Ricardo Magnavaca

Background

Magnavaca, Ricardo was born on December 11, 1943 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Son of Hamleto and Carmem (Lodi) Magnavaca.

Education

Graduate in agronomy, Federal U. Vicosa, Brazil, 1966; Master of Science in Plant Breeding, U. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy, U. Nebraska, 1982.

Career

Maize breeder agriculture department, Center-West Agricultural Research Institute, Sete Lagoas, Brazil, 1967-1974; chairman organizing group, National Maize and Sorghum Research Center, Sete Lagoas, 1974-1975; director, National Maize and Sorghum Research Center, Sete Lagoas, 1975-1979; maize breeder, National Maize and Sorghum Research Center, Sete Lagoas, since 1979. Member policy advising committee International Corps Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, United Nations Development Program, Mexico, India, 1977-1979. Vice chairman of the board of trustees International Maize andWheat Improvement Center, Mexico, since 1988.

Achievements

• Ricardo Magnavaca has been listed as a noteworthy Plant breeder, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice chairman Research Funding Organisation Minas Gerais State-Agriculture Chamber, Belo Horizonte, since 1990. Member Brazilian Genetics Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Marisa Guimarães Vieira, May 3, 1969. Children: Alessandra Guimarães, Liliane Guimarães.

Father:

Hamleto Magnavaca

Mother:

Carmem (Lodi) Magnavaca

Spouse:

Marisa Guimarães Vieira

child:

Liliane Guimarães Magnavaca

child:

Alessandra Guimarães Magnavaca