The International Plant Nutrition Colloquium (IPNC) took place at the Mabu Thermas & Resort. The theme “Stepping forward to Global Nutrient Use Efficiency” had been chosen to highlight that plant nutrients, fundamental for successful intensification of global crop production can pose an environmental risk if not well used. This intensification is required to meet the demands of the future bio-based society for nutritious food, feed, raw materials, and energy. The colloquium provided an excellent forum for the exchange and transfer of knowledge, information and ideas as well as for the creation of new collaborations and fostering synergies in the fields of plant mineral nutrition, plant molecular biology, plant genetics, agronomy, horticulture, ecology, environmental sciences and fertilizer use and production.
- Plenary topic tracks:
- Biostimulants and plant nutrition
- Biotic stress and plant nutrition
- Boron Workshop
- Breeding for better plant nutrition
- Diagnosis of nutrient status and analytical methods
- Digital plant nutrition
- Mineral nutrition of wild plants
- New fertilizers and fertilizer recommendations
- Nutrient availability in soils, toxicity and remediation
- Nutrient cycling, agroecosystems and sustainability
- Nutrient uptake, transport and use efficiency
- Plant microorganism interaction and nutrient acquisition
- Plant nutrition and food quality
- Plant nutrition, stress tolerance and climate change
- The rhizosphere and plant nutrition