weed Technology 20:992-998.

 

Damalas C.A., G.K. Telidis, and S.D. Thanos. 2008. Assessing farmers’ practices on disposal of pesticide waste after use. Science of the Total Environment 390:341-345.

 

Damalas C.A., K.V. Dhima, and I.G. Eleftherohorinos. 2008. Morphological and physiological variation among species of the genus Echinochloa in northern Greece. Weed Science 56:416-423.

 

Damalas C.A. 2008. Distribution, biology, and agricultural importance of Galinsoga parviflora Cav. (Asteraceae). Weed Biology and Management 8:147-153.

 

Damalas C.A., K.V. Dhima, and I.G. Eleftherohorinos. 2008. Bispyribac-sodium efficacy on Echinochloa oryzoides and E. phyllopogon as affected by coapplication of selected rice herbicides and insecticides. Weed Technology 22:622-627.

 

Lithourgidis A.S., C.A. Damalas, and I.G. Eleftherohorinos. 2009. Conservation tillage: a promising perspective for sustainable agriculture in Greece. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 33:85-95.

 

Damalas C.A. 2009. Pyrithiobac reduces control of green foxtail (Setaria viridis) and bristly foxtail (Setaria verticillata) by propaquizafop. Crop Protection 28:616-618.

 

Hashemi S.M., S.M. Hosseini, and C.A. Damalas. 2009. Farmers’ competence and training needs on pest management practices: participation in extension workshops. Crop Protection 28:934-939.

 

Damalas C.A. 2009. Understanding benefits and risk of pesticide use. Scientific Research and Essays 4:945-949.

 

Damalas C.A. and S.M. Hashemi. 2010. Pesticide risk perception and use of personal protective equipment among young and old cotton growers in northern Greece. Agrociencia 44:363-371.

 

Hashemi S.M. and C.A. Damalas. 2011. Farmers’ perceptions of pesticide efficacy: reflections on the importance of pest management practices adoption. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 35:69-85.

 

Damalas C.A. and A.S. Lithourgidis. 2011. Winter barley performance on two different soils under conservation tillage systems. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica B - Plant & Soil Science 61:33-38.

 

Lithourgidis A.S., D.N. Vlachostergios, C.A. Dordas, and C.A. Damalas. 2011. Dry matter yield, nitrogen content, and competition in pea-cereal intercropping systems. European Journal of Agronomy 34:287-294.

 

Lithourgidis A.S., C.A. Dordas, C.A. Damalas, and D.N. Vlachostergios. 2011. Annual intercrops: an alternative pathway for sustainable agriculture. Australian Journal of Crop Science 5:396-410.

 

Damalas C.A. and I.G. Eleftherohorinos. 2011. Pesticide exposure, safety issues, and risk assessment indicators. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 8:1402-1419.

 

Damalas C.A. 2011. Potential uses of turmeric (Curcuma longa) products as alternative means of pest management in crop production. Plant Omics 4:136-141.

 

Koutroubas S.D., S. Fotiadis, and C.A. Damalas. 2012. Biomass and nitrogen accumulation and translocation in spelt (Triticum spelta) grown in a Mediterranean area. Field Crops Research 127:1-8.

 

Damalas C.A., A.S. Lithourgidis, and I.G. Eleftherohorinos. 2012. Echinochloa species control in maize (Zea mays L.) with sulfonylurea herbicides applied alone and in mixture with broadleaf herbicides. Crop Protection 34:70-75.

 

Hashemi S.M., R. Rostami, M.K. Hashemi, and C.A. Damalas. 2012. Pesticide use and risk perceptions among farmers in southwest Iran. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 18:456-470.

 

Aschonitis, V.G., A.S. Lithourgidis, C.A. Damalas, and V.Z. Antonopoulos. 2013. Modelling yields of non-irrigated winter wheat in a semi-arid Mediterranean environment based on drought variability. Experimental Agriculture 49:448-460.

 

Damalas C.A., S.D. Koutroubas, and S. Fotiadis. 2014. Occurrence of European field pansy (Viola arvensis) in Orestiada, Greece. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 7:25-29.