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RESEARCH

The area of research in this department includes:

Agronomy
Agricultural Biotechnology
Agricultural Botany
Floriculture
Genetic and Plant Breeding
Horticulture
Olericulture
Plant Nutrition
Plant and Postharvest Physiology
Plant Production and Cropping System
Plantation Crops
Pomology
Seed Technology
Weed Science and Turf

LIST OF RESEARCH PROJECT

The following are among ongoing research projects carried out by the members of department.

Project Leader	Title of Research Project	Source of Fund
Prof. Dr. Rosli Mohamad	Determination of selected pesticides residues emitted into the rice environment at Tanjung Karang, Selangor	Science Fund
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hawa Jaafar	Carboxydrate partitioning, allometric and plasticity patters and leaf gas exchange related to changes in phenolic and flavonoid contents of Labisia pumila Benth Under CO₂ enrichment	FRGS
Prof. Dr. Ghizan Saleh	Assessment of genetic diversity among kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) accessions using SSR markers	FRGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thohirah Lee Abdullah	Genetic Variation, Morphological Diversity and Reproductive Propagation of Taccaceae: A native Madicinal Herbal Plant with High Ornamental Value	FRGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uma Rani Sinniah	Micropropagation of tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze.) clone by using bioreactors	FRGS
Prof. Dr. Abdul Shukor Juraimi	Application of boron, copper and silicon for sustainable plant diseases control in turfgrass Bermuda vc Satiri	FRGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phebe Ding	Histological, biochemical and physiological characterization of torch ginger (Etlingera elatior) inflorescence during vase life	FRGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Aishah Hassan	Determination of phytotoxicity in oil palm residues	FRGS
Prof. Dr. Mohd. Rafii Yusop	Linkage and QLT Mapping of Brown Planthopper Resistance in Rice	FRGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Mohamed Noordin Wan Daud	Antioxidant Enzymes and Abscisic Acid Concentration of Havea brasiliensis in Relation to Soil Moisture Stress	FRGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Hajar Ahmad	Postharvest Quality of Leafy Vegetables in Relation to Nitrate and Nitrite Concentration	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yahya Awang	Air-Water Relationships of Kenaf Fibre-based Growing Media Mixture	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Rafii Yusop	Gene Pyramiding of Rice Brown Planthopper (Bph) and Bacterial Leaf Blingh (BLB) Resistance Thorough Marker Assisted Selection (Mas)	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hawa Jaafar	The Effects of Plant Growth Regulators; Gibberelic Acid (GA₃) and Elevated Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) on Growth Performance or Germinated Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Seedlings	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hawa Jaafar	Growth and Quality Enhancement of Labisia pumila Benth to the Application of Biochar and Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AM)	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Hajar Ahmad	The Effects of Plant Extracts from J. curcas (buah jarak) Seeds and P. guajava (guava) and Andrographis paniculata (hempedu bumi) on Longevity of Cut Dendrobium Flowers	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Hajar Ahmad	Effects of Vapour Heat Treatment (VHT) on Postharvest Quality Characteristic and Storage Life of 'Paiola' Papaya (Carica papaya)	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yahya Awang	Quality Retention of Whole and Fresh-Cut Rose Apple (Syzygium samarangenese) During Storage	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yahya Awang	Micropropagation of Alpina purpurata From Rhizome Bud Explants	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phebe Ding	Postharvest Physiology and Inflorescence Blooming of Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior)	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phebe Ding	Postharvest Quality, Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Capacities and Metabolite Profile of MD2 Pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) Fruit at Different Ripening Stages	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yahya Awang	Reduction of Nitrogen Losses in Kenaf Core Fibre-Based Growing Substrates by Nutrient Pre-Charging and Increasing Ionic Exchange Sites	RUGS
Prof. Dr. Mahmud Tengku Muda Mohamed	Screening Indoor Plants for Volatile Organic Pollutant Removal Efficiency	RUGS
Dr. Siti Zaharah Hj Sakimin	Optimal Management of Canopy for Yield Maximization in Jackfruit (Antocarpus heterophyllius L.)	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Mohamed Noording Wan Daud	Influence of Topo Sequence on Growth and Nutritional Status of Hevea brasiliensis RRIM 3001 in Relation to Clay Mineralogy and Soil Fertility Status	RUGS
Dr. Puteri Edaroyati Megat Wahab	Response of Twon Tomato Cultivars (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Cv. MT1 and MT11) on Salinity Grown in Soilless Culture System	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thohirah Lee Abdullah	Evaluation of Bioactive Chemicals of Tacca Intergrifolia for Anti-Cancer, Anti-Allergy and Anti-Inflammation Treatments	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uma Rani Sinniah	Cryopreservation of Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Shoot Apices for Germplasm Conservation	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uma Rani Sinniah	Lodging Resistance, Growth and Yield of Selected Malaysian Rice Varieties in Relation to Application of Silicon and Plant Growth Retardant	RUGS
Prof. Dr. Abdul Shukor Juraimi	Effect of Salinity on Physicochemical Properties and Molecular Characterization of Urslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Cultivars Available in Peninsular Malaysia	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uma Rani Sinniah	Synthetic Seed Production Using Orchid Protocom-Like Bodies for Direct Regeneration in the Field and Establishment of Storage Techniques	RUGS
Prof. Dr. Abdul Shukor Juraimi	Potential Allelopathic Rice Varieties for Weed Management in the Rice Field	RUGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thohirah Lee Abdullah	Improved Propagation and Enhancement of Secondary Metabolite Production of Kunyit Hitam (Kaempferia paviflora Wall. Ex Baker) for Evaluation of Anti-Allergy Activities	RUGS
Prof. Madya Dr. Siti Hajar Ahmad	Characterization of Local Amorphophallus spp. For Selection of High Glucomannan	ERGS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hawa Jaafar	Allometry, Carbohydrates and Secondary Metabolites Production, and Leaf Gas Exchange in Labisia Pumila and Eurycoma Longifolia Under Elevated CO₂ Enrichment	ERGS
Prof. Dr. Ghizan Saleh	Development of Doubled Haploid Lines Through Transfer of Haploid Inducing Genes In Tropical Maize (Zea mays L.)	ERGS

Updated:: 22/08/2014 [phebe]

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