PREFACE

ISHS Acta Horticulturae 571: Workshop Towards and Ecologically Sound Fertilisation in Field Vegetable Production

PREFACE

Author:

DR.J.J. Neeteson

Abstract:
The workshop “Towards an ecologically sound fertilisation in field vegetable production” was -from 11 to 14 September 2000 - held in Wageningen, the Netherlands. This workshop was organised by Plant Research International (Wageningen) and Applied Plant Research Lelystad) under the flag of the International Society of Horticultural Science (ISHS).
There were 50 participants from 22 countries in Europe, Africa, Oceania, Latin America and North America.
The workshop included the presentation of a key-note lecture on “Management strategies to reduce nutrient losses from vegetable crops” and oral and poster presentations on the following themes related to ecologically sound fertilisation in field vegetable production:
·      Production and quality aspects
·      Use of inorganic and organic fertilisers
·      Decision support systems and modelling
·      Nutrient management strategies
·      Nutrient supply and demand
·      Environmental effects
This special issue contains the written versions of the presentations, providing an overview of the current state of the art on judicious fertilisation of field vegetables.
On behalf of the organisers of the workshop I wish to thank the contributors for their presentations and preparation of the manuscripts. I am also grateful to the reviewers of the manuscripts. They are highly commended for their contribution to the scientific standard of this issue.

Dr. Jacques J. Neeteson, Editor
Plant Research International

This volume of Acta Horticulturae is the Proceedings of the workshop “Towards an ecologically sound fertilisation in field vegetable production“.
Invited and keynote speakers and selected authors of offered oral papers and posters had the opportunity to submit their manuscripts for publication in this volume of the series Acta Horticulturae.
Submitted manuscripts were reviewed by the Editors and members of the Editorial Board and amended according to the referee suggestions prior to acceptance.
The ISHS acknowledges the cooperation received from the Editors on reviewing the manuscripts which was a significant contribution to the overall quality of the publication.

The ISHS Board of Directors