diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/informationwidget/client/TabularResourceProperties.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/informationwidget/client/TabularResourceProperties.java
index af66c74..d05c68a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/informationwidget/client/TabularResourceProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/informationwidget/client/TabularResourceProperties.java
@@ -63,7 +63,15 @@ import com.sencha.gxt.widget.core.client.form.FieldSet;
 import com.sencha.gxt.widget.core.client.form.TextArea;
 import com.sencha.gxt.widget.core.client.form.TextField;
 
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author giancarlo
+ * email: <a href="mailto:g.panichi@isti.cnr.it">g.panichi@isti.cnr.it</a> 
+ *
+ */
 public class TabularResourceProperties extends FramedPanel {
+	private static final String DESCRIPTION_FIELD_HEIGHT = "70px";
+
 	// private static final String LISTVIEWWIDTH="250px";
 	private DateTimeFormat sdf = DateTimeFormat.getFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
 
@@ -140,6 +148,7 @@ public class TabularResourceProperties extends FramedPanel {
 				new VerticalLayoutData(1, -1));
 
 		descriptionField = new TextArea();
+		descriptionField.setHeight(DESCRIPTION_FIELD_HEIGHT);
 		// descriptionField.setReadOnly(true);
 		descriptionField.setValue("");
 		layoutTabularResource.add(new FieldLabel(descriptionField,