Cândido Barreto de Novais holds a degree in Agricultural Sciences from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (2006), a master's degree in Soil Science from the Federal University of Lavras (2008), and a PhD in Soil Science from the Federal University of Lavras (2012). He completed a sandwich doctorate at the University of Pisa, Italy, via a scholarship grant from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa of the state of Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG: PROCESSO CAG 20008-09). He completed a postdoc degree at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro in 2013, was a Fertility Specialist at Monsanto (2014), and completed another postdoc at the University of Pisa, Italy, in 2015 through the Science Without Borders Program. He has published several full papers in national journals. He has experience in the area of Agronomy, with emphasis on Microbiology and Soil Biochemistry, and works mainly on the study of microorganisms that play important roles in the preservation and sustainability of natural and agricultural ecosystems. He developed the first website on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Brazil (http://www.dcs.ufla.br/micorrhiza/index.html). He works mainly on the following topics: the multiplication of fmas, root symbiosis, inoculant production, spore extraction, and mycorrhiza.