Temperate Tree Fruits and Nuts

George Manganaris is founder and Director of CUT Fruit Sciences & Posharvest Group (www.fruitsciences.eu) at Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). His main scientific interests include the quality evaluation/phytochemical profile of horticultural products (fleshy fruits and grapes) with the employment of physiological, biochemical and molecular approaches, the elucidation of fruit ripening syndrome with emphasis in the development of physiological disorders and overall the postharvest maintenance of fresh produce. Additionally, he is involved in projects and/or synergies dealing with the application of preharvest treatments and/or novel technologies for maintaining quality of horticultural crops and their responsiveness to abiotic conditions. To date, Dr. Manganaris is the author of more than 100 contributions in refereed journals (4800 citations, h-index=34). Data from his work have also been presented in review papers (4), book chapters (16) and full texts in Conference proceedings (11). He is Council Member and elected Vice Chair at the Division Temperate Tree Fruits at ISHS. In the past he has organized three ISHS symposiums and has acted as editor of the Proceedings of the X ISHS Peach Symposium (Acta Horticulturae 1352), V International Postharvest Unlimited Symposium (Acta Horticulturae 1079) and the III International Horticulture in Europe Symposium (Acta Horticulturae 1242). He has been appointed by the Hellenic Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education to participate in the External Evaluation and Accreditations process of several Departments in Greece. He has been assigned to evaluate competitive research proposals for EU (Horizon 2020, Eurostars, Innowide) and from different countries (Italy, France, Belgium, Poland, Chile, Greece, Slovenia, Serbia, Israel, Latvia). He is Council Member of the International Society for Horticultural Science and is board member of European Fruit Research Institute Network.