Dr. Kamar-U-Zaman Sijam
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Dr. Kamar-U-Zaman Sijam

Associate Professor
Department of Plant Protection, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Pathology from University of Missouri, USA

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
100%
Plant Pathology
62%
Biocontrol
90%
Plant Diseases
75%
Plant Bacteriology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
2
Chapters
3
Articles
177
Abstracts
12

Selected Publications

  1. Shakibazadeh, S., C.R. Saad, A. Christianus, M.S. Kamarudin, K. Sijam and P. Sinaian, 2011. Assessment of possible human risk of probiotic application in shrimp farming. Int. Food Res. J., 18: 433-438.
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  2. Ghani, M.A.A., Y. Awang and K. Sijam, 2011. Disease occurrence and fruit quality of pre-harvest calcium treated red flesh dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus). Afr. J. Biotechnol., 10: 1550-1558.
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  3. Ali, A., M.T.M. Muhammad, K. Sijam and Y. Siddiqui, 2011. Effect of chitosan coatings on the physicochemical characteristics of Eksotika II papaya (Carica papaya L.) fruit during cold storage. Food Chem., 124: 620-626.
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  4. Zadeh, S.S., C.R. Saad, A. Christianus, M.S. Kamarudin, K. Sijam, M.N. Shamsudin and V.K. Neela, 2010. Assessment of growth condition for a candidate probiotic, Shewanella algae, isolated from digestive system of a healthy juvenile Penaeus monodon. Aquacult. Int., 18: 1017-1026.
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  5. Yazdani, D., M.A. Zainal Abidin, Y.H. Tan and K. Sijam, 2010. Evaluation of the detection techniques of toxigenic Aspergillus isolates. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 9: 7654-7659.
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  6. Tahat, M.M., K. Sijam and R. Othman, 2010. The role of tomato and corn root exudates on Glomus mosseae spores germination and Ralstonia solanacearum growth in vitro. Int. J. Plant Pathol., 1: 1-12.
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  7. Tahat, M.M., K. Sijam and R. Othman, 2010. Mycorrhizal fungi as a biocontrol agent. Plant Pathol. J., 9: 198-207.
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  8. Tahat, M.M. and K. Sijam, 2010. Ralstoina solanacearum: The bacterial wilt causal agent. Asian J. Plant Sci., 9: 385-393.
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  9. Shokrollah, H., T.L. Abdullah, K. Sijam and S.N.A. Abdullah, 2010. Ultrastructures of Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus and its damage in huanglongbing (HLB) infected citrus. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 9: 5897-5901.
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  10. Pasebani, M., H. Yaakub, K. Sijam and A.R. Alimon, 2010. Isolation and identification of epiphytic lactic acid bacteria from guinea grass (Panicum maximum). Am. J. Anim. Vet. Sci., 5: 146-150.
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  11. Nejat, N., K. Sijam, S.N.A. Abdullah, G. Vadamalai and M. Dickinson, 2010. Molecular characterization of an aster yellows phytoplasma associated with proliferation of periwinkle in Malaysia. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 9: 2305-2315.
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  12. Awang, Y., M.A.A. Ghani and K. Sijam, 2010. Effects of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Monilinia fructicola on quality of red flesh dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus). Acta Hort., 880: 431-437.
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  13. Ali, A., M.T.M. Muhammad, K. Sijam and Y. Siddiqui, 2010. Potential of chitosan coating in delaying the postharvest anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz.) of Eksotika II papaya. Int. J. Food Sci. Technol., 45: 2134-2140.
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  14. Zadeh, S.S., C.R. Saad, A. Christianus, M.S. Kamarudin, K. Sijam, M.N. Shamsudin and V.K. Neela, 2009. Bacteria flora associated with different body parts of hatchery reared juvenile Penaeus monodon, tanks water and sediment. Ann. Microbiol., 59: 425-430.
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  15. Yasmin, F., R. Othman, K. Sijam and M.S. Saad, 2009. Characterization of beneficial properties of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria isolated from sweet potato rhizosphere. Afr. J. Microbiol. Res., 3: 815-821.
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  16. Shokrollah, H., T.L. Abdullah, K. Sijam and S.N.A. Abdullah, 2009. Determination of the presence of huanglongbing in seeds and movement of the pathogen in Citrus reticulata. Am. J. Applied Sci., 6: 1180-1185.
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  17. Shokrollah, H., K. Sijam, N.A.P. Abdullah, S.N.A. Abdullah and T.L. Abdullah, 2009. Differential reaction of citrus species in malaysia to huanglongbing (HLB) disease using grafting method. Am. J. Agric. Biol. Sci., 4: 32-38.
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  18. Nejat, N., K. Sijam, S.N.A. Abdullah, G. Vadamalai and M. Dickinson, 2009. Phytoplasmas associated with disease of coconut in Malaysia: phylogenetic groups and host plant species. Plant Pathol., 58: 1152-1160.
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  19. Nejat, N., K. Sijam, S.N.A. Abdullah, G. Vadamalai and M. Dickinson, 2009. Molecular characterization of a phytoplasma associated with coconut yellow decline (CYD) in Malaysia. Am. J. Applied Sci., 6: 1331-1340.
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  20. Nejat, N., K. Sijam, S.N.A. Abdullah, G. Vadamalai and M. Dickinson, 2009. First report of a 16SrXIV, Candidatus phytoplasma cynodontis group phytoplasma associated with coconut yellow decline in Malaysia. Plant Pathol., 58: 389-389.
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  21. Masyahit, M., K. Sijam, Y. Awang and M.G.M. Satar, 2009. The first report of the occurrence of anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc. on dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) in Peninsular Malaysia. Am. J. Applied Sci., 6: 902-912.
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  22. Masyahit, M., K. Sijam, Y. Awang and M.G.M. Satar, 2009. First report on bacterial soft rot disease on dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) caused by Enterobacter cloacae in Peninsular Malaysia. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 11: 659-666.
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  23. Masyahit, M., K. Sijam, Y. Awang and M.G.M. Satar, 2009. In vitro assay of factors affecting the growth of pathogens associated with diseases on dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) in Peninsular Malaysia. Plant Pathol. J., 8: 144-151.
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  24. Khakvar, R., K. Sijam, K.L. Thong, S. Radu, M.Y. Wong and J. Jones, 2009. Study on intraspecific diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum strains in west Malaysia using whole cell fatty acid analysis. Arch. Phytopathol. Plant Prot., 42: 594-601.
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  25. Karami, A., Z.A.M. Ahmad and K. Sijam, 2009. Morphological characteristics and pathogenicity of Synchytrium psophocarpi (Rac.) baumann associated with false rust on winged bean. Am. J. Applied Sci., 6: 1876-1879.
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  26. Farzana, Y., O. Radziah, S. Saad and K. Sijam, 2009. Growth and storage root development of sweetpotato inoculated with rhizobacteria under glasshouse conditions. Aust. J. Basic Applied Sci., 3: 1461-1466.
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  27. Ahmad, K., K. Sijam, H. Hashim, J. Kadir and S.O.S. Rastan, 2009. Characterization of Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus isolated from Citrus grandis and Citrus reticulate based on 16SrDNA and Outer Membrane Protein (OMP) genes. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 11: 401-407.
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  28. Abdullah, T.L., H. Shokrollah, K. Sijam and S.N.A. Abdullah, 2009. Control of huanglongbing (HLB) disease with reference to its occurrence in Malaysia. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 8: 4007-4015.
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  29. Ramin, M., A.R. Alimon, N. Abdullah, J.M. Panandam and K. Sijam, 2008. Isolation and identification of three species of bacteria from the termite Coptotermes curvignathus (Holmgren) present in the Vicinity of University Putra Malaysia. Res. J. Microbiol., 3: 288-292.
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  30. Ramin, M., A.R. Alimon, K. Sijam and N. Abdullah, 2008. Filter paper degradation by bacteria isolated from local termite gut. Res. J. Microbiol., 3: 565-568.
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