G. MADDONNI IS AN AGRONOMIST, PhD IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES FROM UBA. HE IS THE ASSOCIATE HEAD OF THE CROP SCIENCE DEPARMENT. DR. MADDONNI IS AN EXPERT IN CROP ECO- PHYSIOLOGY WITH EMPHASIS IN CORN, COVERING ASPECTS FROM CROP MANAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTS WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF ABIOTIC STRESSES (WATER AND NUTRIENT DEFICITS, HIGH TEMPERATURES). HE IS THE AUTHOR OF SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS OF HIGH IMPACT, RECEIVING SEVERAL AWARDS FOR HIS WORK. SINCE 2019, HE IS THE MAIN COORDINATOR OF THE INTER-INSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF ULTRA LOW PLANT DENSITY IN CORN CROP.