Progress in Plant Nutrition: Plenary Lectures of the XIV International Plant Nutrition Colloquium

Preface. Plenary lectures. Plant nutrition research: Priorities to meet human needs for food in sustainable ways; I. Cakmak. Access ans excess problems in plant nutrition; M.van Noordwijk, G. Cadisch. Symposium I: Genetics and molecular biology of plant nutrition. Molecular mechanisms of potassium and sodium uptake in plants; P. Mäser, et al. Symposium II: Nutrient factors. A proposed role for copper ions in cell wall loosening; S.C. Fry, et al. Symposium III: The role of the apoplast in plant mineral nutrition. The functions of cell wall polysaccharides in composition and architecture revealed through mutations; N.C. Carpita, M.C. McCann. Symposium IV: Mineral nutrition: plant quality and plant health. The impact of mineral nutrients in food crops on global human health; R.M. Welch. Symposium V: Salinity and plant soil water relations. Avenues for increasing salt tolerance of crops, and the role physiologically based selection traits; R. Munns, et al. Symposium VI: Mineral element toxicity and resistance. Mechanisms of metal resistance in plants: aluminum and heavy metals; L.V. Kochian, et al. Symposium VII: Nutrient acquisition: mechanisms and modelling. Use of modelling to inderstand nutrient acquisition by plants; G.J.D. Kirk. Symposium VIII: Soil organisms/plant interactions. Malate plays a central role in plant nutrition; J. Schulze, et al. Symposium IX: Fertilizer use with regard to optimum yield and environment. Precision agriculture: a challenge for crop nutrition management; P.C. Robert. Symposium X: Plant nutrition and sustainabledevelopment. Plant nutritient management for enhanced productivity in intensive grain productivion systems of the United States and Asia; A. Dobermann, K.G. Cassman.