Source: PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY submitted to
SUPPORT FOR SYMPOSIUM "REGULATORY ROLES OF SOIL RESOURCES IN PLANT AND ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CHANGE"
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
TERMINATED
Funding Source
AFRI COMPETITIVE GRANT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0219632
Grant No.
2010-65114-20386
Project No.
PEN04357
Proposal No.
2009-02160
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Program Code
91412
Project Start Date
Dec 1, 2009
Project End Date
Nov 30, 2010
Grant Year
2010
Project Director
Lynch, J. P.
Recipient Organization
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
208 MUELLER LABORATORY
UNIVERSITY PARK,PA 16802
Performing Department
Horticulture
Non Technical Summary
This project provides partial support for an international symposium on interactions between soils and plants in future climates.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
75%
Applied
25%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
10224991060100%
Knowledge Area
102 - Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships;

Subject Of Investigation
2499 - Plant research, general;

Field Of Science
1060 - Biology (whole systems);
Goals / Objectives
Provide partial support for international symposium on interactions between soils and plants in future climates.
Project Methods
Organize international symposium.

Progress 12/01/09 to 11/30/10

Outputs
OUTPUTS: The symposium was held at Penn State May 19-21, 2009. The symposium featured 24 prominent speakers, including a number of noted ecologists and agricultural scientists, poster and oral presentations by participants, and informal networking opportunities. There were 124 participants, and we had very positive feedback from many of them on all aspects of the symposium (e.g., the scientific program, logistical planning, and the highly interactive and intellectually stimulating environment of the symposium). As hoped, extensive interdisciplinary interaction occurred between ecologists and agricultural scientists, and among researchers with interests in plant biology, soil processes, and atmospheric science. The critical importance of these processes for food security and third world agriculture emerged as a theme of the symposium. PARTICIPANTS: Jonathan Lynch, Professor, Penn State University Samuel B StClair, Assistant professor, Brigham Young University Teh-hui Kao, Professor, Penn State University TARGET AUDIENCES: Researchers, graduate students, undergraduate students PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.

Impacts
The symposium was held at Penn State May 19-21, 2009. The symposium featured 24 prominent speakers, including a number of noted ecologists and agricultural scientists, poster and oral presentations by participants, and informal networking opportunities. There were 124 participants, and we had very positive feedback from many of them on all aspects of the symposium (e.g., the scientific program, logistical planning, and the highly interactive and intellectually stimulating environment of the symposium). As hoped, extensive interdisciplinary interaction occurred between ecologists and agricultural scientists, and among researchers with interests in plant biology, soil processes, and atmospheric science. The critical importance of these processes for food security and third world agriculture emerged as a theme of the symposium.

Publications

  • No publications reported this period