Prof. Dr. Sariah Meon
Email: sariahm@putra.upm.edu.my
Tel: +603-8946 8967
Fax: +603-8946 8968

Expertise: Plant Pathology
Website: Agri/sariah

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  1. PhD, Plant Pathology, University of Adelaide, Australia, 1978.

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT

  1. Director, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2006--.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

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

RESEARCH

  1. Biological management of Fusarium wilt of banana through induced systemic resistance and suppressive soil, Project Leader, 2001-2004, MOSTI, National.

  2. Development of an effective production and delivery system of biocontrol agents for the control of soil-borne pathogens, Project Leader, 2000-2004, MOSTI, National.

  3. Seed Pathology, Project Leader, 2002-2005, -,

  4. Microbial-enriched compost for disease control, Project Leader, 2001-2005, MOSTI,

  5. Compost tea as a tool in disease management, Project Leader, 2006-present, -,

  6. Biointensive integrated management of BSR in oil palms, Project Leader, 2000-present, -,

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

  1. Malaysian Plant protection Society, Life member, 1980-present.

  2. Malaysian Microbiology Society, Life member, 1994-present.

  3. ISSASS, member, 2004-present.

EXPERT/TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

  1. Sientific Paper Review: Oil Palm Bulletin, Rubber Researrch, Bioscience, Malay.Applied Biology..., -, Resource Person, 2000-present, National.

  2. Technical Review panel for IRPA 'EAR' and PR projects, -, Resource Person, 2001-2005, National.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

  1. BIOTECH ASIA 2005, -, 2005, National.

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Rozlianah, F. S. and Sariah, M. 2006. Characterization aof Malaysian Isolates of Fusarium from tomato and Pathogenicity testing. Research J of Microbiology, 1:266-272, - Journal

  2. Sreeramanan, S., Maziah, M., Sariah, M., Abdullah, M.P., and Xavier, R. (2006). Bioassay method for testing Fusarium wilt disease tolerance in transgenic banana. Scientia Horticulturae 108: 378-389., - Journal

  3. Sreeramanan, S. M. Maziah, M.P.,Abdullah,., M., Sariah, and M.F. NorưAini,. (2006). Genetic Engineering of silk banana for Tolerance to Fusarium wilt disease. Journal of Science and Technology in the Tropics. 1: 109-115., - Journal

  4. Sreeramanan, S., Maziah, M., Abdullah, M.P., Sariah, M., and NorưAini,M. (2005) Physical and biological parameters affecting transient GUS and GFP expressions in banana via particle bombardment. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology.13 (1): 35-57., - Journal

  5. Daghman, I.M., Sariah, M., Kadir, J. and Zainal, M. A. 2006. Dry preparation of Trichoderma harzianum for controlling Rhizoctonia damping-off of Brassicae rapa. Inter J. Agric Research, 1: 590-596, - Journal

  6. Sariah, M., Choo, C.W., Zakaria, H. and Norihan, S 2005. Quantification and characterization of Trichoderma spp from different habitats. Mycopathologia, 159:113-117., - Journal

  7. Sariah, M. 2003.The potential of biological management of Basal Stem Rot of oil palm: Issues, challenges and constrains. Oil Palm Bulletin 47:1-5, - Journal

  8. Adeline, T.S.Y., Sariah, M., Jugah, K. and Anuar, A. R. 2003. Biological Management of Fusarium wilt in banana seedlings. INFOMUSA 12: 33-35, - Journal

  9. Wong, P.S. and Sariah, M. 2005. ư-D-Glucorinodase gene (gusA) and green fluorescent protein (gfp) as a tool for monitoring the spatial distribution of Fusarium oxysporum in banana rhizosphere. Asian J of Microbiol. Biotech.Env. Sc 8: (2) 1-5, - Journal

  10. Sariah, M. and Zakaria, H. 2000. The use of soil amendments for the control of Basal Stem Rot of oil palm seedlings. In Ganoderma Diseases of Perennial Crops, Flood et al. (Eds.) CAB International. pp89-99, - Chapters in book

KEYNOTE ADDRESS/INVITED SPEAKER

  1. Technologies to fight plant diseases, WORLD CONGRESS 2006: Sustainable Development, Environmental Protection and Agricultural Innovation, Hillcity, 28 July 2006, International association of students in Agriculture and related sciences., International.

POST GRADUATE SUPERVISION

  1. Sombart Srichuwong, PhD, Seed-borne infection of Colletotrichum dematium varbtruncatum in soybean and its control, 1995.

  2. Jinantana Jomduang, PhD, Potential of Malaysian isolates of Trichoderma nad Gliocladium spp as biocontrol agent for Sclerotium foot rot in chilli, 1997.

  3. Salah El-Ammari, PhD, Seed infection and Transmission of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in chilli, 1996.

  4. Choo Chee Wei, Masters, Quantification and characterization of Trichoderma from oil palm ecosystemMolecular detection of endophytic fungi in Iranian tall fescue, 2003.

  5. Zaiton Sapak, Masters, Endophytic bacteria associated with oil palm and their potential as bioagents against Ganoderma, 2006.

  6. Tariq El Sayed, PhD, Biocontrol of Fusarium wilt of banana using non pathogenic isolates of Fusarium oxysporum, 2003.

  7. Ibrahim Mohamad Daghman, PhD, Development of effective production and delivery system for Trichoderma for the control of Rhizoctonia diseases, 2005.

  8. Yasmin Siddique, PhD, Bio-efficacy of compost extracts for the control of Chaenophora blight of okra, 2005.
    Adeline Ting SY, PhD, Endophytes for the control of Fusarium wilt of banana, 2005.

  9. Wong Pui See, Masters, Transformation of nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum with GUS and GFP for monitoring its sptial relationship on banana roots, 2005.

Last Uodate: Wednesday, June 27, 2007