Luigi Tedone has been a Researcher in the AGR/02 sector at the University of Bari Aldo Moro since March 2022. He graduated in Agricultural Science and Technology in 1996 at the University of Bari (110/110 cum laude). He collaborated with the Institute of Agronomy and Herbaceous Crops in 1996-1997, involved in studies on alternative crops and officinal plants. From 1998, he has worked in the University of Bari. In 2000, his results awarded him a place on a PhD course titled "Mediterranean Agronomy" XV cycle. The subject of his studies during this period was "Early and Late Potato: influence of some cultural techniques on physiological and qualitative aspect of the production". Part of this PhD was spent, between 2002 and 2003, in the "Scottish Crop Research Institute" in Invergovrie, Dundee, Scotland, studying physiological aspects concerning the synthesis of ascorbic acid in potatoes. He was awarded his PhD in 2004. He is the author/co-author of around 120 national and international papers, book chapters, and conference papers. He is involved in different research projects supported by MIPAF, MURST, and the Puglia region. His main subjects are the main challenges facing field crops, with particular attention paid to potatoes, durum wheat, and officinal plants, studying several aspects related to the influence of agronomic tools on plant production.