Mini-curriculum

Oscar Fontão de Lima Filho graduated from ESALQ / USP and completed his Master's and Doctorate degree in Science (Mineral Nutrition of Plants / Nuclear Energy in Agriculture) at the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA/USP). He did two post-doctorates: Center of Agricultural Sciences (CCA) at Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) and CENA/USP. He was a professor of phytotechnics at the State University of Londrina (UEL). He was a researcher at Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste, Dourados, MS. He is currently a researcher at Embrapa Hortaliças, Brasília, DF. He works in the area of Agronomy, with emphasis on Mineral Nutrition of Plants, Nutritional Physiology and Soil Fertility. In his professional activities he interacted with more than 200 collaborators in co-authorship of research papers and publications in general. Terms related to his research work include: nutritional physiology, growth analysis, fertilization, soil fertility, silicon, silicates, green manure, cover plants, production, productivity, nutrients, visual diagnosis, foliar diagnosis, hydroponics, soybeans, sugarcane , stevia, coffee, pigeon pea, leucaena, corn, beans, wheat, oats, sweet sorghum, jatropha, chickpeas, peas, lentils, mate, phenols, disease resistance.

Education

1979 - 1982

Graduação em Agronomia

Universidade de São Paulo

Obtained year: 1982

1988 - 1991

Mestrado em Ciências

Universidade de São Paulo

Title: Calibração de boro e zinco e cafeeiro

Obtained year: 1991

Advisor: Eurípedes Malavolta

1991 - 1995

Doutorado em Ciências (Energia Nuclear na Agricultura)

Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura

Title: Distúrbios nutricionais, marcha de absorção de nutrientes, análise do crescimento e teor de esteviosídeo em estévia (Stevia rebaudiosídeo (Bert.) Bertoni)

Obtained year: 1995

Advisor: Eurípedes Malavolta

1999 - 2000

Pós-Doutorado em

Universidade de São Paulo

Obtained year: 2000

1995 - 1997

Pós-Doutorado em

Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Obtained year: 1997

Areas of expertise

1. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Plant Science / Especialidade: Plant Mineral Nutrition
2. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Soil Science / Especialidade: Soil Fertility and Fertilization
3. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: PHYTOSANITATION
4. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Plant Science