Acknowledgement

The development team of the Nutrient Expert for Hybrid Maize would like to acknowledge:

• The following individuals, for their contribution to the development of the principles of Site-Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM) for maize through the collaborative research (2004-2009) between IPNI and their organizations:




• Indonesia: Mrs. Sari S. Girsang (AIAT North Sumatera), Mr. Andarias M. Murni (AIAT Lampung), Mr. Samijan Hadisiswoyo (AIAT Central Java), Mr. Suwono (AIAT East Java), Mr. P. Tandisau (AIAT South Sulawesi), Dr. S. Saenong (ICRI), Dr. Sri Rochayati, Dr. D. Setyorini and Dr. F. Agus (ISRI), and Dr. S. Kartaatmadja (IPNI)




• Philippines: Dr. Romeo Labios (UPLB), Dr. Apolonio Ocampo (IPB), Mrs. Jocelyn Labios (UPLB), Dr. Cynthia Medina (UPLB), Mr. Hermenegildo Gines (PhilRice), Mr. Carmelito Lapoot (NOMIARC); Mr. Severino Tumamang (CVIARC)




• Vietnam: Dr. Pham Sy Tan (CLRRI), Dr. Tran Thuc Son (SFRI), Dr. Do Trung Binh (IAS), Dr. Nguyen My Hoa and Dr. Ngo Ngoc Hung (Cantho University); Dr. Ton Nu Tuan Nam (WASI)


• The following institutions for their support and partnership with IPNI in conducting the collaborative research on maize (2004-2009):




• Indonesia: Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research & Development (IAARD), Directorate General for Food Crops (DGFC), Indonesian Center for Food Crops Research & Development (ICFORD), Indonesian Cereals Research Institute (ICRI), Indonesian Center for Agricultural Land Resources Research & Development (ICALRD), Indonesian Agroclimate & Hydrology Research Institute (IAHRI), Indonesian Center for Rice Research (ICRR), Indonesian Center for Assessment & Development of Agricultural Technology (ICATAD), and Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology (AIAT) in the provinces of North Sumatera, Lampung, Central Java, East Java, and South Sulawesi.




• Philippines: University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Corn RDE Network, GMA Corn, Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), DA-BAR Regional Field Units (RFUs), AFC Fertilizer and Chemicals, Inc.




• Vietnam: Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD), Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute (SFRI), Western Highlands Agro-Forestry Scientific & Technical Institute (WASI), Institute of Agricultural Science of South Vietnam (IAS), Cantho University, Cuu Long Rice Research Institute (CLRRI)




• Dr. Achim Dobermann, Dr. Tri Setiyono, and the Nebraska group for sharing maize data in high-yielding environments, which together with the data collected from Southeast Asia formed a large dataset on maize representing a wide range of environments, and used in determining the NPK requirements of maize using the QUEFTS model




• Dr. Roland Buresh of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for his valuable comments/inputs for the revision of the SSNM strategy for maize




• The International Potash Institute (IPI) for providing financial support for the development of the Nutrient Expert for Hybrid Maize software




• The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), the International Potash Institute (IPI), the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA), and Canpotex International Pte. Ltd for funding the project on SSNM for Maize in Southeast Asia. Additional direct and indirect support provided by the collaborating national agricultural research and extension systems is also gratefully acknowledged.

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