Marcelo F. Pompelli graduated in biological sciences with a master's degree in agricultural biotechnology and a doctoral degree in plant physiology. He is a editor-in-chief of Advances and Applications in Biological Sciences and member of the editorial boards of AMS Environmental Science. He is currently acting as a guest editor for Horticulturae (MDPI) to coordinate the theme of "Strategies to Increase Horticultural Crop Production for a Sustainable Future World" He is author of more than 90 scientific paper about plant physiology, biochemistry and metabolism of aminoacids. He have expertize in seed germination and seed dormancy