In the history of the International Plant Nutrition Colloquium from its first meeting in 1954, this meeting, the 13th Colloquium, is the first to be held in Asia and will be the last in the 20th century. During the 20th century, the science of plant nutrition also achieved great progress as described by Jack Loneragan; it became established as a discipline firmly based on science, defined the chemical elements supporting plant growth, and has contributed to improvements in plant production and environmental quality, as readers will find in many contributions in this volume.
The seed sown by Justus von Liebig produced a beautiful flower in the Green Revolution of this century and the mature plant has many buds preparing to bloom in the next century. On this occasion, when plant nutritionists from all over the world get together in Tokyo, let us discuss the fruits we can harvest in the 21st century and the seeds we should sow for the following generations.
Plenary topic tracks:
- Functions of macro and microelements
- Uptake and transport of nutrients I: Nutrient uptake
- Uptake and transport of nutrients II: Nutrient translocation
- Molecular biology and biotechnology in plant nutrition
- Tolerance to nutrient deficiency I: Micronutrients
- Tolerance to nutrient deficiency II: Phosphorus
- Diagnostic techniques for plants and soils
- Tolerance to mineral toxicity I: Heavy metals and salts
- Tolerance to mineral toxicity II: Acid soil and Al
- Nutrients in rhizosphere and nutrient acquisition
- Environmental pollution and plant nutrition
- Recycling of nutrients in organic wastes
- Advances in fertilizer and fertilization strategy
- Root structure and function
- Dinitrogen fixation
- Microorganisms affecting plant nutrition
- Rice plants: Physiology and production
- Nitrogen and sulfur metabolism
- Photosynthesis, respiration and dry matter production
- Crop quality and plant nutrition