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14-15/10/2024
Presentation of the project and selected results at higher education schools, in Limassol
23/7-25/7/2024
Marios Apostolides visited the facilities of the Laboratory of Pharmacognocy (prof. Dr. Helen Skaltsa) at the Department of Pharmacognosy & Chemistry of Natural Products (Faculty of Pharmacy), of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, for a short period during 23/07/2024-25/07/2024.
11/7-13/7/2024
A. Chrysargyris visited the Laboratory Pharmacognocy (prof. Dr. Helen Skaltsa) at the Department of Pharmacognosy & Chemistry of Natural Products (Faculty of Pharmacy), of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, for a short scientific stay during the period of 11/07/2024-13/07/2024. The purpose of the visit was for the needs of Activity 4.2.3, to advance the analysis of the phytochemical profile of the MAP species of the OptiAromaQ project. This report describes the activities that took place during this period.
7/6/2024
MAPs Training school at CUT
“Essential oils properties and usages”
7/6/2024
MAPs Workshop at CUT
“Promoting Nutritive value and marketing of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants”
6/6/2024
MAPs cultivations visit at Anogyra by the Scientific Committee
12/1/2024
MAPs cultivations at Anogyra
13-14/12/2023
Oral presentation of Opti-AromaQ project results at the 3rd Black Sea Association of Food Science and Technology Congress (B-FOST 2023), 13-14 December 2023
- Medicinal and aromatic plants essential oils, hydrosols and their main component for the preservation of fresh produce (click here)
19/11-3/12/2023
Oral presentation of Opti-AromaQ project results at the ‘’Natural Product Chemistry and Drug Discovery’’ Annual Meeting/Conference of the Pan-Balkan Alliance of Natural Products and Drug Discovery Associations PANDA Alliance, 29 November – 3 December 2023
- Storage conditions of medicinal/aromatic plants and use of essential oils and hydrosol as an alternative natural postharvest sanitation mean (click here)
27/11-8/12/2023
A. Chrysargyris visited the Institute of Biosciences and Applications, NCSR “Demokritos” and the Chemical Ecology and Natural Products Laboratory (Dr. Maria Konstantopoulou) during the period of 27/11-08/12/2023. The purpose of the visit was for the needs of Activity 4.2.3, for the evaluation of the insecticidal activities of the essential oils from the tested MAP species. This report describes the activities that took place during this period.
29/10-2/11/2023
Oral presentation of Opti-AromaQ project results at the 31o Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Εταιρείας της Επιστήμης των Οπωροκηπευτικών 29 Οκτωβίου – 2 Νοεμβρίου 2023
- Επίδραση διαφορετικών συγκεντρώσεων αζώτου και χαλκού στο θρεπτικό διάλυμα σε καλλιέργεια Sideritis cypria (click here)
10-12/10/2023
Poster presentation of Opti-AromaQ project results at the 3rd Food Chemistry Conference ‘’Shaping a Healthy and Sustainable Food Chain Through Knowledge’’, 10-12 October 2023, Dresden, Germany
- Biological activities of plant extracts from Cypriot aromatic plants and herbs (click here)
10-12/10/2023
Panayiota Xylia visited the Mycological Laboratory, Department of Plant Physiology at the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” (University of Belgrade) during the period of 28/8-01/09/2023, for microbial analysis.
11/1/2023
2nd Partners meeting
28/6/2022
Partners Kick-Off meeting
21/6-12/7/2022
Oral presentation of Opti-AromaQ project results at the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Horticultural Chain Management on Measurement and Actions to Manage Quality and Reduce Food Losses in Fresh Produce Supply Chains, 21 June – 12 July 2022, Virtual event (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
- Storage conditions of MAP and alternative use of essential oils and hydrosol as an alternative natural postharvest sanitation mean (click here)
14-16/6/2022
Oral presentation of Opti-AromaQ project results at the Workshop on Traditional Medicines: A sustainable lifestyle towards climate change, 14-16 July 2022, Athens
- Storage conditions of MAP and alternative use of essential oils and hydrosol as an alternative natural postharvest sanitation mean (click here)
29/5-2/6/2022
Presentation of Opti-AromaQ project at the VI International Symposium of Postharvest Pathology-29 May-2 June 2022, Cyprus
29/5-2/6/2022
Poster presentation of Opti-AromaQ project at the VI International Symposium of Postharvest Pathology-29 May-2 June 2022, Cyprus
- Oregano, ironwort and sage herbs extracts towards common foodborne pathogens (click here)
- Unexplored endemic species of medicinal and aromatic plants as a potential source of natural sanitizers and antioxidants: the case of Sideritis cypria Post (click here)
