The 5th International Zinc Symposium is a scientific conference to review the latest knowledge and best agricultural practices in addressing zinc deficiency and its impact

on global crop production and human health

The Irish College, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Wednesday 5 September 2018 – Friday 7 September 2018

Conference Program

Wednesday September 5 11h00 – 13h30 Registration and lunch

13h30 – 13h50 Opening session Erik Smolders

KU Leuven Welcome to the 5th International Zinc Symposium

13h50 – 15h10 Fertilizer Zinc, Crop Biofortification and Social Aspects Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer Zinc Biofortification – Research, Scaling Delivery and Global Strategy Keynote

presentation HarvestPlus Zinc in Soils and the Environment Luiz Roberto

Guimarães Guilherme Federal University of Lavras

Beneficial Use of a Zn-Smelting By-Product for Agriculture in the Tropics

Yuki Sago Yamaguchi University

Zinc Biofortification of Hydroponic Baby Leaf Lettuce Grown under Environmentally Controlled Conditions

Coffee break 15h40 – 17h00 Zinc in Soils and the Environment

K. Susan John ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute

Recent advances in the Zn nutrition of tropical tuber crops under different soil types of Kerala, India

Long Li China Agricultural University

Using intercropping to enhance micro-nutrient concentrations in crop grains

Keynote presentation

Fien Degryse University of Adelaide

Zinc fertilizer sources use and efficiency – what do we know and where do we go?

17h00 – 19h00 Poster presentations and reception

Thursday September 6 09h00 – 10h20 Plant Physiology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology Keynote presentation

Martin Broadley University of Nottingham

Title to be announced

Mark Aarts Wageningen University and Research

Uncovering Zn transporters induced by Zn deficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana

Jaswant S. Khokhar University of Nottingham

Exploitation of genetic diversity for grain Zn concentration in bread wheat germplasm derived from Watkins Landraces

Coffee break 10h50 – 12h10 Zinc in Soils and the Environment

Yashbir Shivay ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Effect of sources, time and method of Zn application on agronomic biofortification of Zn in chickpea

Casey Doolette University of South Australia

Comparing the speciation and distribution of foliar applied Zn sulfate and chelated Zn in wheat leaves

A.L Singh ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research

The Zn content in peanut seed is governed by its size and Ca and P nutrition

Muhammad Imran Yara International GmbH and Co.

Detecting Zn localization in Zn treated spinach seeds and young seedlings using multispectral imaging and laser-confocal microscopy

Lunch 13h00 – 14h40 Zinc in Animal and Human Nutrition Keynote presentation

Roelinda Jongstra Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

An update on the efficacy of Zn biofortified crops

Lemmens Elien KU Leuven

The impact of wheat germination and hydrothermal processing on phytate hydrolysis and the distribution, speciation and bio- accessibility of Fe and Zn

Josefina Lozano University of Nottingham

Phytate/Zinc molar ratio in a diversity population of wheat

Ana Paula Corguinha Federal University of Lavras

Parboiling and milling effects on Zn-biofortified rice

Coffee break and poster viewing 16h30 – 18h10 Zinc in Soils and the Environment

Matthias Wiggenhauser Université Grenoble Alpes

Using Stable Isotopes to investigate processes and pathways of Zn and Cd in soil-plant systems

Kuldeep Singh Amity University

Improvement in Zn delivery for rice and wheat crops employing engineered nanoparticles

Muhammed S. Rasheed University of Nottingham; Sulaimani Polytechnic University

Bioavailability of Zinc to Wheat Grown in the Calcareous Soils of Iraqi Kurdistan

Fertilizer Zinc, Crop Biofortification and Social Aspects

Keynote presentation

Ekin Birol HarvestPlus

An Opportunity for Agriculture: Improving the Consumption of Zinc- Rich Food for Healthier Diets in Developing Countries

19h00 Conference dinner

Friday September 7 09h00 – 10h40 Plant Physiology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology Keynote presentation

Daniel Brugger Technische Universität München

Zinc in Animal nutrition – Status, Concepts, Perspectives

Andrew Green International Zinc Association

The Zinc Nutrient Initiative: Promotion of Zinc Fertilizer in Agriculture for Increased Food and Nutrition Security

Zinc in Soils and the Environment Surinder K. Bansal

PRII Synergistic Effect of Potassium Fertilization on Zinc Response in Improving Crop Yields and Quality in India

Coffee break 11h10 – 12h30 Plant Physiology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology

James Stangoulis Flinders University

Genome-wide association and metabolomic validation leading to the identification of candidate genes for improved seed Zn concentration in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Ana Assuncao University of Copenhagen; University of Porto

Identification and Functional Characterization of Rice F-bZIP Transcription Factors

Fertilizer Zinc, Crop Biofortification and Social Aspects

Keynote presentation

Grace Manzeke University of Zimbabwe

Role of farmer management in reducing dietary zinc deficiency in Zimbabwe

Lunch

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