IPI-OUAT-IPNI International Symposium on Potassium Role and Benefits in Improving Nutrient Management for Food Production, Quality and Reduced Environmental Damage
November 5 -7, 2009, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Co-sponsors: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Fertiliser Association of India (FAI), Bangladesh Fertiliser Association (BFA), Pakistan Agricultural Research Council.

The symposium main themes are:

• Nutrient management to meet challenges of food security
• Potassium and nutrient use efficiency
• Role of K and mineral nutrition in alleviation of stress
• The effect of quality and nutritional value of agricultural products on human health: the role of K
• Spatial variability of soil properties and site-specific nutrient management (SSNM)
• The role of extension in increasing agricultural productivity
• Potassium and the environment
• Nutrient mining and input output balances

Dr. D. Jena, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology; Tel: +91-647-2395036 (O); Mob: +91-9861568595; E-mail: dinabandhu_jena@yahoo.com.
Dr. S.K. Bansal, E-mail: surinkumar@yahoo.co.in;
Dr. Kaushik Majumdar, E-mail: kmajumdar@ipni.net;
Dr. T. Baladzhoti, E-mail: t.baladzhoti@ipipotash.org.