No.

Name

Topic

Address

1

Don Sparks

Using advanced analytical techniques to study dynamics in soils abd biosolids

Dr. Don Sparks
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
531 South College Ave., 152 Townsend Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716-2170
Phone: (302) 831-6378 or (302) 831-4335 or 2739
Fax: (302) 831-0605
Email:dlsparks@udel.edu
Web: http://ag.udel.edu/soilchem

2

Tom Sims

Managing the Soil Phosphorus Cycle for Food Security and Environmental Protection:  Challenges and Strategies for the 21st Century

Professor Dr. Tom Sims
Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Research
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
116 Townsend Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716-1303
Email: jtsims@udel.edu
Phone:302-831-2698

3

J. Lynch

The rhizoeconomics of phosphorus acquisition by roots

Professor Dr. J. Lynch
Intercollege Program in Ecology and Department of Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University, 221 Tyson Building, University,Park, PA 16802, USA
E-mail: jpl4@psu.edu

4

C. P. Vance

Functional Genomics of Phosphate Signaling in Legumes Roots and Nodules: Organic P

Professor Dr. C. P. Vance
Adjunct Full Professor
Research; physiology and molecular biology of N fixation in legumes and plant response to phosphorus P stress; Research Leader USDA/ARS.
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota
411 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN  55108-6026
Phone: (612) 625-5715
Fax:       (651) 649-5058
Email:    vance004@umn.edu

5

Kashchandra G. Raghothama

Molecular sensing and response of plants to phosphate deficiency

Professor Dr. Kashchandra G. Raghothama
Department: International Programs In Agriculture, Purdue University
Phone: 765.494.1342
Fax: 765-494-0391
Office: Hort 109B
E-mail: kraghoth@purdue.edu

6

Philippe HINSINGER

P for two-P bioavailability in the rhizosphere of intercropped species

Professor Dr Philippe HINSINGER
Directeur de Recherche INRA - UMR 1222 Directeur-Adjoint UMR Eco&Sols - HDR Univ. Montpellier 2 UMR Eco&Sols (Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Biogéochimie des Sols)
INRA - IRD - SupAgro
Place Viala (Bt. 12), F-34060 Montpellier cedex 1, France
Ph.: +33 (0)4 99 61 22 49 / Fax: +33 (0)4 99 61 30 88
philippe.hinsinger@supagro.inra.fr

7

Petra Marschner

Role of rhizosphere microorganisms in P uptake by plants

Professor Dr. Petra Marschner
Associate Professor
Soils
School of Agriculture, Food & Wine DX 650 DP 636
The University of Adelaide SA 5005
Australia
Tel:  +61 8 8303 7379
Fax:  +61 8 8303 6511
Email: petra.marschner@adelaide.edu.au

8

Sally Smith

New insights into arbuscular mycorrhizal effects on plant phosphorus uptake and growth: time for some fresh thinking

Professor Dr. Sally Smith
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences

Vice Chair, Board of Directors, AVRDC-World Vegetable Center <http://www.avrdc.org/index.html>

Honorary Professor, Research Center for Ecoenvironmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Honorary Research Professor, China Agricultural University, Beijing

Soils Group,
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine,
Waite Campus DX 650 636
The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005
Ph    : +61 8 8303 6704
Fax   : +61 8 83036511
e-mail: sally.smith@adelaide.edu.au

9

Peter Kleinman

Managing agricultural phosphorus losses for water quality protection

Professor Dr. Peter Kleinman
USDA-ARS-PSWMRU
Building 3702, Curtin Road
University Park, PA 16802Phone: 814-863-3184
Fax: 814-863-0935
E-mail:Peter.Kleinman@ars.usda.gov
（Coauther: Dr. Liang Tao (Director, Dept. Environmental Geography, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences).

10

Luc Maene (IFA)

Global trends in phosphate fertilizer production and use

Dr. L.M. Maene
Director General
lmaene@fertilizer.org
International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)
28, rue Marbeuf
75008 Paris (France)
Tel. : +33.153930510
Fax : +33.153930545 and 47
<http://www.fertilizer.org>

11

Hans Lambers

Extremely high efficiency of phosphorus acquisition and phosphorus use in Australian plants:  can this knowledge be applied to cropping systems

Professor Dr. Hans Lambers
Address School of Plant Biology
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia
Phone 6488 7381
Fax 6488 1108
Email hans.lambers@uwa.edu.au

12

Zed Rengel

Evolution of P acqusition mechanisms

Professor Dr. Zed Rengel
Address School of Earth and Environment
The University of Western Australia (M087)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia
Phone 6488 2557
Fax 6488 1050
Email zed.rengel@uwa.edu.au

13

Mathhias Wissuwa

Breeding of P efficient crops: Target traits and underlying genes

Professor Dr. Mathhias Wissuwa
Crop Production &Environment Division,
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
wissuwa@affrc.go.jp; Phone/fax +81-29-8386354.

14

Organic P

15

Fusuo Zhang

Overview of P research in China

China Agricultural University

16

Wu Ping

P research molecular biology

Zhejiang University