Name: Christos Surname: Chatzissavvidis Current position: Professor Affiliation: Laboratory of Pomology, Vegetable Crops, and Floriculture, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Dept. of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace ACADEMIC RECORD • B.Sc. in Agriculture, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) • M.Sc. in Plant Breeding and Physiology, School of Agriculture, AUTh. • Ph.D., Laboratory of Pomology, School of Agriculture, AUTh. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Scientific co-operator in the Soil Science Institute and Plant Nutrition Department (Soil Science Institute, N.AG.RE.F.) EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY (2003-2005): Courses: Leaf diagnosis, Olive growing Adjunct lecturer 407/80 (2002-2005), Lecturer (2005-2010), Assistant Professor (2010-2015), Associate and Full Professor (2015-today): Courses: General Pomology, Specialized Pomology of Deciduous Fruit Trees, Specialized Pomology of Evergreen Fruit Trees, Plant Physiology, Fruit Tree Physiology (M.Sc. program) RESEARCH INTERESTS Fruit tree nutrition and physiology; stress response of fruit trees; boron nutrition in plants; applied physiology of fruit trees; propagation of fruit trees; new – alternative crops in pomology Member of scientific organizations International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS); Greek Society for Horticultural Science; Scientific Society of Olive Encyclopaedists