Leonardo Balena

Bachelor and Master's Degree in Agronomy of Parana's Midwest State University, Guarapuava - Parana. Former exchange student at University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, with scholarship granted by the "Science Without Borders" program, funded by CAPES, Brazil. Has experience through Scientific Initiation programs in Crop Science, focusing research on potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), soybeans (Glycine max (L.) Merril) and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Has also had experience in potato seed production during an internship at Embrapa Clima Temperado, Pelotas, RS, Brazil, and through academic research on aeroponics for potato seed production, at Master's Degree at Unicentro.

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fitotecnia da Escola Superior de Agricultura 'Luiz de Queiróz', Piracicaba-SP. Graduado e Mestre em Agronomia pela Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, Guarapuava, Paraná. Ex-bolsista do programa Ciências sem Fronteiras, fomentado pela CAPES. Atualmente desenvolve pesquisa sobre a produção de batata-semente em aeroponia