Salvatore La Bella is a full professor in Horticulture at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forest Sciences of the University of Palermo (Italy). He received his PhD in Productivity of Plant Cultivation at the University of Sassari (Italy). He has published more than 100 scientific papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings. His research activity deals with the following topics: aromatic and medicinal plants, industrial crops, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment and reuse for irrigation purpose, turfgrass and green roofs.