Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zakaria Wahab
Email: zakaria@agri.upm.edu.my
Tel: +603-8946 7259/6951
Fax: +603-8943 5973

Expertise: Crop Production and Physiology

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  1. Diploma, Agriculture, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, 1981.

  2. Bachelor, Agronomy, Iowa State University, USA, 1983.

  3. Master, Crop Production and Physiology, Iowa State University, USA, 1985.

  4. PhD, Plant Physiology (Plant Nutrition), University of Bristol, England, 1995.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  1. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, Crop Production, Crop nutrition.

RESEARCH

  1. Studies of physiological disorders in some local banana cultivars., Project Leader, 1996-1999, MOSTI (IRPA), National.

  2. Transport physiology and nitrogen metabolism during, and recovery from, water deficit and potassium stress in young banana suckers., Project Leader, 2000-2001, UPM Short Term Project, National.

  3. Selection and characterization of maize genotypes for water stress (drought tolerant), Project Leader, 2002-2005, MOSTI (IRPA), National.

  4. Development of biological and agronomic strategies for management of Fusarium of banana, Researcher, 2002-2005, MOSTI (IRPA), National.

  5. Structural biology of the reproductive organs of some tropical fruits, Co-Researcher, 2002-2005, MOSTI (IRPA), National.

  6. Morphology and physiology of plant parasitic nematode infection on banana, Co-Researcher, 2001-2003, MOSTI (IRPA), National.

EXPERT CONSULTATION/CONSULTANCY

  1. Bandar Nusajaya Development Sdn Bhd Agribusiness Consultancy, Bandar Nusajaya Development Sdn Bhd (UEM Land), Consultant, 2005-2006, National.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

  1. Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology, Member, 2000-Present.

  2. Electron Microscopy Society of Malaysia, Member, 1997-Present.

  3. Society of Experimental Biology, United Kingdom, Member, 2001-2002.

EXPERT/TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

  1. Serve as member of Editorial Board of Journal of Agronomy, Asian Network for Scientific Information, Committee Member, 2006-Present, International.

  2. Serve as member of Management Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture Coconut Project Proposal, FAMA, Resource Person, 2000-2000, National.

  3. Serve as referee for Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Referee, 1998-1999, International.

  4. Serve as referee for Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Referee, 1997-2005, National.

  5. External Examiner for Master of Science Thesis, University of Malaya, External Examiner, 1999-1999, National.

  6. Course Coordinator for Diploma of Agriculture, RISDA College Melaka, Resource Person, 2004-2006, National.

  7. Serve as Editorial Committee for Proceeding of Conference, First National Banana Seminar, Chairman, 1998-1999, National.

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Mia, M.A.B., Shamsuddin, Z.H., Zakaria, W. and Marziah, M. 2002. Root stimulation and nutrient accumulation of hydroponically-grown tissue-cultured banana plantlets inoculated with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria at low level of N fertilizer. In: Biofertlizer in Action. Kennedy, I.R. and Choudhary, A.T.M.A. (eds.) p. 64-72., - Chapters in book

  2. Abdulkadir Iman, Zakaria Wahab, Syed Omar Syed Rastan and Mohd. Ridzwan Abd. Halim. 2006. Allelopathic effect of sweet corn and vegetable soybean extracts at two growth stages on germination and seedling growth of corn and soybean varieties. J. Agronomy 5(1): 62-68., - Journal

  3. Abdulkadir Iman, Zakaria Wahab, Syed Omar Syed Rastan and Mohd. Ridzwan Abd. Halim. 2006. The influence of N-P-K fertilizer rates and cropping systems on root biomass and some morhological variables of sweet corn and vegetable soybean. J. Agronomy 5(1): 111-117, - Journal

  4. Mandefro Nigussie, Ghizan Saleh, Zakaria Wahab and Uma Rani Sinniah. 2005. Yield improvement by two cycles of mass selection in two sweet corn populations. Korean J. Crop Sci. 50 (2): 97-104, - Journal

  5. Abdul Baset Mia, Md., Zulkifli Shamsuddin, Zakaria Wahab and Marziah Mahmood. 2005. High-yielding and quality banana production through plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial inoculation. Fruits 60 (3): 179-185, - Journal

  6. Eltahir, S.A., S. Ghizan, W. Zakaria and A.R. Anuar. 2003. Performance, heritability and correlation studies on varieties and population cross of sweet corn. Asian J. Plant Sciences 2 (10): 756-760, - Journal

  7. Zakaria, W., A.R. Abdul Rahman, A. Ghani Y. and M. Masri. 2003. SEM of the mangosteen leaf: a probable explanation to the slow plant development. Trans. Malaysian Soc. Plant Physiol. 12:181-185, - Journal

  8. Zakaria, W., A.R. Razak, and G. Saleh. 2002. Nutritional stress management in agroforestry using banana as the model crop. Trans. Malaysian Soc. Plant Physiology 11: 64-66, - Journal

  9. Zakaria, W., T.M. Tengku Ab. Malik and M. Masri. 2002. Germination pattern of three Mangifera species. J. Trop. Agric. Food Science 30 (2): 163- 171, - Journal

  10. Zakaria, W. and A.R. Razak. 1999. SEM study of the morphology of leaves of four dessert banana cultivars (Musa spp. cv. Intan , Jari Buaya , Novaria and Raja Udang Merah ) in Malaysia. J. Tropical Agriculture and Food Science 27(2): 151-158, - Journal

KEYNOTE ADDRESS/INVITED SPEAKER

  1. Grain maize production in Malaysia, International Seminar on Integrated Technology of Field Corn Production in the Paddy Field, University of Philippines, Los Banos, Philippines, March 27, 1990, FFTC, International.

  2. Mineral Nutrient Analysis Principles and Techniques in Nutrient Analysis in Hydroponics, UNDP-UPM Training on Hydroponics Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM, March 22, 2000, UPM-Maldives, International.

 

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