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Thursday, 17 October 2024

15:00 - 15:30 Check-in
15:30 - 17:10 Session 1: Sustainable systems and use of resources

Session Chair: Anastasios Michailidis

[47] Economic Benefits of Biological Pest Control in Urban Forestry: A Sustainable Management Approach
Stefanos Tsiaras, Panagiotis Koulelis and Panagiotis Petrakis

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[18] Economic losses due to climatic damage in viticulture: adaptation proposals
Antonella Di Fonzo, Simonetta De Leo, Marco Gaito, Guido Bonati and Sabrina Giuca

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[69] Development and Performance Evaluation of Self-Healing PVA-PAA Coated PES Membrane for Water Pollution Mitigation
Kok Chung Chong, Woon Chan Chong, Yean Ling Pang, Siew Hoong Shuit, Eng Cheong Wong, Yung Xin Koh and Grace Qian Von Lim

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[20] Drivers and barriers to transition to agroecology in Tunisia-A policy review
Inès Zouari, Salma Jallouli, Youssef Trifa and Mehdi Ben Mimoun

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[80] Multidimensional and multiscale evaluation framework considering Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus
Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Georgios Kleftodimos, Marios Vasileiou, Christina Kleisiari, Vasilis Angelopoulos, Asimina Oikonomou, Dimitra Tosiliani, Paolo Prosperi, Hatem Belhouchette and George Vlontzos

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[38] Identification of agroecological practices in Siliana, northwestern Tunisia through a combination of survey and participatory workshop
Haïfa Benmoussa, Wafa Koussani, Samar Saidani, Mokhtar Baraket, Nadhira Ben Aissa, Sawsen Ayadi, Inès Zouari, Youssef Trifa and Mehdi Ben Mimoun

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[97] Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Content using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques
Grigorios Karampetian, Konstantinos Zoukidis, Athanasios Gertsis, Athanasios Falaras, Christos Vasilikiotis, Antonios Apostolidis and Evangelos Vergos

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[87] Landscape-Level Analysis of Farming Practices and Their Impacts on Wild Pollinators in the Nestos Region of Greece
Faidra Kanonarchi, Tristan Berchoux, Vasileios Angelopoulos, George Vlontzos and Stavriani Koutsou

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[44] Rosalie Edge: Life, Work and Impact
Zoi Tampaki and Evangelos Manolas

​17:10 - 17:40 Coffee break
17:40 - 19:30 ​Session 2: Innovative products and systems

Session Chair: Leonidas-Sotirios Kyrgiakos

[86] Innovative technologies (nanobubbles and electronic water treatment) to manage highly saline irrigation water in hydroponic systems
Konstantinos Zoukidis, Athanasios Gertsis, Antonios Apostolidis, Georgios Strouthopoulos and Anastasia Giannakoula

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[19] Honey Cost: an experimental approach for determining honey production costs
Concetta Cardillo, Antonio Giampaolo and Milena Verrascina

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[95] Growing lettuce (Lactuca Sativa L.) in floating disks systems under variable and high salinity water range enriched with nanobubbles
Konstantinos Zoukidis, Anastasia Giannakoula, Ramonna Kosheleva, Athanasios Gertsis, Antonios Apostolidis, Georgios Strouthopoulos and Athanasios Varoutoglou

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[24] Internet of Things systems and Big data analytics for Smart Agriculture: A bibliometric analysis
Angeliki Arampatzi, Maria Kamariotou, Kostas E. Psannis and Fotis Kitsios

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[99] Consumers’ attitudes towards novel products: The case of cereal bars with sea buckthorn
Chrysanthi Charatsari, Fotios Chatzitheodoridis, Dimitra Lazaridou, Paraskevi Liakopoulou, Evgenia Karamouzi, Evagelos Lioutas, Efstratios Loizou, Maria Loizou, Fani Mantzouridou, Anastasios Michailidis, Anna Michailidou, Evangelia Michailidou, Stefanos Nastis, Panagiotis Panopoulos and Dimitrios Tsolis

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[116] The role of citizens in transforming cities into smart cities: The case of Greece
Pagona-Xanthi Psathopoulou, Vasileios Panagou, Andreas Alexopoulos and Miltiadis Chalikias

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[100] Consumers’ willingness to buy novel functional food products
Panagiota Alvanoudi, Chrysanthi Charatsari, Fotios Chatzitheodoridis, Eugenia Karamouzi, Dimitra Lazaridou, Paraskevi Liakopoulou, Evagelos Lioutas, Efstratios Loizou, Maria Loizou, Fani Mantzouridou, Anastasios Michailidis, Anna Michailidou, Evangelia Michailidou, Stefanos Nastis, Smaragda Nikouli, Aikaterini Paltaki, Panagiotis Panopoulos, Dimitrios Tsolis and Antanina Valoshyna

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[98] Greek students' food welfare knowledge, attitude and eating behavior: A multi-level statistical analysis
Sofia D. Anastasiadou

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[88] Challenges and Perceptions of Greek Beekeepers: Socio-Economic Issues and the Importance of Pollination Services in the Mediterranean Apiculture Sector
Faidra Kanonarchi, Tristan Berchoux, Vasileios Angelopoulos, George Vlontzos and Stavriani Koutsou

​20:00            Welcome Party @ GastroBar "ERA" (Hotel Erato by Samian Mare)

Friday, 18 October 2024

8:30 - 9:00 Check-in
9:00 – 9:15 Opening
9:15 – 10:15 Keynote

Innovation and digital transformation in the agri-food sector: What is the role of Common Agricultural Policy?
Dr. Samir Mili
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​10:15 – 11:45 Session 3: Livestock and aquatic production systems

Session Chair: Ioannis Giantsis

[10] Towards a freshwater crayfish rearing protocol through laboratory grown field-release of juveniles within plastic cages
Maria Alvanou, Dimitrios Papadopoulos and Ioannis Giantsis

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[11] Building a Global Aquatic Resources Knowledge Base for Fisheries
Yannis Marketakis, Yannis Tzitzikas, Aureliano Gentile, Anton Ellenbroek and Marc Taconet

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[34] iRunMon - A real-time ruminant monitor
Pedro Gonçalves, William Xavier and Gustavo Corrente

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[41] A decision support tool to evaluate economic performance of small ruminant farms
Sotiria Vouraki, Nikolaos Koltsidas, Stergios Priskas and Georgios Arsenos

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[83] Investigation of gene polymorphisms in FGF2 and SΤΑΤ5A genes in the Greek Red Cow breed
Paraskevi-Eleni Tsokanta, Efthimios Avgeris and George Michailidis

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[85] Enhancing Precision Livestock Management with IoT: Insights  from the WELLNESS Project
Ioanna Karampelia, Konstantina Banti, Dimitrios Theodorou, Stylianos Iliadis, Antonios Chatzisavvas, Anna Maria Iatrou, Apostolos Malamakis, Georgios F. Banias, Malamati Louta, Thomas Kyriakidis and Minas Dasygenis

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[101] Comparative Analysis of LS-SVM and Random Forest Models for Sensor-Based Lameness Detection in Cattle
Konstantinos Dolaptsis, Georgios Tziotzios, Antonios Morellos, Dimitrios Kateris and Dionysis Bochtis

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[1] Development and laboratory testing of a bucket milking machine with flow-controlled vacuum, based on a NI data aquision system
Radu Rosca, Petru Carlescu and Virgil Vlahidis

​11:45 – 12:15 Coffee Break
12:15 – 13:55 Session 4: Training and advisory for efficient management

Session Chair: George Kountios

[60] Towards Agriculture 5.0 in the European Union – Training and digital skill trends in the agricultural sector
Levente P. Bálint, László Várallyai and Szilvia Botos

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[26] DANIA database for selecting irrigation investments in coherence with WFD and DNSH principle: a case study within Next Generation EU funds
Marianna Ferrigno, Veronica Manganiello, Raffaella Pergamo, Luca A. Folino, Massimo Tropeano and Marica Furini

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[61] Enhancing Data Accuracy in Agri-Food Forecasting: Methods and Implications for Informed Decision-Making
László Várallyai, Szilvia Botos, Levente P. Bálint, Viktor L. Takács and Róbert Szilágyi

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[42] Comparative Analysis of Agroecology and Agroecological Transition Curricula in Mediterranean Countries
Mokhtar Baraket, Sawsen Ayadi, Trifa and Mehdi Ben Mimoun

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[63] Greek farmers’ perceptions of precision agriculture technologies
Thomas Bournaris, Chrysanthi Charatsari, Dimitra Lazaridou, Evagelos Lioutas, Efstratios Loizou, Aikaterini Paltaki and Anastasios Michailidis

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[53] The impact of data, information and knowledge from precision agriculture on the economy and business management
Edita Silerova, Jiri Vanek and Lukas Polacek

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[64] AI in Wildlife rights and ethics
Sofia D. Anastasiadou

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[107] Digital Learning hub for future green and ethical leaders: a mapping of educational initiatives related to sustainability in Higher Educational Institutes
Maria Partalidou, Evie Kouroumichaki, Florian Ulm, Tiago Silva, Aleksandra Gulc, Joanna Godlewska, Justyna Kozłowska, Ewelina Tomaszewska, Ioannis Sotiriadis and Dimitrios Vlachopoulos

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[118] Openness in Businesses: A Case Study of Food Businesses in Thessaly
Ioanna Grigoriou, Miltiadis Chalikias and Andreas Alexopoulos

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​13:55 – 14:55 Lunch
14:55 – 16:35 Session 5: Environmental preferences

Session Chair: Efstratios Loizou

[40] Alternative protein sources: Generation Y’s food neophobia, entomophagy acceptance, self-assessed environmental concern and intention to recommend entomophagy
Irene Kamenidou, Spyridon Mamalis, Stergios Gkitsas, Aikaterini Stavrianea, Ifigeneia Mylona and Stavros Pavlidis

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[35] Students' evaluation of vulnerabilities towards climate change
Sofia D. Anastasiadou

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[43] Bicycle and cycling paths in Trikala city: Citizens' attitudes and opinions
Georgios Kolkos, Crysovalantis Malesios, Apostolos Kantartzis, Konstantinos Panitsidis and Garyfallos Arabatzis

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[108] An Investigation of Farmers’ Perceptions on the Complexity and Effectiveness of Organic Product Certification Standards
Achilleas Kontogeorgos and Evdokia Stergiopoulou

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[46] An Evaluative Approach of Corporate Sustainability  in Agrifood System
Luisa Sturiale, Carla Zarbà, Mariarita Cammarata, Agata Matarazzo and Alessandro Scuderi

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[54] Pro-environmental vs anti-environmental perceptions
Stavros Valsamidis, Giannoula Florou, Athanasios Mandilas and Sofia D. Anastasiadou

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[56] Assessing students’ perceptions and attitudes towards Wildlife by Principal Components Analysis and Implicative Statistical Analysis
Sofia D. Anastasiadou

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[65] Preservice students’ knowledge and Attitude Biodiversity Conservation: A multi-level statistical analysis
Sofia D. Anastasiadou

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[91] Residents' views and perceptions for the use and design of the urban green infrastructure to the second largest municipality of metropolitan area of Thessaloniki
Paraskevi Karanikola, Stilianos Tampakis, Aikaterini Karipidou-Kanari and Antonios Tampakis

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​20:30           Gala Dinner @ GastroBar "ERA" (Hotel Erato by Samian Mare)

Saturday, 19 October 2024

​08:30 – 09:00 Check-in
09:00 – 10:40 Session 6: Digital tools - Crop and tree production

Session Chair: Christopher Brewster

[21] Data assimilation of LAI improved crop growth modeling: Comparison between in-situ measurements and satellite estimations
Marija Kopanja, Gordan Mimić, Hilde Vaessen, Nevena Stevanović, Nikola Stanković, Maša Buđen, Dragana Blagojević, Bernardo Maestrini, Nataša Ljubičić, Sanja Brdar and Frits van Evert

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​[25] Machine learning modeling exploration for under-bark tree bole volume estimation
Maria Diamantopoulou

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[27] A novel low-cost system for Xylella fastidiosa early detection using electrical conductivity probes
Nikolaos Marios Polymenakos, Ioannis Vlachos, Ioannis Karydis and Markos Avlonitis

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[28] ​An Agent Based Simulation Model for Red Palm Weevil Dispersion in Corfu Island Greece
Evangelos Alvanitopoulos, Ioannis Karydis and Markos Avlonitis

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[33] Gamification of Agrotourism Industry to Maximize Efficiency
Pedro Gonçalves, Daniel Corujo and Luis Coelho

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[39] ​Assessment of autonomous mower effect on Phyla nodiflora and pollinator presence in urban lawns
Sofia Matilde Luglio, Lorenzo Gagliardi, Valeria Zeni, Renato Ricciardi, Christian Frasconi, Michele Raffaelli, Andrea Peruzzi, Marco Volterrani and Marco Fontanelli

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[66] Evaluation of flight directions and other canopy coverage characteristics from aerial spraying, using Remotely Piloted Aerial Application Systems (RPAAS aka drones), in a high density linear olive grove
Athanasios Gertsis and Pantelis Konstandaras

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[82] Spatiotemporal Patterns of Olive Fly Movements: The Role of Variety, Temperature, and Altitude in Five Olive Oil Production Areas in Greece
Efstratios Sentas, Sofia Zafeirelli, Georgios Stavrianakis and Athanasios Kizos

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[89] Development of Rust disease prediction models with the use of satellite derived vegetation indices from wheat and maize parcels in Kenya and Uganda
Minas Ververis, Riccardo Orsi, Giorgos Gousios, Giovanni Laneve, Rajesh Vanguri, Simone Saquella and Emanuel Lekakis

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​10:40 – 12:20 Session 7: Digital tools

Session Chair: Athanasios Gertsis

[7] On Transforming FoodEx2 to a Standardized and Interoperable Thesaurus
Yannis Marketakis, Athina Kritsotaki, Anastasia Axaridou, Pavlos Fafalios, Michalis Mountantonakis and Yannis Tzitzikas

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[13] Current Status of Augmented Reality Marketing in the Food and Beverage Industry
Effrosyni Bitakou, Maria Ntaliani, Konstantinos Demestichas, Sotirios Karetsos and Constantina Costopoulou

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[30] Unveiling the secrets of embeddings: Does the importance of agricultural terms relate to the context they occur in?
Hercules Panoutsopoulos, Panagiotis Stamatelopoulos, Xu Wang and Christopher Brewster

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[22] Security aspects in the Agriculture IoT infrastructure: network segmentation and security infrastructure perimeter
Pavel Ambruz, Vladimír Voral, Michal Stočes and Jiří Vaněk

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[51] Exploring Consumer Intentions to Purchase Blockchain-Traced Pasta
Giulia Maesano, Alessandra Castellini, Seyyedehsara Sadrmousavigargari and Maurizio Canavari

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[29] Modeling wildfire spread based on plant moisture content data from dense low-cost sensors and meteorological data
Nikolaos Avgoustis, Alvertos Ioannis Mourikis, Marios Anagnostou, Ioannis Karydis and Markos Avlonitis

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[71] GreenDriedFruits-App: Dynamic disinfestation modelling and application within dried currants commodity warehouse
Marios Vasileiou, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Marina Gourgouta, Christina Kleisiari, Maria Sakka, Vasileios Angelopoulos, George Vlontzos and Christos G. Athanassiou

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[92] Planetary Health and Digital Agriculture: Rethinking Technological Innovation
Christopher Brewster

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[93] Segmentation models using active contours for environmental diseases images
Stelios Zimeras

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​12:20 – 12:50 Coffee Break
12:50 – 13:50 Session 8: Transforming agriculture in North African countries through agroecology-inspired practices

Session Chair: George Vlontzos

[76] Assessing Consumer Awareness and Willingness to Pay for Agroecological Products in Egypt: An Explanatory Study
Nadeen Wael Mohamed Talaat, Christina Kleisiari, Georgios Kleftodimos, Hatem Belhouchette, Leonidas-Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Marios Vasileiou, Vasileios Angelopoulos and George Vlontzos

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[45] Agroecological Perspectives in North African National Public Policies. A Transversal Analysis of Trends, Strengths and Weaknesses
Rita Jalkh, Omar Bessaoud, Tahani Abdelhakim and Melanie Requier-Desjardins

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[77] Understanding the Impact of Agroecology on Consumer Behavior: A Systematic Review
Christina Kleisiari, Vasileios Angelopoulos, Leonidas-Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Marios Vasileiou, Asimina Oikonomou, Georgios Kleftodimos and George Vlontzos

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[79] Identifying the producing systems in the area of Upper Egypt regarding their crop pattern activities and their linkages to the market
Christos Galanis, Georgios Kleftodimos, Hatem Belhouchette, Seyhan-Sevde Cagiran, Amélie Bourceret, Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Christina Kleisiari and George Vlontzos

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[112] Fostering agroecological transitions in North Africa through a multi-actor participatory approach (WP4: Living Labs and Replication Labs)
Mark Caulfield, Gerrie van de Ven and Marilena Reinhard-Kolempas

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13:50 – 14:00 Conference Conclusions​ & Closing
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch
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15:30 – 22:00 Guided tour around the island of Samos. Sights to visit: Potami - Vakakis Winery - Pythagoreio - Vathi.

Sunday, 20 October 2024

9:00 – 16:00 e-Posters Session

View the full list of e-Posters here.

​16:00 – 17:00 Session 9: Identification and evaluation of native wine grape varieties and the unique characteristics of their produced products

Session Chair: Katerina Biniari

[109] Utilization of ddRAD sequencing methodology to identify Greek indigenous grape varieties
Eirini-Slavka Polovina, Emmanouil Kontaxakis, Glykeria Mermigka, Ioanna Cheiladaki, Georgios Kousis-Tsampazis, Panagiotis Matzavras, Emmanuel Ladoukakis, Pavlos Pavlidis, Dimitrios Goumas, Filippos Ververidis and Emmanouil Trantas

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[110] Elucidating the virome of important indigenous grapevine varieties cultivated in Greece
Polina Panailidou, Leonidas Lotos and Varvara Maliogka

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[111] Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the grapes of different biotypes of grapevine cultivar Assyrtiko in Santorini
Katerina Biniari, Dimitris Klimis, Ioannis Daskalakis, Despoina Bouza and Maritina Stavrakaki

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[114] Identification of Vitis Cultivars Using Machine Learning-Selected SNPs from NGS Data
Georgios Kousis-Tsampazis, Panagiotis Matzavras, Irini-Slavka Polovina, Emmanouil Kontaxakis, Glykeria Mermigka, Ioanna Cheiladaki, Dimitrios Goumas, Filippos Ververidis, Emmanouil Trantas, Emmanouil Ladoukakis and Pavlos Pavlidis

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