Autor: David Kitts

Dr. Fabio M. Da Matta is Professor of Plant Physiology in the Plant Biology Department at the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil. Dr. Da Matta is the author or co-author of more than 100 research articles and book chapters, most of which address the ecophysiology of the coffee tree. He served as a member of the Editorial Review Board of Tree Physiology (2004-2005) and was both the Editor-in-Chief of the Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology (2006-2008) and the International Coordinator and Consulting Editor of the Advances in Plant Physiology series (Scientific Publishers). He is currently a consulting member of the Brazilian Consortium for Coffee Research and Development as well as other scientific agencies in the Brazilian government and abroad. Dr. Da Matta serves as an Associate Editor of Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology.