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Magnesium Nutrition Workshop was successfully held by International Magnesium Institute in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province
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To intensify the research communication in plant magnesium nutrition, International Magnesium Institute (IMI) organized an academic exchange conference “Magnesium Nutrition Workshop” in the 14th National Congress of Chinese Soil Society, also known as "Guardian soil health, Power quality development" on 24th September in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. Prof. Guo Shiwei, IMI chief scientist and Professor of Nanjing Agricultural University, chaired the workshop and shared his experience about the magnesium nutrient status in the Chinese soils and fertilization impact on crop yield and quality. More than 4,300 people including researchers, technical personnel from promotion units, fertilizer companies attended online and on-site, and participated actively in-depth discussion and exchange their scientific ideas on magnesium nutrition.

 


Attendees attending workshop online and on-site


Seven young magnesium nutrition researchers from the National Magnesium Network introduced the recent research progress made in the field of magnesium nutrition in the Magnesium Nutrition Workshop. Thery were Prof. Li. Xuexian, China Agricultural University; Prof. Chen. Zhichang, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Asst. Prof. Lu. Zhifeng, Huazhong Agricultural University; Asst. Prof. Wang. Min, Nanjing Agricultural University; Assoc.Prof. Wu. Liangquan, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Ao. Junhua, researcher of Guangdong Institute of Bioengineering; and Zhang. Baige, associate researcher of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Vegetable Research Institute. The reports were comprehensive and rich in contents regarding the regulation mechanism of magnesium on crop photosynthesis, growth and development, and its effect on crop yield and quality; magnesium nutritional status in different soil and cropping system; Effect of magnesium fertilizer in field and exploring results scientific application of magnesium fertilizer; research progress of magnesium nutrition in rapeseed, pomelo and sugarcane; and the potential of reducing fertilizer and magnesium supplementation in saving cost, increasing income, improving quality and efficiency, and reducing green emission.



Presentations by the seven speakers at the Magnesium Nutrition Workshop

 

Through this workshop, the researchers came to know about the research progress made by the IMI and National Magnesium Network in recent years. It was also hoped that the current status of magnesium nutrition in cultivated soils in China could be widely understood, and to attract more attention to magnesium nutrition in China and improve the application of magnesium fertilizer in production practice.