**About the Editors**

### **Sara Lombardo**

Sara Lombardo is a researcher within the "Agronomy and herbaceous field crops" scientific disciplinary sector, at the University of Catania (Italy). Her main research subjects are: i) yield and nutritional responses of different Mediterranean crops to environmental conditions; ii) effects of crop management on the quality of Mediterranean crops; iii) bioactive compounds and possible alternative utilization of *Cynara cardunculus* L.; iv) effects of organic farming on food quality; and v) interaction between pre-harvest factors and post-harvest treatments on quality of globe artichoke and potato.

### **Giovanni Mauromicale**

Giovanni Mauromicale is full professor of Agronomy and Field Crops at the University of Catania (Italy). His main research interests are: a) crop ecophysiological and yield responses to environmental stresses and agronomic management; b) functional substances and possible alternative utilization of *Cynara cardunculus* L.; c) genetic and inbreeding aspects on globe artichoke; d) soil solarization and control of *Orobanche* spp.; e) role of cover crops in agroecosystems; and f) utilization of allelopathic mechanism for weed and microbial control.
