Aikaterini POLITIKOU

En résumé

Entreprises

• Grow Group BV, Naaldwijk, The Netherlands - Research Assistant

  maintenant Jan. 07-June 07, Internship of 5 Months during my MSc studies.
  Work in collaboration with project managers of the R&D department.
  
  Research projects;
  1. Biological control of root-knot nematodes in tomato plants.
  2. Biological control of Phytophthora capsici in pepper plants.
  3. Growth promotion of grafted vegetable plants.
  4. Literature study about tomato seed disinfestation from Clavibacter michiganensis.
  
  (Organisation and carry out of experiments, mesurements-observations, statistical analysis, results evaluation, conclusions, recommendations, report synthesis, final product presentation).

• Wageningen University, Plant Research International - Scientific Assistant

  maintenant MSc Thesis Title ¨Suppressiveness of three soil borne pathogens under four organic soil amendments¨.
  
  Organisation, carry out and presentation of the research project.
  - Soil health, quality and fertility, organic soil amendments, soil borne pathogens, Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum, Pseudomonas syringae, oligotrophic-copiotrophic bacteria population densities, antagonistic behaviour of bacteria-soil borne pathogens, pathogens identification, PCR, soil biotic-abiotic factors affecting disease severity and suppression, correlations, statistical analysis.

• National Agriculture Research Foundation (N.AG.RE.F.) - Laboratory Assistant

  maintenant July 02-Sept.02 Internship of 3 months during my BSc studies.
  Laboratory of plant micropropagation and thermotherapy of plants.
  Institute of grape vine, vegetable and floral plants.
  
  -Application of plant micropropagation and plant thermotherapy techniques.
  -Maintenance of local grape vine varieties.
  
  Oct.02-Dec.02 Internship of 3 months during my BSc studies.
  Laboratory of Bacteriology. Institute of Plant Protection.
  
  -Isolation, culture, identification of microorganisms.
  -Identification of bacteria strains resistant in antibiotics and Cu.
  -ELISA, Sensitivity tests.
  -Microscope, PCR use.

Formations

• Wageningen University (Wageningen)

  Wageningen 2004 - 2007 Farm and Rural Environment Specialisation
  
  MSc Organic Agriculture - I completed my MSc studies on Organic Agriculture, in the department of Biological Farming Systems of Wageningen Universit
  
  

• T.E.I. Of Crete (Heraklion)

  Heraklion 1998 - 2003 BSc of Greenhouse Horticulture and Floriculture
  
  School of Agricultural Technology - A valuable holistic overview of the whole production chain of greenhouse horticulture, floriculture as well as of main farming systems and crops.

Réseau

• Mathieu WIDENT