Anabela Afonso Fernandes da Silva. She completed her PhD in 2008/06/17 at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences. Research interests focus on the area of Agrometeorology, crop production, olive farming, olive oil and table olive technology, olive oil quality. In the area of Agrometeorology, the line of research is developed to the study of water relations in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, with a focus on determining the water needs of crops, knowledge and behavior of water stress indicators, irrigation management, using the plant as a biosensor. This line of research is developed mainly in olive, but can also be extended to other tree crops and annual plants. Additionally, the study of the dynamics of water use in production systems with different soil surface management strategies and influence on fruit quality/production. All these lines of investigation are embedded in research projects and master's and doctoral dissertation work. Editor of the American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (AJAF) and Global Journal of Botanical Science and a Special Issue in the magazine Horticulturae Permanent member of the review board of the Revista Agronomy, Scientific refereeing activity for several international scientific journals; Evaluator of R&DT projects for the National Innovation Agency; Member of Scientific Committees or Organizers of national and international scientific meetings.