With an extensive list of speakers, the symposium will be of interest to soil and plant nutrition scientists, agronomists, and extension officers from universities and research organizations, government offices, and agribusinesses who share an interest in improving food production and quality.

  • Surinder K. Bansal, Potash Research Institute of India, India
  • Alberto C. de Campos Bernardi, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brasil
  • Michael Castellano, Iowa State University, USA
  • Fang Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan Botanical Garden, China
  • Xinping Chen, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
  • Zhenling Cui, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
  • Mingshou Fan, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
  • Shiwei Guo, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
  • Ping He, Chinese Agricultural Academy of Sciences, China
  • Patricia Imas, IPI, Switzerland
  • Chunjian Li, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
  • Guohua Li, ICL, China
  • Ti Li, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
  • Ruixian Liu, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
  • Jianwei Lu, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
  • Hillel Magen, IPI, Switzerland
  • Guohua Mi, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
  • Uri Nachshon, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel
  • Jiwan P. Palta, University of Wisconsin, USA
  • Tao Ren, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
  • Jianyun Ruan, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
  • Xiaojun Shi, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
  • Guangyu Sun, Northwest A&F University, China
  • Youguo Tian, NATESC, China
  • Tran Minh Tien, Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute, Vietnam
  • Fabio Vale, IPI, Switzerland
  • Huoyan Wang, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
  • Min Wang, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
  • Xiaofeng Wang, China Inorganic Salts Industry Association, China
  • Yi Wang, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
  • Zhengyin Wang, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
  • Lilian Wanjiru Mbuthia, IPI, Switzerland
  • Philip J. White, The James Hutton Institute, UK
  • Zhijian Wu, Chinese Academy of Sciences Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, China
  • Guohua Xu, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
  • Minggang Xu, Institute of South Asian Tropical Crops, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, China
  • Baige Zhang, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong, China, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
  • Chaochun Zhang, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
  • Fusuo Zhang, Chinese Academy of Engineering, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, CAU, China
  • Hongyan Zhang, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
  • Huimin Zhang, Chinese Agricultural Academy of Sciences, China

Papers and posters

Papers will be published in a special issue of Pedosphere peer-reviewed international journal. The academic committee will review the manuscripts.

Poster presentations are open to all, and students are encouraged to participate and present research related or relevant to the themes of the symposium. Send the poster abstract in word or pdf file to Patricia Imas.