Background
Parentoni, Sidney Netto was born on June 20, 1959 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Son of José Sidney and Orminda Bitarães Netto Parentoni.
Parentoni, Sidney Netto was born on June 20, 1959 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Son of José Sidney and Orminda Bitarães Netto Parentoni.
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, University Viçosa-MG-Brazil, 1983. Master of Science in Plant Breeding and Genetics, University Minnesota, St. Paul, 1992. Doctor in Plant Breeding and Genetics, University São Paulo-ESALQ, Piracicaba, Brazil, 2007.
Maize breeder EPAMIG-Empresa Pesq Agrop Minas Gerais, Sete Lagoas, Brazil, 1986—1989. Researcher maize breeding & genetics Brazilian Agriculture Research Company-EMBRAPA, since 1989. Head genetic resource & breeding nucleus EMBRAPA, 1999—2004.
Member of Brazilian Plant Breeding Society.