First name DRAGHICI Surname: RETA Adress: City Calarasi, Dolj County, ROMANIA retadraghici@yahoo.com; ccdcpndabuleni@yahoo.com 06.07.1957 Female Desired employment / Occupational field: Research Development Station for Plants Culture on Sands Dabuleni – ROMANIA Senior Researcher I Main activities and responsibilities: Responsible for improving the research base on cowpea plant, Responsible for growing cowpe technology Responsible for links technology research and application of nutrients respect sowing specific crops sandy soils Scientific Coordinator, with achievement of the sweet potato research topics under sandy soils Principal author in the creation of 4 varieties of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L Walp.): 1. Aura variety, approved in 1997 / Certificate no. 424./06.03.2000; 2. Ofelia variety, approved in 1998 / Certificate no. 424./06.03.2000; 3. Aura 26 variety, approved in 2012 / Decision of the Horticultural Plant Registration Commission, Nr. 92841 / 12.05.2012. 4. Doljana variety, approved in 2017, Certificate no. 7273 / 08.21.2017. - Principal author or collaborator of 132 scientific papers published in national and international prestigious journals, 2 books (including one author), 2 guides of agricultural good practice, 30 papers published in magazines and popularization books. - principal author or collaborator in the development / improvement of 27 cultivation technologies for cowpeas, beans, wheat, rye, corn, sorghum, peanut, potato,