Assoc. Prof. Dr. Radziah Othman
Email: radziah@agri.upm.edu.my
Tel: +603-8946 6980
Fax: +603-8943 4419

Expertise: Soil Microbiology

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1. PhD, Soil Microbiology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 1996.
2. Master, Soil Science, North Carolina State University, USA, 1985.
3. Bachelor, Microbiology, Indiana Universiti, Bloomington, USA, 1982.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

1. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, Soil and Water Sciences, Soil biology.
2. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Microbiology, Bacteriology.

RESEARCH

1. Alleviation of Allelopathic Effects on Mineralization of Agricultural Wastes, Growth of N2-Fixing Azospirillum and Production of Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas), Project Leader, 1996-2000, IRPA, National.
2. Enhancement of Sweetpotato Quality through Combined Application of bacteria and Arbuscular Mycorrhiza on Organically Amended Soil, Project Leader, 2002-2005, MOST (IRPA),
3. Improved Yield of Onion (Allium ascolonium) through Combined Inoculation with Rhizobacteria and Arbuscular Mycorrhiza, Project Leader, 2002-2005, MOSTI (IRPA),

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

1. Malaysian Society of Soil Science, member, 1982-present.
2. Malaysian Society for Microbiology, member, 1985-present.
3. International Southeast Asian Agricultural Science Society (ISAASS), Malaysian Chapter, member, 2001-present.
4. Electron Microscopy Society of Malaysia, member, 1999-present.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Iluyemi. F.B., Hanafi M.M. Radziah O.,Kamarudin M.S. 2006. Fungal solid state culture of palm kernel cake. Bioresource technology. 97,477-482, - Journal
2. Radziah, O., Mawardi R. and Azizah Hashim. 1997. Phytotoxicity of phenolic acids extracted from the raw palm oil dry solids, Pertanika J. Agric. Sci. 20 (2/3): 147-155, - Journal
3. Radziah O., Azizah Hashim and Zaharah A.R. 1997. The phytotoxic effects of palm oil dry solids on planr growth, Pertanika J. Agric. Sci. 20(2/3):91-99, - Journal

POST GRADUATE SUPERVISION

1. Yassin Mohamed Ahmed, Masters, Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza on growth of Sweetpotato, 2005.