Florin Stănică, PhD (M) is Professor of Fruit Growing, with 33 years experience in research and education and the director of the Research Center for Integrated Fruit Growing (15 ys). Vice-Rector of USAMV (12 ys), member of the Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (ASAS) and Vice-President of Horticulture Section, within ASAS and of the Romanian Society of Horticulturists, President of ISHS Peach Working Group, former president of European Fruit Research Institutes Network (EUFRIN), High level foreign expert of Hebei Province, P.R. of China. Expert in planting systems, fruit pre-harvest technology and new fruit species for temperate climate.