Anatoly Opalko
Anatoly Iv. Opalko is a Head of the Physiology, Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Division at the National Dendrological Park “Sofiyivka” of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Uman, Cherkassy region, Ukraine, and a Professor and Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Сhair in Uman National University of Horticulture, Uman, Ukraine. He is also the Head of the Cherkassy Regional Branch of the Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders of Ukraine. He is also a prolific author, researcher, and lecturer. He has received several awards for his work, including the badge of honor for “Excellence in Agricultural Education” and the badge of honor of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for professional achievement. He is member of many professional organizations and on the editorial boards of the Ukrainian biological and agricultural science journals. In 2013–2015 he was a co-editor of the books «Ecological Consequences of Increasing Crop Productivity: Plant Breeding and Biotic Diversity», «Biological Systems, Biodiversity and Stability of Plant Communities», and «Temperate Crop Science and Breeding: Ecological and Genetic Studies» (Apple Academic Press).