Conferences, Workshops, and Research Meetings
Date
 Participants
NIAES Symposia and Workshops
 The 17th Symposium on Agro-Environmental Science-Is it possible to make appropriate policy to better use the multiple functions of agriculture in Japan?
1997/9/11
150
The 14th Research Meeting on Pesticide Behaviour in the Environment-Technology development for environmentally friendly and sustainable management of pests and weeds
1997/9/17
140
The 1st Research Meeting on Vegetation Management-Can allelophathic materials be used to manage vegetation and weeds?
1997/10/31
 213
Research Meeting on the Meteorological Environment-Current status and future development on aero-biorobe diffusion
1998/3/10
146
The 15th Workshop on Soil and Water-A new stage for environmental monitoring in rural areas
1998/3/12
324
International Workshops
 International Workshop on New Concepts in Plant Nutrient Acquisition*
1998/3/4 - 1998/3/27
120

*The purpose of this workshop was to summarize newly developing concepts on acquisition mechanisms by plants of soil nutrients, and to utilize these mechanisms effectively for sustainable agricultural production. A total of 120 foreign and Japanese scientists participated and presented their findings in the respective sessions as shown below.
1. Introduction : global concerns and historical review
2. Role of root exudates in nutrient acquisition and metal tolerance
3. Role of cell apoplasts in nutrient acquisition and metal tolerance
4. Control of soil microorganisms and soil fauna
5. Direct incorporation of micro and macro organic molecules
6. Practical implications
In addition to the above sessions, there was a poster session with 20 presentations.

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