Research Publications

Selected publications

1. Kritsotakis, I. K. and E. M. Kabourakis,  2011. Grape-vine Waste and Giant Reed Biomass Composts as Peat and Mineral Fertilizer Substitutes for Producing Organic Tomato Transplants. Journal of Crop Improvement 25:6, 664-679.

2. Kabourakis , Ε. and A. Vassiliou,  2010.  Organic farming as an answer for the crisis of the Greek agriculture. In: Euthimiopoulos, H.and Modinos, M. (eds)Where agriculture goes? The history, the crisis and the (ecological) future of rural space.  LivanisEditions (ISBN 978-960-14-2234-3).

3. Vassiliou, A., Kabourakis, E., Papadopoulos, D.  2008.  Traceability and ethical traceability in the Greek olive oil chain.  In: Coff, C., Barling, D, Korthals, M., Nielsen, T. ”Ethical traceability and informed choice”.  Springer, Berlin, Germany.  p.  167 – 191 (ISBN 978-1-4020-8523-9).

4. Volakakis, N., Eyre, M.D., E. Kabourakis, C. Leifert, 2008.  Olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) activity, fruit infestation and temperature in an organic table olive orchard in southern Crete.  In: Neuhoff, D., N. Halberg, T. Alföldi, W. Lockeretz, A., T. Ilse, A. Rasmussen, J. Hermansen, M. Vaarst, L. Lueck, F. Caporali, H. H. Jensen, P. Migliorini, H. Willer (Editors) Cultivating the Future Based on Science. Proceedings 16th IFOAM Organic world Congress, Modena 18-20 June, 2008, IFOAM.

5. A. Bitsaki, A. Vassiliou and E. Kabourakis.  2003. Organic farming in Greece.  -  2001 Trends and Perspectives. In: Nikolaidis, A., Baourakis, G., Isikli, E., Yercan, M. (eds) The Market for organic products in the Mediterranean region.  Cahiers Options Mediterraneennes.  Vol. 61 pp. 53-67 (ISSN 1022-1379).

6. Kabourakis, E. and A. Vassiliou.  2003.  Possibilities of developing ecological agriculture in the Greek rural space.  In: Beriatos, H. And D. Psatopoulos (eds) Environment and Rural Development in Greece.  Economic, geographical and environmental aspects.  Themelio Publications, Athens (In Greek) pp. 145-156. (ISBN 960-310-296-2).

7. E. Kabourakis, A. Vassiliou, 2001.  Greece: a decade of organic progress.  Ecology and Farming, 28:18-19

8. Kabourakis, E.  2000.  Learning processes in designing and disseminating ecological olive production systems in Crete.  In: M. Cerf, D. Gibbon, B. Hubert, J. Jiggins, Paine, M., Proost, Rolling, N. (eds)  Cow up a tree.  Knowing and learning for change in agriculture.  Case studies from industrialised countries.  INRA Editions, Paris, France pp. 97-111. (ISBN 10: 2-7380-0929-8).

9. Kabourakis, E. and A. Vassiliou.  2000.  Designing and disseminating ecological production systems for perennials.  A first step for developing sustinable organic farming systems for the Mediterranean.  Proc.  FAO Working Group on Organic Farming, 23-26 September 1998, FiBL Research Institute, Switzerland.  REU Technical Series 53, FAO Italy

10. Kabourakis, E.  2000.  Prototyping and dissemination of ecological olive production systems in cooperation with farmers.  In W. Doppler, A. Koutsouris, A. (Eds.): Rural and Farming Systems Analysis: Environmental Perspectives. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, Germany  p.316-329.  (ISBN 3-8236-1320-0)

11. Stobbelaar, D. J., Kuiper, J., van Mansvelt, J. D., Kabourakis, E.  2000.  Landscape quality on organic farms in the Messara valley, Crete.  Organic farms as components in the landscape.  Agriculture, ecosystems and environment 77 (2000) 79-93.

12. Kabourakis, E.  1999.  Code of practices for ecological olive production systems in Crete.  Olivae 77: 46-55.

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