IPI-OUAT-IPNI International Symposium on "Potassium Role and Benefits in Improving Nutrient Management for Food Production, Quality and Reduced Environmental Damages", 5-7 November 2009, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, India. See the 2nd circular on the IPI website The symposium will be organized by the International Potash Institute (IPI), International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), and the Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT). It is co-sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Fertilizer Association of India (FAI), Bangladesh Fertilizer Association (BFA) and the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC). The scientific committee, chaired by Dr. J.S. Samra, has selected the following sessions: 1) Nutrient management to meet challenges of food security; 2) Potassium and nutrient use efficiency; 3) Role of potassium and mineral nutrition in alleviation of stress; 4) The effect of quality and nutritional value of agricultural products on human health: the role of potassium; 5) Spatial variability of soil properties and Site Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM); 6) The role of extension in increasing agricultural productivity; 7) Potassium and the environment; and 8) Nutrient mining and input-output balances.
More details will appear regularly on IPI and IPNI websites.
March 2010
IPI, together with the Soil Science Association of El Salvador, is organizing a regional symposium titled "Importance of Soil Management and Potash Fertilization for Sustainable Agricultural Development of Central America and the Caribbean". For more details see IPI website or contact IPI Coordinator Dr. A. Naumov.
Other Events
August 2010
19th World Congress of Soil Science, 1-6 August 2010, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia. For more details see congress website.
