Prof. Dr. Rosario Paolo Mauro is a Fixed-term Assistant Professor (RTDB) of Vegetable and ornamental crops at the University of Catania. In 2003, he graduated in Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural Sciences. In March 2007, he obtained a PhD in "Productivity of cultivated plants". In 2012, he obtained a II level master's degree in "Integrated management of quality and safety in agri-food supply chains" at the University of Catania. From 2007 to 2010, he taught the "Genetic Improvement" module in the Master's Degree Course in Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural Sciences and Technologies at the University of Catania. Starting from the 2018-2019 academic year at the same university, he taught the "Restoration of Degraded Areas to Green" module as part of the Specialist Degree Course in Protection of the Territory, the Environment, and the Landscape. In 2019, he obtained the National Scientific Qualification as a second-level professor in the competition sector 07/B1. Since 02 July 2018, he has been a researcher (TD-a) at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) within the SSD AGR04 (Horticulture and Floriculture). Since 01 September 2021, he has been a researcher (TD-b) at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) within the SSD AGR04 (Horticulture and Floriculture). His research interests include Plant Biotechnology, Food Chemistry, Plant Physiology, Plant Biology, PCR, Genetics, Soil Fertility, and Wildlife Conservation.