Dr. Ganesan Vadamalai
Email: ganesanv@putra.upm.edu.my
Tel: +603-8946 7263
Fax: +603-8946 0698
Expertise: Plant Viriology
 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1. PhD, Plant Virology, The University of Adelaide, 2005.
2. Master, Plant Pathology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2000.
3. Bachelor, Horticultural Science/Plant pathology, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, 1996.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

1. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, Pest and Disease Management, Virology.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Vadamalai, G., Rezaian, M.A., Hanold, D. and Randles, J.W. (2004). Ribonuclease protection assay (RPA) as a potential tool for viroid detection. 6th Australasian Plant Virology Workshop. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia., - Proceeding
2. Vadamalai, G., Rezaian, M.A., Hanold, D. and Randles, J.W. (2006). Variants of the Coconut cadang-cadang viroid isolated from an African oil palm (Elaies guineensis Jacq.) in Malaysia. Archives of Virology. 151(7): 1447-56, - Journal
3. Vadamalai, G. and Randles, J.W. (2006). The characterisation of the Coconut cadang-cadang viroid variants from an African oil palm (Elaies guineensis Jacq.) in Malaysia: implications for evolution. Agro-search Reserach Bulletin. 11(1):29-34, - Others
4. Ganesan, V., Zainal Abidin, M.A. and Tan, Y.H. (1998). Positive VSD infection of cocoa seedling with in vitro-produced basidiospores. Proceedings of the Malaysian International Cocoa Conference. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, - Proceeding
5. Zainal Abidin, M.A. and Ganesan, V. (1999). Cryopreservation of in vitro-produced basidiospores of Oncobasidium theobromae Talbot & Keane. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Plant Protection in the Tropics. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., - Proceeding
6. Ganesan, V., Zainal Abidin, M.A. and Tan, Y.H. (1999). Inoculation technique for cocoa seedlings: a tool for disease resistance and nutritional studies. Proceedings of the 22nd Microbiology Symposium and JSPS/NRCT/OOST/LIPI/VCC Seminar. Penang, Malaysia., - Proceeding