224 Symposium--Optimizing the Efficiency of Phosphorus Fertilizer Use to Conserve An Essential and Limited Global Resource

This session will address recent reports of the declining supply in phosphate materials. It will have presentation from academia and industry to discuss this situation.

S04 Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition
Tuesday, November 2, 2010: 8:10 AM-11:55 AM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 104A, First Floor
Organizer:
John Lamb
8:10 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:25 AM
224-1
A Preliminary Estimate of World Phosphate Rock Reserves and Resources.
Steven Van Kauwenbergh, IFDC
8:55 AM
224-2
P Efficiency and Effectiveness in Cropping Systems of the U.S.
Paul Fixen, International Plant Nutrition Institute
9:25 AM
224-3
Can We Improve the Efficiency of Phosphorus Use in Crop Production?.
John Keith Syers, Naresuan University; Arthur Johnston, Rothamsted Research
9:55 AM
Break
10:10 AM
224-4
The View From the Bottom: Root Traits for Breeding P Efficient Crops.
Jonathan Lynch, Pennsylvania State University
10:40 AM
224-5
Improving the Efficiency of P Fertilizers in Dryland Cropping Systems in Mediterranean Climates.
Michael McLaughlin, CSIRO; Therese McBeath, The University of Adelaide; Samuel Stacey, University of Adelaide; Babasola Ajiboye, University of Adelaide; Ronald Smernik, The University of Adelaide; Christopher Guppy, The University of New England
11:10 AM
224-6
Phosphorus Use Efficiency and Long-Term Trends in Soil Available P in Wheat Production Systems.
Fernando Selles, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Cynthia Grant, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; C. A. Campbell, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Denis Curtin, New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research; Dean C. James, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada; P. Basnyat, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
11:40 AM
Discussion
11:55 AM
Adjourn
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