About Spyridon Oikonomidis

Spyridon Oikonomidis is a Research Assistant in the Section of Botany, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is member of the lab team of Professor Emeritus Costas A. Thanos.

Currently his research focus is on:

  • Terrestrial orchid seed germination.

  • Orchid seed storage behaviour.

  • Orchid pollination biology.

  • Orchid ex situ conservation.

  • Orchid seed morphology.

Interests

  • Orchid reproductive biology
  • Plant ecophysiology
  • Plant conservation
  • Seed functional traits

Education

  • BSc in Biology, 2014-2019

    Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

  • PhD student in Plant Ecophysiology, Biology of Orchid Reproduction, 2020-Present

    Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Seed Bank of Section of Botany, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Jan 2019 – Present Athens

Responsibilities include:

  • Collection of seeds of common, rare and endemic plant species.
  • Germination and viability test of the collected seeds.
  • Storage of the collected seeds in the seed bank.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Section of Botany, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Jan 2019 – Present Athens
Seed ecophysiology, ex situ plant conservation, orchid reproductive biology.

Recent Posts

Projects

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All ENSCONET PLANT-NET CY

ENSCONET

European Native Seed Conservation Network.

PLANT-NET CY

Establishment of a Plant Micro-reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats.

Recent Publications

The good, the bad, and the ugly...

Correlation of orchid seed morphometry with orchid seed germination behaviour.
Project Poster The good, the bad, and the ugly

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