Program of the 16th World Fertilizer Congress of CIEC
Monday, October 20 | |
17:00 h - 19:00 h |
Welcome & Registration |
19:00 h - 20:30h |
Opening Session Ceremony |
20:30h - 22:00 h |
Welcome Reception |
Tuesday, October 21 | ||||
Conference |
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Speaker |
Subject |
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1 – Premium fertilizers
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08:30 - 09:15 h |
Mike McLaughlin - CSIRO, Australia |
New fertilizer technologies and their agronomic efficiency |
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09:15 - 09:45 h |
Mark M. Alley – Virginia Tech, USA |
Fertilizers in Integrated Plant Nutrient Management |
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09:45 - 10:15 h |
Alberto Bernardi – Embrapa, Brazil |
The use of clay minerals to improve Nitrogen fertilizer efficiency |
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10:15 - 10:45 h |
Questions | |||
10:45 - 11:15 h |
Coffee Break | |||
(Moderator Ewald Schnug) |
11:15 - 11:45 h |
Ithamar Prada Neto - Produquímica, Brazil |
Agronomic effectiveness of controlled-release fertilizers in tropical conditions |
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11:45 - 12:30 h |
Three selected oral presentations
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12:30 -14:00 h |
Lunch Break |
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2 – Secondary nutrients in fertilizers |
14:00 - 14:45 h |
Ismail Cakmak - Faculty of Engineering & Natural Sciences - Sabanci University, Turkey |
Major functions of calcium and magnesium in crop plants |
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14:45 - 15:15 h |
Godofredo C. Vitti - ESALQ/USP, Brazil |
Dynamic of Sulphur oxidation from fertilizers in tropical soils |
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15:15 - 15:45 h |
Lawrence Datnoff – Luisiana State University, USA |
Silicon fertilizers for plant disease protection |
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15:45 - 16:15 h |
Questions |
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16:15 - 16:35 h |
Coffee Break |
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(Moderator Ludwig Hermann) |
16:35 - 17:50 h |
Five selected oral presentations
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17:50 - 18:30 h |
Poster session |
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Wednesday, October 22 | ||||
3 – Alternative routes for fertilizer production |
08:30 - 09:15 h |
Luis Ignácio Prochnow – IPNI, Brazil |
Use of nonconventional P fertilizers in tropical agriculture |
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09:15 - 09:45 h |
Philip White – James Hutton Institute, UK |
Recycling Phosphorus for European Agriculture |
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09:45 - 10:15 h |
Christian Dimkpa - Virtual Fertilizer Research Center – International |
Potential of Nanotechnology in Crop Fertilization: Current State and Future Perspectives |
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10:15 - 10:45 h |
Questions |
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10:45 - 11:15 h |
Coffee Break |
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(Moderator Silvia Haneklaus) |
11:15 - 12:30 h |
Five selected oral presentations
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12:30 - 14:00 h |
Lunch Break |
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4 – Organic based fertilizers
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14:00 - 14:45 h |
Serenella Nardi – University of Padua, Italy |
Plant physiological response of humic substances and protein hydrolyzed-based products |
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14:45 - 15:15 h |
Francesco Montemurro - C.R.A, Italy |
Crop responses to organic fertilizers, and their efficiency |
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15:15 - 15:45 h |
Daniel Zandonadi – Embrapa, Brazil |
Guidelines to access plant physiology modification by fertilizers claimed as biostimulants |
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15:45 - 16:15 h |
Questions | |||
16:15 - 16:35 h |
Coffee Break | |||
(Moderator Francesco Montemurro) |
16:35 - 17:50 h |
Five selected oral presentations
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17:50 - 18:30 h |
Poster session |
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Thursday, October 23 | ||||
5 – Direct use of rock as fertilizers |
08:30 - 09:15 h |
Peter Van Straaten – University of Guelph, Canada |
Rocks for crops: The use of locally available minerals and rocks to enhance soil productivity |
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09:15 - 09:45 h |
Djalma Martinhão de Sousa – Embrapa Cerrados, Brazil |
Reative fosfate use in Cerrado soils |
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09:45 - 10:15 h |
S. H. Chien –International Fertilizer Development Center IFDC, USA |
The efficiency of natural phosphates in tropical agriculture |
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10:15 - 10:45 h |
Questions |
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10:45 - 11:15 h |
Coffee Break |
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(Bettina Eichler-Loebermann) |
11:15 - 12:30 h |
five selected oral presentations
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12:30 - 14:00 h |
Lunch Break |
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6 – Fertilizers and the environment |
14:00 - 14:45 h |
Andrew Sharpley - University of Arkansas, USA |
Fertilizer-use technologies that minimize environmental impacts |
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14:45 - 15:15 h |
Ardell D. Halvorson – USDA-ARS Fort Collins, CO, USA |
Nitrogen Fertilizer Source and Management Effects on Nitrous Oxide Emissions |
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15:15 - 15:45 h |
Luis Torres - Research Centre Hanninghof, Yara International, Germany |
Agronomic efficiency and environmental impact of N fertilizers in the tropics: Life-cycle assessment approaches |
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15:45- 16:15 h |
Questions |
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16:15 - 16:35 h |
Coffee Break |
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16:35 - 17:15 h |
Closing Ceremony |
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Friday, October 24 | ||||
08:00 - 17:00 h | City Tour - Sugar Loaf and Corcovado (Full day sightseen) | City tours are not granted with the registration fee. In order to book the tours, please contact our official travel agency. |