Nutrient Management in Tropical Crops: Sustainable Practices and Innovations

Author Biography

Renato de Mello Prado holds a PhD in Agronomy from São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, and did his post-doctorate in Plant Nutrition at Universidad Córdoba, Spain and at Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain. He is currently Professor at UNESP in Undergraduate and Graduate Studies (Plant Production / Soil Science), CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil) researcher and collaborator in other national and international universities. Supervised and co-supervised more than one hundred master's and doctoral students and more than thirty post-doctors. He has experience in plant nutrition, working in the teaching of the discipline and in the coordination of the Study Group on Plant Nutrition at Unesp (Genplant), which addresses the topics: studies of nutritional disorders, nutrient mobility, leaf nutrition, nutritional efficiency, silicon, leaf diagnosis and nutrition of different cultures. Published more than five hundred scientific articles in indexed journals. Cid Naudi Silva Campos is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil, and a Research Productivity Fellow of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). He earned his Ph.D. in Agronomy (Plant Production) from São Paulo State University (UNESP/Jaboticabal) and has extensive experience in international research collaborations projects. His research focuses on plant nutri-physiology, with a specific emphasis on the effects of nutrients and beneficial elements on the modulation of photosynthesis and secondary metabolism. In addition to leading the GECENP-UFMS research group. As a researcher-inventor with a filed patent in the field of agricultural inputs, he has a significant scholarly output, including numerous scientific articles and technical works in plant biochemistry, nutrition, and physiology. He is actively involved in academic mentoring, with vast experience supervising Master’s and PhD students in Agronomy. Gelza Carliane Marques Teixeira is an Assistant Professor at the São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil. She holds a Ph.D. in Agronomy (Soil Science) from São Paulo State University (UNESP) and completed postdoctoral training in Plant Nutrition. Her research focuses on plant nutrition, soil fertility, nutritional eco-physiology, and the use of beneficial elements, particularly silicon, to enhance crop performance and stress tolerance. She has experience in undergraduate and graduate education, supervision of students, and collaborative research projects in Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition. She has published scientific articles and technical works in national and international journals, contributing to advances in sustainable crop production and plant nutrition.