Agenda 6th November

Opening Session Chair: Prof. Huoyan Wang, ISSAS
9:00-9:30	Hillel Magen International Potash Institute (IPI), Switzerland
	Prof. Fusuo Zhang / Prof. Jianbo Shen China Agricultural University (CAU), National Academy of Agricultural Green Development, China
	Prof. Jianmin Zhou / Ying Teng Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSAS), China
	University Leader Yunnan Agricultural University (YAU), China
9:30-10:00	Group photograph and coffee break
Session 1: Emerging Issues in Plant Nutrition Chair: Hillel Magen, IPI and Jianbo Shen, CAU
10:00-10:30	The role of calcium in plant nutrition Philip J. White The James Hutton Institute, UK
10:30-11:00	The role of sulphur in plant nutrition and polyhalite experiments in India Surinder K. Bansal Potash Research Institute of India, India
11:00-11:30	Breeding high K and Mg efficient rice: lessons from GWAS and biotech-approaches Guohua Xu Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
11:30-12:00	Calcium role in tuber crops Jiwan P. Palta University of Wisconsin, USA
12:00-14:00	Lunch; 13:00-14:00 poster session
Session 2: Resources and Nutrient Management Chair: Patricia Imas, IPI and Jianmin Zhou, ISSAS
14:00-14:30	Analysis of production status and development trend of potash and secondary element fertilizers in China Xiaofeng Wang China Inorganic Salts Industry Association, China
14:30-15:00	Development and utilization of potassium resources in Qinghai salt lakes Zhijian Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, China
15:00-15:30	Potassium use efficiency and fertilization limit standards of cereal crops in China Zhenling Cui China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
15:30-15:50	Soybean fertilization with polyhalite in acidic soils of the Brazilian Cerrado Fabio Vale IPI, Switzerland
15:50-16:10	Potash research in Vietnam: an update on research with MOP and polyhalite Toan Tran Duc Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute (SFRI), Hanoi, Vietnam
16:10-16:40	Coffee break and poster session
16:40-17:00	Temporal and spatial validation of yield response to K application and K balance across 30 years in China Shaojun Qiu and Ping He Chinese Agricultural Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
17:00-17:20	Potassium resources and integrated management in China Chaochun Zhang China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
17:20-17:40	Physiological mechanisms of optimal potassium fertilization to enhancing leaf photosynthetic capacity of oilseed rape Tao Ren Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
17:40-18:00	Polyhalite in the context of potash fertilizers Patricia Imas IPI, Switzerland
18:00-18:10	General discussion
18:10-20:30	Banquet