Εργαστήριο Δενδροκομίας

Γεωπονικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών

Mina Kafkaletou

Mina Kafkaletou

Assistant Professor of Pomology – Postharvest Handling of Fruits

Research interests

  • Physiology of climacteric and non-climacteric fruits.
  • Application of modern postharvest techniques, such as the use of Dynamic Controlled Atmospheres during the storage of tree fruits.
  • Investigation of suitable storage conditions (temperature, packaging type, use of modified atmospheres, etc.), aiming to extend storage life while maintaining fruit quality and nutritional value.
  • Preharvest treatments with plant growth regulators, plant metabolites and innovative formulations in tree fruit crops, aiming to improve fruit quality at harvest and after harvest.

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Publications

2026

  • Velliou, A., Kafkaletou, M., Christopoulos, M.V., Lycoskoufis, I., Spyropoulos, A., Tsantili, E. (2026) Quality improvement of degreened oranges and mandarins by reducing the postharvest exposure to ethylene. Acta Horticulturae 1458: 363-369. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2026.1458.48

2024

  • Christopoulos, Miltiadis V., Kafkaletou, Mina, Velliou, Anna, Tsantili, Eleni (2024) Short Cold Storage as a Sustainable Postharvest Handling Method for Natural Enrichment in Antioxidants of Fresh and Dried Walnut Kernels—Cultivar Effect. Sustainability 16: 4727. doi:10.3390/su16114727
  • Christopoulos, M.V., Karantzi, A., Kafkaletou, M., Tsigonias, P., Dareioti, M., Tsantili, E. (2024) Preharvest potassium silicate sprays on consumer-perceived quality variables and antioxidant concentrations in cherries at harvest and after low-temperature storage. Acta Horticulturae: 457-464. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2024.1396.60
  • Christopoulos, M.V., Kafkaletou, M., Tsantili, E. (2024) Evaluation of storage potential of fresh pistachios under different forms of exposure to storage. Acta Horticulturae: 263-270. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2024.1396.36

2023

  • Kafkaletou, Mina, Velliou, Anna, Christopoulos, Miltiadis V., Ouzounidou, Georgia, Tsantili, Eleni (2023) Impact of Cold Storage Temperature and Shelf Life on Ripening Physiology, Quality Attributes, and Nutritional Value in Apricots—Implication of Cultivar. Plants 12: 2875. doi:10.3390/plants12152875

2022

  • Christopoulos, Miltiadis V., Gkatzos, Dimitrios, Kafkaletou, Mina, Bai, Jinhe, Fanourakis, Dimitrios, Tsaniklidis, Giorgos, Tsantili, Eleni (2022) Edible Coatings from Opuntia ficus-indica Cladodes Alongside Chitosan on Quality and Antioxidants in Cherries during Storage. Foods 11: 699. doi:10.3390/foods11050699
  • Karantzi, Athanasia D., Kafkaletou, Mina, Christopoulos, Miltiadis V., Tsantili, Eleni (2022) Correction to: Peel colour and flesh phenolic compounds at ripening stages in pollinated commercial varieties of fig (Ficus carica L.) fruit grown in Southern Europe. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 16: 3311-3314. doi:10.1007/s11694-022-01457-4

2021

  • Kafkaletou, Mina, Ouzounidou, Georgia, Tsantili, Eleni (2021) Fruit Ripening, Antioxidants and Oil Composition in Koroneiki Olives (Olea europea L.) at Different Maturity Indices. Agronomy 11: 122. doi:10.3390/agronomy11010122
  • Karantzi, Athanasia D., Kafkaletou, Mina, Christopoulos, Miltiadis V., Tsantili, Eleni (2021) Peel colour and flesh phenolic compounds at ripening stages in pollinated commercial varieties of fig (Ficus carica L.) fruit grown in Southern Europe. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 15: 2049-2063. doi:10.1007/s11694-020-00796-4
  • Christopoulos, Miltiadis V., Kafkaletou, Mina, Karantzi, Athanasia D., Tsantili, Eleni (2021) Girdling Effects on Fruit Maturity, Kernel Quality, and Nutritional Value of Walnuts (Juglans regia L.) alongside the Effects on Leaf Physiological Characteristics. Agronomy 11: 200. doi:10.3390/agronomy11020200
  • Karantzi, Athanasia D., Kafkaletou, Mina, Tsaniklidis, Giorgios, Bai, Jinhe, Christopoulos, Miltiadis V., Fanourakis, Dimitrios, Tsantili, Eleni (2021) Preharvest Foliar Salicylic Acid Sprays Reduce Cracking of Fig Fruit at Harvest. Applied Sciences 11: 11374. doi:10.3390/app112311374

2019

  • Bai, Jinhe, Baldwin, Elizabeth, Tsantili, Eleni, Plotto, Anne, Sun, Xiuxiu, Wang, Libin, Kafkaletou, Mina, Wang, Zhe, Narciso, Jan, Zhao, Wei, Xu, Sai, Seavert, Clark, Yang, Weiqiang (2019) Modified humidity clamshells to reduce moisture loss and extend storage life of small fruits⋆. Food Packaging and Shelf Life 22. doi:10.1016/j.fpsl.2019.100376
  • Kafkaletou, Mina, Kalantzis, Ioannis, Karantzi, Athanasia, Christopoulos, Miltiadis V., Tsantili, Eleni (2019) Phytochemical characterization in traditional and modern apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars – Nutritional value and its relation to origin. Scientia Horticulturae 253: 195-202. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2019.04.032
  • Kafkaletou, Mina, Fasseas, Costas, Tsantili, Eleni (2019) Increased firmness and modified cell wall composition by ethylene were reversed by the ethylene inhibitor 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) in the non-climacteric olives harvested at dark green stage – Possible implementation of ethylene for olive quality. Journal of Plant Physiology 238: 63-71. doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2019.05.006
  • Kafkaletou, M., Karantzi, A., Christopoulos, M.V., Tsantili, E. (2019) Changes in carotenoid compounds and quality traits during storage of ‘Farbaly’ apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) at 1°C in air. Acta Horticulturae 1256: 267-273. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2019.1256.37

2018

  • Kafkaletou, Mina, Tsantili, Eleni (2018) The paradox of oleuropein increase in harvested olives (Olea europea L.). Journal of Plant Physiology 224-225: 132-136. doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2018.03.019
  • Kafkaletou, M., Ouzounidou, G., Tsantili, E. (2018) Effect of preharvest aloe (Aloe vera L.) spray on physiological and quality attributes of strawberries during storage. Acta Horticulturae 1194: 105-112. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2018.1194.17
  • Kafkaletou, M., Christopoulos, M.V., Tsaniklidis, G., Papadakis, I., Ioannou, D., Tzoutzoukou, C., Tsantili, E. (2018) Nutritional value and consumer-perceived quality of fresh goji berries (Lycium barbarum L. and L. chinense L.) from plants cultivated in Southern Europe. Fruits 73: 5-12. doi:10.17660/th2018/73.1.1

2017

  • Kafkaletou, Mina, Christopoulos, Miltiadis V, Tsantili, Eleni (2017) Short‐term treatments with high CO2 and low O2 concentrations on quality of fresh goji berries (Lycium barbarum L.) during cold storage. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 97: 5194-5201. doi:10.1002/jsfa.8401
  • Tsaniklidis, Georgios, Kafkaletou, Mina, Delis, Costas, Tsantili, Eleni (2017) The effect of postharvest storage temperature on sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) phenolic metabolism and colour development. Scientia Horticulturae 225: 751-756. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2017.08.017
  • Drogoudi, Pavlina, Gerasopoulos, Dimitrios, Kafkaletou, Mina, Tsantili, Eleni (2017) Phenotypic characterization of qualitative parameters and antioxidant contents in peach and nectarine fruit and changes after jam preparation. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 97: 3374-3383. doi:10.1002/jsfa.8188

2016

  • Kafkaletou, Mina, Tsantili, Eleni (2016) Oil content and composition in relation to leaf photosynthesis, leaf sugars and fruit sugars in maturing Koroneiki olives – The mannitol effect on oil. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 89: 1-10. doi:10.5073/jabfq.2016.089.001

2015

  • Kafkaletou, Mina, Christopoulos, Miltiadis V., Ktistaki, Maria-Eleni, Sotiropoulos, Thomas, Tsantili, Eleni (2015) Influence of rain cover on respiration, quality attributes and storage of cherries (Prunus avium L.). Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 88: 87-96. doi:10.5073/jabfq.2015.088.012

2012

  • Tsantili, Eleni, Kafkaletou, Mina, Roussos, Petros A., Christopoulos, Miltiadis V. (2012) Phenolic compounds, maturation and quality in fresh green olives for table use during exposure at 20°C after preharvest ReTain treatment. Scientia Horticulturae 140: 26-32. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2012.03.021
  • Roussos, P.A., Paziodimou, C., Kafkaletou, M. (2012) Assessment of twenty-two citrus cultivars (oranges, mandarins and lemons) for quality characteristics and phytochemical’s concentration. Acta Horticulturae 981: 657-664. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2013.981.105
  • Makavelou, M., Kafkaletou, M., Tsantili, E., Harizanis, P. (2012) Physiological and quality characteristics in four genotypes of mulberry fruit (Morus alba L.) during ripening. Acta Horticulturae 981: 625-630. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2013.981.100

2010

  • Tsantili, E., Kafkaletou, M., Roussos, P.A. (2010) Effects of ReTain preharvest application on ripening parameters, phenolics and total antioxidant capacity of green table olives exposed at 20°C for up to 7 days. Acta Horticulturae 877: 1341-1348. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2010.877.184
  • Tsantili, E., Kafkaletou, M., Roussos, P.A. (2010) Preharvest aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) effects on ripening, total phenolic concentration and total antioxidant capacity of green table olives. Acta Horticulturae 877: 1261-1266. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2010.877.172

Last updated: 16 September 2026

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