Plenary
Hans Lambers Editor in Chief of Plant and Soil University of Western Australia Australia
Investigating Silicon in Natural Systems to Inspire Research on Crop Plants (Opening Section)
Jian Feng Ma Institute of Plant Science and Resources Okayama University Japan
Silicon Transport, Accumulation and Regulation in Rice (Opening Section)
Keynote
Richard Bélanger Département de phytologie – FSAA Université Laval Canada
The Elusive Properties of Silicon Against Biotic Stress (Section III)
Lawrence Datnoff Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology Louisiana State University USA
Emanuel Epstein: Plant Nutritionist Extraordinaire and His Advocacy for Silicon as an Essential Plant Nutrient (Epstein Memorial Section)
Scott Johnson Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment Western Sydney University Australia
Will Climate Change Affect Silicon Accumulation in Plants and Does this Matter for Resistance to Stresses? (Section VI)
Yongchao Liang College of Environmental and Resource Sciences Zhejiang University China
Silicon and Abiotic Stress in Plants (Section III)
Jörg Schaller Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) Germany
Silicon Availability and Dynamics in Soils (Section I)
Brenda Tubana School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences Louisiana State University USA
Silicon Roles on Crop Growth, Productivity, and Quality (Section IV)
