Full Professor at the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI) in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. Affiliated with the Department of Crop Science at the Center for Agricultural Sciences, he holds a degree in Agronomy from UFV (1998), a master's (2001) and a Ph.D. (2005) in Crop Science, and a postdoctoral fellowship (2006) from the same institution. His research focuses on genetic improvement, management, and production of plant species, with an emphasis on sugarcane and soybean. He coordinates the Sustainable Management and Production Research Group, investigating soluble silicon sources in plants, nanoparticles, water deficit, growth promotion, biological nitrogen fixation, and plant-microorganism interactions.