7:00-8:30

Breakfast –Lanyuan Hotel(Inside the Southwest University campus)

8:35-8:45

Walk to the College of Resources and Environment (35 Teaching Building)

Convenor: Xinhua He, Southwest University

Place: Room 518, 35 Teaching Building, Southwest University

8:45-8:50

Welcome address by Prof Xiaojun Shi, Dean of College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University

8:50-9:00

Group Photo

Journal editor workshop

Chair:Margaret Oliver, School of Human & Environmental Sciences, University of Reading

9:00-9:50

Karl Ritz,School of Biosciences,University of Nottingham, UK

Best practice in preparing manuscripts and reviews:Perspectives fromSoil Biology & Biochemistry-New views of the underworld

9:50-10:40

Paolo Nannipieri, Department of Agri-Food Production and Environmental Sciences, University of Firenze, Italy

Biology and Fertility of Soils: Policy, statistical data and some problems in the submitted manuscripts; and Concerning molecular indicators for soil quality

10:40-10:55

Morning tea

10:55-11:45

Yakov Kuzyakov,Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems,University of Göttingen, Germany

Short introduction of:EJSB, LDD, Biogeosciences& Soil Science in China: Advantages, Problems & Solutions; and Microbial Hotspots & Hot Moments in Soil

11:45-12:00

Tida Ge, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Community of phoD-harboring microbes in P-poor paddy soil and their P-use strategies

12:00-14:00

Lunch and campus tour

Chair:Karl Ritz,University of Nottingham

14:00-14:50

Margaret Oliver, School of Human & Environmental Sciences, University of Reading

The structure of a scientific paper and Important research areas in theEuropean Journal of Soil Science

14:50-15:10

Yong Wu, Senior Manager, Open Accessand Journal Editorial Development, Wiley

Soil sciences publishing landscape in China

15:10-15:25

Xinhua He,Southwest University

A brief introduction of the “Plant and Soil” journal

15:25-15:40

Yiping Chen, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences andNorthwest Normal University

Region sustainable development in various Eco-environments

15:40-15:55

Xinping Chen,Southwest University

Quantitative understanding the decrease of grain zinc in cereal crops due to phosphorus application

15:55-16:10

Xianjun Jiang, Southwest University

Nitrogen transformation in natural and managed soils

16:10-16:25

Afternoon tea

Chair: Yakov Kuzyakov, Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, University of Göttingen, Germany

16:25-16:40

Nannan Li,Southwest University

Physiological and transcriptional comparison of differentBrassica napusgenotypes in response to cadmium toxicity

16:40-16:55

Gang Yang, Southwest University

Ion adsorption at clay surfaces: Insights from the combined experimental and theoretical studies

16:55-17:10

Yueqiang Zhang,Southwest University

Enhanced utilization of micronutrients in Citrus varieties

17:10-17:25

Yongmin Wang,Southwest University

Important aspects of regional mercury research: Case studies in Southwestern China

17:25-17:40

Jianguo Huang,Southwest University

Screening indigenous beneficial bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi for enhancing soil nutrient availability

17:40-18:00

Informal discussions among meeting participants

18:30-20:00

Dinner in a hot-pot restaurant in Beibei