Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Horticultural Crop Protection from The University of Queensland, Australia
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I have vast experiences in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. I lecture on the subjects of Crop Disease Management, Plant Pathology, Insect Pathology, Microbial Control Issues, Current Issues, and Research Methodology. Supervise both postgraduate and undergraduate students for their research projects. My research is specifically in the field of Plant Pathology (the study of plant disease processes, the causal pathogens, and the strategies for the disease controls including modelling and forecasting tools). My past research projects included the development of a crop disease model known as POMICS to forecast the application of pesticide application to control crop disease, and also the application of endophytic bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepasia and Serratia marcescens for controlling basal stem rot disease in oil palm. My current research interests are the development of disease models to forecast the disease development and introduce strategically disease management, and also the application of biological control products to control diseases in rice, oil palm and pineapple. I have established research collaborations with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Department of Agriculture (DOA), Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) and Chiang Mai University under several research projects and grants.
