REGISTER NOW: INSAS Webinar " Crop nutrition in salt-affected soils " | 24 April 2024, 16:00-17:30 (CEST)
We are pleased to invite you to the webinar “Crop nutrition in salt-affected soils”. During this online event involving researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders from around the world, we will focus on the challenges and solutions for crop nutrition in salt-affected soils.
The participants will discuss different aspects of this subject including the following points:
- Nutritional problems of salt-affected soils: Deficiencies and toxicities
- Nutrient behaviours in salt-affected soils
- Crop nutrition management in salt-affected soils
- Nutrient and crop wise management practices
- Case studies on crop nutrition management in salt-affected soils
The webinar will take place online on Wednesday 24 April 2024, 16:00 – 17:30 (Central European Summer Time).
The webinar is the fourth in a series of webinars organized by the International Network of Salt-Affected Soils of the Global Soil Partnership, an initiative which is aimed at raising awareness on sustainable management of salt-affected soils for food security, agricultural sustainability, environmental protection and climate change mitigation.
AGENDA
16:00-16:10: Introduction | Jorge Batlle-Sales, Chair, International Network of Salt-Affected Soils
16:10-16:25: Nutritional imbalances in salt-affected soils | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saqib, Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
16:25-16:40: Plants under salt stress: is energy a limiting factor? | Prof. Dr. Sven Schubert, Institute of Plant Nutrition, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
16:40-16:55: Case studies on crop nutrition management in salt-affected soils: with special reference to India | Dr. Shiveshwar Pratap Singh, Assoc. Professor, Soil Science, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Central Agricultural University, India
16:55-17:10: Adverse effect of Na and Cl on plants and strategies leveraging on saline soil heterogeneity to mitigate them | Dr. Nadia Bazihizina, Research fellow, Dipartimento di Biologia (BIO), Università Degli Studi Di Firenze, Italy
17:10-17:25: Round table with experts moderated by Prof. Dr. M. Saqib
17:25-17:30: Concluding remarks | Maria Konyushkova, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, rapporteur of the round table
Registration link: https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kf2mLAd6SfayWJPrUlBdjg