125 Symposium--Integrated Solutions to the Soil and Agri-Environmental Challenges Facing China in the 21st Century: I

Oral Session
S11 Soils & Environmental Quality
Broad discussion on how China is facing critical food production and environmental issues. Guests from the Chinese Academy of Science will participate.
Cosponsor(s):

A05 Environmental Quality

Monday, November 2, 2009: 9:55 AM-12:50 PM
Convention Center, Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom BC,Third Floor

Organizer:
James Thomas Sims
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:00 AM
The Role of Cropland Soil Carbon Sequestration in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Potential in China.
Yao Huang, Inst. of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wenjuan Sun, Inst. of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wen Zhang, Inst. of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yongqiang Yu, Inst. of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
10:30 AM
Biofuel Development, Food Security and the Use of Marginal Land in China.
Qiu Huanguang, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy
11:00 AM
Break
11:45 AM
Integrated Soil-Crop System Management Reducing Environmental Risk While Increasing Crop Productivity and Nutrient Use Efficiency in China.
Fusuo Zhang, China Agricultural Univ.; Mingsheng Fan, China Agricultural Univ.; Xinping Chen, China Agricultural Univ.; Xiaotang Ju, China Agricultural Univ.; Zhenglin Cui, China Agricultural Univ.; Rongfeng Jiang, China Agricultural Univ.
12:15 PM
Discussion
12:45 PM
Concluding Remarks
12:50 PM
Adjourn