Dr. Ioannis Vagelas

Associate Professor
Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou St., N. Ionia, GR-38446 Magnesia, Greece


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Agriculture, Plant Pathology from The University of Reading, UK

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Area of Interest:

Plant Pathology
Biological Control
Plant Protection
Crop Science
Microbiology

Selected Publications

  1. Vagelas, I., C. Cavalaris, L. Karapetsi, C. Koukidis, D. Servis and P. Madesis, 2022. Protective effects of systiva® seed treatment fungicide for the control of winter wheat foliar diseases caused at early stages due to climate change. Agronomy, Vol. 12. 10.3390/agronomy12092000.
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  2. Vagelas, I., 2022. Analysis of over-dispersed count data: Application to obligate parasite Pasteuria penetrans. WSEAS Trans. Environ. Dev., 18: 333-339.
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  3. Vagelas, I. and S. Leontopoulos, 2022. Modeling the overdispersion of Pasteuria penetrans endospores. Parasitologia, 2: 206-227.
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  4. Lampiri, E., P. Agrafioti, I. Vagelas and C.G. Athanassiou, 2022. Insecticidal effect of an enhanced attapulgite for the control of four stored-product beetle species. Agronomy 10.3390/agronomy12071495.
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  5. Vagelas, I.K., 2021. Phytophthora root and crown rot of plum. Mod. Concepts Dev. Agron., 7: 759-760.
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  6. Vagelas, I., A. Papadimos and C. Lykas 2021. Pre-Symptomatic Disease Detection in the Vine, Chrysanthemum, and Rose Leaves with a Low-Cost Infrared Sensor. Agron. 10.3390/agronomy11091682.
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  7. Vagelas, I., 2021. Latest application technology in wheat crop simulation and disease prediction models. Mod. Concepts Dev. Agron., Vol. 7. 10.31031/mcda.2021.07.000674.
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  8. Vagelas, I., 2021. Important foliar wheat diseases and their management: field studies in greece. Mod. Concepts Dev. Agron., Vol. 8. 10.31031/mcda.2021.08.000680.
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  9. Vagelas I., 2021. Assessing wheat damage caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis using plant pathology techniques, image analysis, and satellite data image analysis. Mod Concep Dev Agrono., 8: 829-832.
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  10. Michail, G., L. Karapetsi, P. Madesis, A. Reizopoulou and I. Vagelas, 2021. Metataxonomic analysis of bacteria entrapped in a stalactite`s core and their possible environmental origins. Microorganisms, Vol. 9. 10.3390/microorganisms9122411.
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  11. Vagelas, I., 2020. Data analysis and modeling of Pasteuria penetrans spore attachment. SSRG Int. J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 7: 108-113.
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  12. Vagelas, I. and N. Gougoulias, 2020. Research regarding wine faults due to filamentous fungi. Int. J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 7: 114-119.
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  13. Leontopoulos, S., P. Skenderidis and I.K. Vagelas, 2020. Potential Use of Polyphenolic Compounds Obtained from Olive Mill Waste Waters on Plant Pathogens and Plant Parasitic Nematodes. In: Plant Defence: Biological Control. Progress in Biological Control. Mérillon, J.M. and K.G. Ramawat, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, ISBN-13 978-3-030-51033-6, pp: 137-177.
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  14. Lykas, C., N. Gougoulias and I. Vagelas, 2019. Effect of manure and cocoa shell biomass addition on soil chemical properties under laboratory incubation conditions. Int. J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 6: 58-66.
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  15. Gougoulias, N., , L. Giurgiulescu, I. Vagelas, E. Wogiatzi and M.N. Ntalla, 2017. Changes in total phenol content and antioxidant activity of greek table olive cultivar amfissis during maturation. Studia Uni. Babeu0219-Bolyai Chemia, 62: 387-396.
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  16. Giurgiulescu, L., I. Vagelas, N. Gougoulias and L. Mihaly-Cozmuta, 2017. Chemical composition and heavy metals content in distilled products from plums obtained in the northwest of Romania. Acta Horti., 1175: 83-92.
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  17. VAGELAS, I. and S. LEONTOPOULOS, 2015. Cross-protection of cotton against verticillium wilt by verticillium nigrescens. Emir. J. Food Agric., 10.9755/ejfa.2015-04-047.
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  18. Lykas, C., I. Vagelas and N. Gougoulias, 2014. Effect of olive mill wastewater on growth and bulb production of tulip plants infected by bulb diseases. Span. J. Agric. Res., 10.5424/sjar/2014121-4662.
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  19. Vagelas, I., M.D. Dennett, B. Pembroke, P. Ipsilandis and S.R. Gowen, 2013. Understanding the movement of root-knot nematodes encumbered with or without pasteuria penetrans. Biocontrol Sci. Technol., 23: 92-100.
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  20. Vagelas, I., M.D. Dennett, B. Pembroke and S.R. Gowen, 2013. Fitting the negative binomial distribution topasteuria penetransspore attachment on root-knot nematodes and predicting probability of spore attachments using a markov chain model. Biocontrol Sci. Technol., 23: 1296-1306.
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  21. Vagelas, I., 2013. Diagnosis and management of Sclerotinia stem rot (white mould) of lentils in Greece. Arch. Phytopathol. Plant Prot., 47: 1209-1217.
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  22. Vagelas, I. and F. Gravanis, 2013. Phelipanche nana (reut.) sojak parasitism on lentil (Lens culinaris) and parasitism of P. aegyptiaca on Carduus marianus in thessalia region, Greece. Arch. Phytopathol. Plant Prot., 47: 1956-1962.
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  23. Gougoulias, N., I. Vagelas, A. Papachatzis, E. Stergiou, N. Chouliaras and A. Chouliara, 2013. Chemical and biological properties of a sandy loam soil amended with olive mill waste, solid or liquid form, In vitro. Int. J. Recycling Org. Waste Agric., 10.1186/2251-7715-2-13.
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  24. Gougoulias, N., A. Papachatzis, H. Kalorizou, I. Vagelas, E. Wogiatzi and N. Chouliaras, 2013. Comparative studies on biodegradation effect of neem (Azadirachta indica a. juss) and of an organic fertilizer added in soil. Acta Horti., 981: 379-384.
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  25. Vagelas, I., H. Kalorizou, A. Papachatzis and F. Gravanis, 2011. First report of powdery mildew of Cydonia oblonga caused by Podosphaera clandestine and Setoerysiphe kashmeriensis in greece. Acta Horti., 917: 181-186.
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  26. Vagelas, I., B. Pembroke and S.R. Gowen, 2011. Techniques for image analysis of movement of juveniles of root-knot nematodes encumbered with Pasteuria penetransspores. Biocontrol Sci. Technol., 21: 239-250.
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  27. Papachatzis, A., H. Kalorizou, I. Vagelas, T. Sotiropoulos and K. Tsipouridis, 2011. Screening quince cultivars and hybrids for resistance to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora). Acta Horti., 918: 933-936.
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  28. Gougoulias, N., I. Vagelas, I. Vasilakoglou, F. Gravanis, A. Louka, E. Wogiatzi and N. Chouliaras, 2010. Comparison of neem or oregano with thiram on organic matter decomposition of a sand loam soil amended with compost, and on soil biological activity. J. Sci. Food Agric., 90: 286-290.
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  29. Wogiatzi, E., N. Gougoulias, A. Papachatzis, I. Vagelas and N. Chouliaras, 2009. Greek oregano essential oils production, phytotoxicity and antifungal activity. Biotechnol. Biotechnol. Equip., 23: 1150-1152.
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  30. Wogiatzi, E., N. Gougoulias, A. Papachatzis, I. Vagelas and N. Chouliaras, 2009. Chemical composition and antimicrobial effects of greek Origanum species essential oil. Biotechnol. Biotechnol. Equip., 23: 1322-1324.
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  31. Vagelas, I., H. Kalorizou, A. Papachatzis and M. Botu, 2009. Bioactivity of olive oil mill wastewater against plant pathogens and post-harvest diseases. Biotechnol. Biotechnol. Equip., 23: 1217-1219.
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  32. Vagelas, I., A. Papachatzis, H. Kalorizou and E. Wogiatzi, 2009. Biological control ofbotrytisfruit rot (gray mold) on strawberry and red pepper fruits by olive oil mill wastewater. Biotechnol. Biotechnol. Equip., 23: 1489-1491.
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  33. Davies, K., I. Vagelas, S. Gowen and B. Pembroke, 2007. The control of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) by Pseudomonas oryzihabitans and its immunological detection on tomato roots. Nematology, 9: 363-370.
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  34. Chouliaras, N., F. Gravanis, I. Vasilakoglou, N. Gougoulias, I. Vagelas, T. Kapotis and E. Wogiatzi, 2007. The effect of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) on soil organic matter biodegradation and other soil chemical properties. J. Sci. Food Agric., 87: 2416-2419.
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  35. Gravanis, F.T., N.A. Chouliaras, S. Xifilidou, N. Gougoulias, L.K. Vagelas and T.A. Gemtos, 2005. Effect of cotton-seed acid delinting product and gin trash on soil nitrification and the possibility in disseminating cotton pathogens. Acta Horti., 10.17660/actahortic.2005.698.36.
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  36. Andreogloua, F.I., I.K. Vagelasa, M. Wood, H.Y. Samalievc and S.R. Gowena, 2003. Influence of temperature on the motility of Pseudomonas oryzihabitans and control of Globodera rostochiensis. Soil Biol. Biochem., 35: 1095-1101.
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