March 2014

IPI-BAU International Symposium on “Potassium Nutrition and Crop Quality”, BAU, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, 4-5 March 2014. Two day symposium is organized jointly by IPI East India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka region and Birsa Agriculture University (BAU), Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. The Symposium is planned to address the present scenario on potassium nutrition, identify the emerging issues and discuss the ways and means for their mitigation. Thrust will be on the issue of balanced nutrition of crops in relation to yield & quality of crops, biotic and abiotic stress and to sustain soil & plant environment.

Themes:

• Potassium Nutrition on Yield and Quality of Crops
• Nutrient Use Efficiency and K-Balance
• Potassium on Stress and Disease-Pest Management
• Impacts on Soil Microbes and Environment
• Food Quality and Human Health
• Marketing and Policy Issues for K-Fertilizers
• Research - Industry Interfaces and Technology Dissemination

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