China's 2007 Scholar Award Recipients

Miss Zhu Hongxia is completing her Masters of Science degree in the Department of Re­sources and Environment of Southwest University in Chongqing, China. Her thesis title is “Effect of Slow/Controlled Release Compound Fertilizer (SRCF) on Soil Nitrogen and Enzyme Activity”, which focuses on characteristics of nutrient release of SRCF and effect on plant growth. The objec­tive of this research is to evaluate the effect of SRCF on soil fertility and nutrient supply to plants. Several advantages have been identified related to SRCF use in crops. Miss Zhu has written two scientific papers as first author and is third author on another. For the future, she hopes to work as a teacher or researcher, with a longer-term goal of studying for a Ph.D.