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The First National Magnesium Network(NMN) Academic Salon was held in Guangzhou 2018
Source:Zheng Wang | Author:Zheng Wang | Published time: 2018-06-04 | 2027 Views | Share:
The first Academic Salon of the NMN (Southern China) was successfully accomplished in Guangzhou from 30th-31st May, 2018. There were 14 representatives from Guangdong Academy of Agricultral Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Bioengineering Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan Univeristy, South China Agricultural University, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering ,International Magesium Institute (IMI), Shenzhen K+S Trading Co., Ltd. and China Agricultural University had joined this meeting.
Fig. 1: First Academic Salon of the NMN in Guangdong 2018

This event includes academic communication, Foshan Baini Wax Gourd Food Festival 2018, field experiment and demonstration investigation.  The result of 2018 magnesium (Mg) fertilizer experiment, farmers’survey, the installation method of leaching equipment and the prepararion of the abstracts for the 3rd International Symposium in Magnesium 2018 (http://mg-symposium-2018.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1) was discussed. Professor Chunjian Li had given comments and guidance by each part. Dasen Xie, director of the Vegetable Research Institute of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GAAS) also attended the all-day events on the 31st May.

Over the past year, teachers and students from Foshan Sciences and Technology Backyard (STB) have effectively used the application of Mg fertilizer in the production of wax gourd through field experiments and demonstrations, as well as organizing the training sessions for farmers before planting of wax gourd. The result shows, in 2018, Kangxilai wax gourd cooperative near the STB has increased the use of Mg sulfate fertilizer around 4 tons, radiation area of 33 hectares. According to the field investigation, significant Mg deficiency symptom on gourd leaf could not been observed, the positive effect of Mg has been popularized in the area.
Fig. 2: Field Mg fertilizer test demonstration base visit 

The salon effectively promoted the communication and summarize of Mg nutrition research in the Southern China of the NMN and made the preparations for the ISM 2018 in Guangzhou this November, also start a new mode of communication for the NMN.
Fig 3: Foshan Sciences and Technology Academy (FSTA)