MONDAY 22 APRIL 2002
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| 2000-2200 |
PRE-REGISTRATION & POSTER PLACEMENT |
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TUESDAY 23 APRIL 2002
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| 0800-0900 |
REGISTRATION |
| 0900-1000 |
OPENING CEREMONY
Recitation of Doa Selamat
Speech by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Speech by the Vice Chancellor of UiTM
Speech by the President of MSSS
Speech and Official Opening by the YAB Menteri Besar Perlis
MSSS Education Award Presentation
Best Soil Science Student Award Presentation |
| 1000-1030 |
KEYNOTE PAPER
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Sharifuddin Hj. Abdul Hamid
Agricultural Development in Perlis
Director, Economic Planning Unit, Perlis |
| 1030-1040 |
PHOTO SESSION WITH THE YAB MENTERI BESAR PERLIS |
| 1040-1110 |
REFRESHMENT AND POSTER SESSION |
| 1110-1230 |
SESSION 1
APPLICATIONS OF MODERN TOOLS IN AGRICULTURE
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Wan Mohamad Wan Abdul Kadir
- Agricultural modelling in Malaysia
C.B.S. Teh
- Remote sensing and GIS for land resource management
Muhamad Radzali Mispan
- Precision agriculture for soil management
Chan Chee Wan
Discussion |
| 1230-1430 |
MSSS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND LUNCH |
| 1430-1530 |
SESSION 2
SOIL CHEMISTRY AND PEDOLOGY
Chairman : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Zauyah Darus
- Amelioration of an acid sulfate soil using organic soil materials for growing cocoa seedlings
Shamshuddin J., Muhrizal S., Fauziah I. and Husni M.H.A
- Reconstitution of humic acids with K for agricultural use
Ahmad O. H., Husni M.H.A., Anuar A.R. and Hanafi M.M.
- Nature and properties of limestone soils in Peninsula Malaysia with special reference to Merapoh area, Lipis, Pahang
Lim J. S. and Ibrahim S.
Discussion |
| 1530-1630 |
POSTER PRESENTATION AND REFRESHMENT |
| 2000 |
MSSS ANNUAL DINNER
Hosted & Dinner Talk by the YAB Menteri Besar Perlis |
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WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2002
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| 0830-0900 |
KEYNOTE
Chairman: Dr. Hawa ZE Jaafar
The management of soil erosion and nutrient depletion in the tropics
Dr. Ghulam Mohd. Hashim
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| 0900-1000 |
SESSION 3
SOIL PHYSICS, ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
Chairman: Dr. Zainol Eusof
- Effects of soil compaction and water stress on the growth performance of Hopea adorata Roxb and Mimusops elengi Linn. seedlings-morphological responses
Siti Rubiah Z. and Kamis A.
- Effects of highly intensive mechanized rice production system on the soil strength, plant uptake/nutrient availability and rice grain yield
Ismail C. H.
- Water quality profile of a river in forested catchment
Mohd. Kamil Y., Nurmastura M.N. and Rashid H.A.
Discussion |
| 1000-1030 |
REFRESHMENT |
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1030-1130
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SESSION 4
SOIL MICROBIOLOGY
Chairman : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zulkifli Hj. Shamsuddin
- Effect of temperature, moisture potential, carrier material and storage on growth and survival of Bacillus sp. inoculants
Premalatha P., Zulkifli H.S., Halimi M.S. and Marziah M.
- Effects of polybag size, fertilization and mycorrhizal inoculation on growth of mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia L.) planting materials
Panil K., Shamsiah S., Azahari M., Mariam A.L,. Amran A. and Mahmud A.W.
- N2 fixation, plant growth enhancement and root-surface colonization by Rhizobacteria in association with oil palm plantlets under in vitro conditions
Amir, H.G., Shamsuddin, Z. H., Halimi, M. S., Ramlan, M.F. and Marziah, M.
Discussion |
| 1130-1230 |
SESSION 5
AGRO-MANAGEMENT
Chairman : Dr. Zin Zawawi Hj. Zakaria
- Agronomic practices to alleviate soil and surface run-off losses in oil palm
Soon B.B.F and Hoong H.W.
- Investigation of sources, methods and rates of nitrogen application in mature oil palms
Kwan B.K.W.
- Big planting hole technique of oil palm on inland and coastal soils
Kumaran R. and Jamaluddin N.
Discussion |
| 1230-1500 |
POSTER PRESENTATION AND LUNCH |
| 1500-1615 |
SESSION 6
SOIL FERTILITY
Chairman : Dr. Abd Aziz Bidin
- Nitrogen contribution by a legume tree (Paraserienthes falcataria) biomass to a corn crop
Zaharah A. R., Chintu R., Anuar A.R., Halimi M.S. and Kadir W.R.
- Effect of fertilizers on growth and early yield of mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia) grown under rubber
Vimala P., Zulkifli S., Mohamed Senawi M.T. and Ahmad Shokri O.
- Potassium requirement of rice crop in Malaysian soils
Choudhury A.T.M.A., Mohd. Khanif Y., Aminuddin H. and Zakaria W.
- Rice growth and nitrogen uptake as influenced by water management
Sariam O., Mohd. Khanif Y. and Zahrah T.
Discussion |
| 1615 |
CLOSING
Remarks by the President of MSSS
Best Poster Presentation Award
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| 1640 |
REFRESHMENT |
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THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2002
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| 0830 |
POST CONFERENCE TOUR |
