Plant nutrition for sustainable food production and environment : proceedings of the XIII International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, 13-19 September 1997, Tokyo, Japan
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. The 20th century has seen huge changes in the number and activities of mankind. Our population has increased from around 1. 7 billion to more than 5. 8 billion and technological innovations have completely altered our way of living. As a consequence of such rapid change, we are facing many problems including changes in our environment of a global scale. But, while food shortage has been a serious concern to mankind throughout our history, serious food shortages in the 20th century have been confined to limited times and areas. As Lester Brown discusses in this volume, farmers have increased food production heroically on demand. We, the plant nutritionists should be proud of our support to the world's farmers which has helped them make their achievement possible. During the 20th century, the science of plant nutrition also has achieved great progress as described by Jack Loneragan; it became established as a discipline firmly based in 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
Conference papers and proceedings
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Plenary papers
1. Functions of macro and micro elements
2. Uptake and transport of nutrients I: Nutrient uptake
3. Uptake and transport of nutrients II: Nutrient translocation
4. Molecular biology and biotechnology in plant nutrition
5. Tolerance to nutrient deficiency I: Micronutrients
6. Tolerance to nutrient deficiency II: Phosphorus
7. Diagnostic techniques for plants and soils
8. Tolerance to mineral toxicity I: Heavy metals and salts
9. Tolerance to mineral toxicity II: Acid soil and Al
10. Nutrients in rhizosphere and nutrient acquisition
11. Environmental pollution and plant nutrition
12. Recycling of nutrients in organic wastes
13. Advances in fertilizer and fertilization strategy
14. Root structure and function
15. Dinitrogen fixation
16. Microorganisms affecting plant nutrition
17. Rice plants: Physiology and production
18. Nitrogen and sulfur metabolism
19. Photosynthesis, respiration and dry matter production
20. Crop quality and plant nutrition
"Reprinted partly from Plant and soil."