Waldo Alejandro Ruben Lara Cabezas

Graduated in Agronomy from the Pontific University Catholic of Santiago, Chile (1979), Master in Science at Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA), USP, Piracicaba, SP (1987) and Ph.D. in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition for the School of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz (1991), performing postdoctoral studies at CENA - USP (SP) in 1992. To date (September 2011) conducted their activities in Regional Pole Norwest Paulista, effecting their transfer to the Unit for Research and Development (UPD) Tatuí in early November 2011. Has experience in Agronomy with emphasis on soil fertility and fertilizers, acting on the following subjects: ammonia volatilization, use of N-15 stable isotope to measure the efficiency of nitrogen fertilizers and studies on no-tillage (NT) and integrating Agriculture Livestock and Forest (iLPF). One pilot plant technology validation in ILP in Regional Polo was established. He served as Coordinator of the Steering Technical Committee by the MAPA - PISA with participation of public and private institutions of the city until May 2011, and collaborating technically with a producer of Cosmorama County, deploying iLPF the system unit of family farming. From November 2011, assumed responsibility for Research and Development Unit of Tatuí - Polo Regional Southwest Paulista - APTA/SAA, reactivating the unit in the administrative context and is in preparation of research projects in the area of management use of nitrogen fertilizers, planning units in iLPF) in addition, formalizing partnerships with private companies (Bayer, Agroceres, Fertion, and Ihara), producers, private University Center that has Agronomy (FAESB) and Secretary of Agriculture at the Municipality of Tatuí. From September 2013, the researcher transfers to the Unit of Research and Development of Itapetininga linked to the Southwest Regional Polo, DDD/APTA/SAA. At this time, he is initiating research activities in corn, to quantify the crop response to nitrogen function time of application of sulfur. In sugar-cane in partnership with Local Plant (Vista Alegre) targeting studies of nitrogen and sulfur interaction effect of crop (soybean) grown at the time of retirement of the cane fields and doses of nitrogen application on sugarcane - plant and subsequent ratoon and behavior of different varieties of sugarcane to verify its adaptability to the region. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)