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

Oral Session
S04 Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrition

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.

Cosponsor(s):

Nutrient Management & Soil & Plant Analysis
Tuesday, November 2, 2010: 8:10 AM-11:55 AM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 104A, First Floor

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Organizer:
John Lamb
8:10 AM
Introductory Remarks
9:25 AM
Can We Improve the Efficiency of Phosphorus Use in Crop Production?.
John Keith Syers, Naresuan University; Arthur Johnston, Rothamsted Research
10:10 AM
The View From the Bottom: Root Traits for Breeding P Efficient Crops.
Jonathan Lynch, Pennsylvania State University
9:55 AM
Break
10:40 AM
Improving the Efficiency of P Fertilizers in Dryland Cropping Systems in Mediterranean Climates.
Michael McLaughlin, University of Adelaide; Therese McBeath, CSIRO; 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
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