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Introducing: The International Plant Nutrition Institute
to a Global Audience

As world population and demand for food, fuel, feed, and fiber continue to increase, there is also a growing need for knowledge and information based on sound science. That's where we come in. The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) is a new, not-for-profit organization dedicated to responsible management of plant nutrients - N, P, K, secondary nutrients, and micronutrients - for the benefit of the human family.

Already our office doors are open with programs in Brazil, China, India, Latin America - Southern Cone, Northern Latin America, North America (U.S. and Canada), and Southeast Asia.

IPNI Better Crops, Better Environment...through Science

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cropping Systems and the Influence of Fertilizer Management

Scientific staff of the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) have prepared a literature review to extend information that will lead to a better understanding of fertilizer N management practices that minimize global warming potential.

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A Global Framework for Best Management Practices for Fertilizer Use

A concept paper prepared by an IPNI staff workgroup describes a framework designed to facilitate development and adoption of best management practices (BMPs) for fertilizer use, and to advance the understanding of how these practices contribute to the goals of sustainable development. BMPs for fertilizer use are those that support the achievement of the four main objectives of cropping systems management: productivity, profitability, sustainability, and environmental health.

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Potential Biofuels Influence on Nutrient Use and Removal in the U.S.

A major challenge to the fertilizer industry and those conducting research on nutrient management will be the development of nutrient management approaches focused on ecological crop intensification where productivity is increased to meet growing demand and the environment is improved. Failing to take this challenge seriously will likely lead one day to headlines in the media about the “misadventure” of biofuels and the loss of a tremendous opportunity for agriculture.

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IPNI Awards for 2008 Announced

IPNI offers two awards of interest to graduate students and scientists working in plant nutrition and management of crop nutrients. They are the "International Plant Nutrition Scholar Awards" and the "IPNI Science Award".

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Fact Sheet/Rebuttal Seeks to Present Correct Information

Information from an article titled "Manganese Nutrition of Glyphosate-Resistant and Conventional Soybeans", which appeared in Better Crops with Plant Food Issue No. 4 of 2007, was misquoted and misrepresented in the April 20, 2008, edition of The Independent, a British newspaper. Dr. Barney Gordon of Kansas State University, a researcher and author of the original article in Better Crops, has prepared a one-page response to the inaccurate information which appeared in The Independent.

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