Highlights of Sustainability - Editorial Board  Professor Christos A. Damalas
Christos A. Damalas
Christos A. Damalas
Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Professor Christos A. Damalas
Professor
Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, 68200 Orestiada, Greece
Short Biography
Dr. Christos Damalas currently serves as a Professor of Agronomy in the Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece. He holds a BSc in Plant Science, an MSc in Plant Physiology, and a PhD in Weed Science. In 2000, he received the diploma in Educational Studies from the Technical & Vocational Teacher Training Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece. At the BSc level, Dr. Christos Damalas teaches the courses Cereals and Legumes, Industrial Crops, Weed Science, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, and Pesticide Application Principles. At the MSc level, he teaches the course Crop Physiology. Before he was appointed as a faculty member in the Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace in 2010, he spent more than eight years in leading positions in the Directorate of Agricultural Development, Pieria Prefecture, Greece, as a crop protection specialist. He conducts applied research in the areas of Crop Physiology, Weed Science, Pesticide Safety, and Farmers’ Behavior. He has published more than 100 full scientific papers indexed in Web of Science and currently acts as an editorial board member of well-respected journals in the area of Agronomy and Plant Sciences. His research has attracted attention in the international literature. 
Research Keywords
production agriculture; crop physiology; weed biology; pesticide use and safety issues; risk assessment; farmers’ behavior
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