I was pleased to get a bursary for attending this conference. I wish to thank Dr. Chris Exley for arranging this as I may not have been able to afford to go to the conference without this. The conference was great and I have made a number of new contacts in the world of Al and Si. I hope to go to the next one.

The title of my presentation was: The use of root growth and modelling data to investigate amelioration of aluminium toxicity by silicon in Picea abies seedlings.

M. Ryder¹, F. Gerard², D.E. Evans¹, and M.J. Hodson¹.

The presentation went well and I was pleased to win the best postgraduate presentation prize - a book on Alzheimers disease, needless to say I'm not sure whether it has arrived yet or whether I have just misplaced it ???

Abstract for the platform presentation
Abstract in .pdf form

Michelle Ryder
Tel. 01865 483267
E-mail: mryder@brookes.ac.uk

1. School of Biological and Molecular Sciences. Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK.
2. INRA - Centre de Recherches Forestières. Unité Biogéochimie des Ecosystèmes Forestiers, Forêt d'Amance, 54280, Champenoux, France.