September 19 (Sunday)
09:00 - 17:00 Registration
18:30 - 20:30 Dinner

September 20 (Monday)
8:30-8:40 Opening Ceremony (Chairpersons: Fusuo Zhang, Zed Rengel) Opening remarks: Dr. Fusuo Zhang
Plenary Presentation
8:40-9:20 The Role of advanced analytical techniques in elucidating phosphorus dynamics in the environment. Dr. Don Spark (Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, USA)
9:20-10:00 Coffee break and taking group pictures
Keynote Presentation
10:00-10:30 Global trends in phosphate fertilizer production and use. Dr. Luc Maene (International Fertilizer Industry Association)
10:30-11:00 Overview of phosphorus research in China: P dynamics . from soil to plant. Dr. Fusuo Zhang (Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, China)
11:00-11:40 New insights into arbuscular mycorrhizal effects on plant phosphorus uptake and growth: time for some fresh thinking. Dr. Sally Smith (Soils Group, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Australia)
11:40-12:00 Globalization and phosphorus use efficiency. Dr. Oene Oenema (Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, Netherlands)
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Poster view (Session 1)
Session 1: Phosphorus forms and availability in soil
(Chairpersons: Hans Lambers, Caixian Tang)
Keynote Presentation
14:00-14:40 P for two . P bioavailability in the rhizosphere of intercropped species. Dr. Philippe Hinsinger (Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Biogéochimie des Sols, INRA - IRD - SupAgro, France)
14:40-15:20 Soil organic phosphorus transformation during ecosystem development. Dr. Benjamin L. Turner (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Republic of Panama)
15:20-16:00 Bio-availability of inositol phosphates in soil. Dr. Alan Richardson (CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia)
16:00-16:30 Coffee break and poster presentation
Oral Presentation
16:30-16:50 Phosphorus in the land-water continuum. Dr. Phil Haygarth (Centre for Sustainable Water Management, Lancaster Environment Centre, University of Lancaster, UK)
16:50-17:10 Soil test and microbial biomass phosphorus levels impacted by potato cropping system and water management. Dr. Zhongqi He (USDA-ARS, New England Plant, Soil, & Water Laboratory, ME, USA)
17:10-17:30 Phosphorus use efficiency of Australian crops and pastures and scope for improvement. Dr. Mike Wong (CSIRO Land and Water, WA, Australia) 17:30-17:50 Does the long-term prescribed burning increase soil phosphorus availability in a wet sclerophyll forest? Dr. Chengrong Chen (Griffith
School of Environment, Griffith University, Australia)
17:50-18:10 Sorption of inorganic and organic phosphorus compounds by soil minerals in noncompetitive and competitive environments. Dr. Brad Joern (Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, USA)
18:10-18:30 Effects of soil drying and rewetting on forms and quantities of phosphorus in leachate. Dr. Martin S.A. Blackwell (North Wyke Research, UK)
18:30-20:30 Dinner

September 21 (Tuesday)
Session 2. Plant acquisition and utilization of phosphorus
Chairpersons: Sally Smith, Hong Liao
Keynote Presentation
8:30-9:10 Evolution of P acquisition mechanisms. Dr. Zed Rengel (School of Earth and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Australia)
9:10-9:50 The rhizoeconomics of phosphorus acquisition by roots. Dr. Jonathan Lynch (Department of Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University, USA)
9:50-10:20 Coffee break and poster presentation
10:20-11:00Extremely high efficiency of phosphorus acquisition and phosphorus use in Australian plants: can this knowledge be applied to cropping systems. Dr. Hans Lambers (School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia, USA)
Oral presentations
11:00-11:20 Phosphate transporters in Pisum sativum: functional studies using VIGS. Dr. Iver Jakobsen (Ris. DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark )
11:20 -11:40 Modifying rhizosphere processes for improving phosphorus use efficiency and crop productivity. Dr. Jianbo Shen (Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, China)
11:40 -12:00 Improvement of P uptake by crop plants using the function of white lupin. Dr. Jun Wasaki (Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Japan)
12:00 -12:20 The curious effects of mycorrhizas on the phosphorus nutrition of the unique Jarrah forests of Western Australia. Dr. Mark Tibbett (Centre for Land Rehabilitation, School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia, Australia.)
12:20-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Poster view (Session 2-3)
Session 3: Genetics and molecular biology of phosphorus nutrition
Chairpersons: Carroll Vance, Jianbo Shen
Keynote presentation
14:00-14:40 Functional genomics of phosphate signaling in legume roots and nodules: organic P. Dr. Carroll Vance (USDA, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, USA)
14:40-15:20 Molecular sensing and response of plants to phosphate deficiency Dr. Kashchandra Raghothama (International Programs In Agriculture, Purdue University, USA)
15:20-16:00 Breeding of P efficient crops: Target traits and underlying genes. Dr. Mathhias Wissuwa (Crop Production & Environment Division, International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Japan)
16:00-16:30 Coffee break and poster presentation
16:30-17:10 Molecular regulators of phosphate homeostasis and efficiency in rice. Dr. Wu Ping (State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, China)
Oral presentations
17:10-17:30 Identifying genes in Brassica rapa associated with growth under low phosphorus availability using a genetical genomics approach. Dr. John P. Hammond (Warwick HRI, University of Warwick, UK)
17:30-17:50 Two rice phosphate transporters, OsPht1;2 and OsPht1;6, have different functions and kinetic properties in uptake and translocation. Dr. Guohua Xu (State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, China).
17:50-18:10 MicroRNA399 signaling of phosphorus deficiency is modulated by light regime and phloem transport in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L). Dr. Junqi Liu (Departments of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, Plant Science Research Unit, USDA-ARS, University of Minnesota, USA)
18:10-18:30 Acquisition or utilization, which is more critical for enhancing phosphorus efficiency in modern crops? Dr. Xurong Wang (Laboratory of Plant Nutritional Genetics and Root Biology Center, South China Agricultural University, China)
18:30-20:30 Dinner

September 22 (Wednesday)
Session 4. Phosphorus in agricultural, horticultural and forest
production
Chairpersons: Philippe Hinsinger; Feng Gu
Keynote presentation
8:30-9:00 Physiological aspects of plant phosphorus in relation to its acquisition from the soil by crop plants. Dr. Volker R.mheld (Department for Plant Nutrition, Hohenheim University, Germany)
9:00-9:30 Role of rhizosphere microorganisms in P uptake by plants. Dr. Petra Marschner (School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, The University of Adelaide, Australia)
9:30-9:50 Mining phosphorus from soil by regulation of plant-microbe association in rhizosphere. Dr. Gu Feng (Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University)
9:50-10:20 Coffee break and poster presentation
10:20-10:40 Multivariate forecasts for phosphorus fertilizer demand. Dr. Xinping Chen (Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, China)
10:40-11:00 Efficient use of phosphorus requires a system approach. Dr. Jaap Schr.der (Agrosystems Department, Plant Research International, Wageningen University, Netherlands.)
Oral presentations
11:00-11:20 Phosphorus availability for three crop species as a function of soil type and fertilizer history. Dr. Caixian Tang (Department Agricultural Sciences, La Trobe University, Australia)
11:20-11:40 Molecular analysis of the Pseudomonas-Lolium perenne ecosystem response to phosphate-limitation. Dr. Michael Kertesz (Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, Sydney University, Australia)
11:40-12:00 Phosphorus nutrition of forest trees: the role of the forest floor. Dr. Mathieu Jonard (Environmental Sciences, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
12:00-12:20 Phosphorus flow and use efficiency in wheat, rice and maize production and utilization in China. Dr. Wenqi Ma (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Heibei Agricultural University, China)
12:20-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Poster view (Session 4-5)
Session 5: Phosphorus dynamics and environmental impact in
natural and managed ecosystems
Chairpersons: Tom Sims; Long Li
Keynote presentation
14:00-14:40 Managing the soil phosphorus cycle for food security and environmental protection: Challenges and strategies for the 21st century. Dr. Tom Sims (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Delaware, USA)
14:40-15:20 Managing agricultural phosphorus losses for water quality protection. Dr. Peter Kleinman (USDA-ARS-PSWMRU, USA)
Oral presentations
15:20-15:40 Soil phosphorus dynamics along a reconstructed biodiverse Australian jarrah forest chronosequence following perturbation. Dr. S. J. George (Centre for Land Rehabilitation, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Australia)
15:40-16:10 Coffee break and poster presentation
16:10-16:30 The potential for different pasture plants to lose phosphorus in surface runoff. Dr. Richard McDowell (AgResearch Limited, Invermay Agricultural Centre, New Zealand)
16:30-16:50 Predicting soil phosphorus fertilizer rate using a hierarchical segmented regression model. Dr. Xiufu Shuai (Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii, USA)
16:50-17:30 Closing remarks (Fusuo Zhang)
18:15 Leaving for Banquet
19:00-20:30 Banquet

September 23 (Thursday)
Symposium tour-Beijing Suburb, or Departure