Dr. Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo and Dr. Mailson Monteiro de Rêgo are both Doctors in Genetics and Plant Breeding by the Federal University of Viçosa, acting as Associate professors in Agronomy at Federal University of Paraiba, in Brazil.  

Dr. Fernando Luiz Finger is PhD in Horticulture by the Ohio State University, working as Associate Professor of Plant Sciences at Federal University of Viçosa, in Brazil.