FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Soil Science Conference
of Malaysia 2003 (SOILS 2003)
Towards Maximum Land Use and Productivity
Conference
New Pacific Hotel,
Kota Bharu, Kelantan
15-16 Apr. 2003
Post-conference tour
Kelantan & southern Thailand
17-19 Apr. 2003
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
| MONDAY | 14 April 2003 |
| 2000 - 2200 | PRE-REGISTRATION AND POSTER PLACEMENT |
| TUESDAY | 15 April 2003 |
| 0830-0900 | REGISTRATION |
| 0900-1115 | OPENING CEREMONY |
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Arrival of guests |
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Arrival of YB Deputy Minister of Agriculture |
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Recitation of Doa Selamat |
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Speech by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee |
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Speech by the President of MSSS |
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Speech and Official Opening by the YB Deputy Minister of Agriculture |
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MSSS Education and Best Soil Science Student Award Presentation |
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Photo session with YB Deputy Minister of Agriculture |
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Refreshment |
| KEYNOTE | |
| Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Khanif Yusop (UPM) | |
| 1115-1145 | Proposal for Fruit Industrial Zone: Enhancing Competitiveness of the Malaysian Fruit Sector Through Development of Fruit Industrial Zones |
| Dato' Embi Yusoff (Deputy Director General of MARDI) | |
| 1145-1245 | POSTER PRESENTATION |
| 1245-1430 | MSSS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND LUNCH |
| SESSION 1: | LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND MANAGEMENT |
| Chairman: Prof. Dr. Wan Mohamad Wan Abd. Kadir (UiTM) | |
| 1430-1445 | Crop Zoning - A Measure to Enhance Competitiveness in Agriculture |
| Lim Jit Sai, Mustafa Kamal Baharudin, A.K. Rao and Nor Zailan Abd. Jalil (Dept. of Agriculture) | |
| 1445-1500 | Land Use Trend in Peninsular Malaysia From 1960-1997 |
| Anthony K. Rao (Dept. of Agriculture) | |
| 1500-1515 | Rice Demand and Supply Estimation: An Integration of Biophysical and Socioeconomic Elements |
| T. Ariffin and H. Abd. Razak (MARDI) | |
| 1515-1530 | Development of an Expert System in Agricultural Land Suitability Evaluation Using Visual Basic 6 |
| Ahmad Rusydi Mohamad and Sahibin Abd. Rahim (UKM) | |
| 1530-1545 | Discussion |
| SESSION 2: | SOIL CHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENT |
| Chairman: Dr. Norhayati Moris (RRIM) | |
| 1545-1600 | The Abundance of Selected Heavy Metals in Soil from the Surrounding Copper Mine in Ranau, Sabah |
| Baba Musta, Sahibin Abd. Rahim, Adong Laming and Tukimat Lihan (UMS) | |
| 1600-1615 | Evaluation of Three Soil Test Methods for Assessment of Phosphorus Bioavailability in Soils Fertilized with Water Soluble and Sparingly Soluble P Fertilizers |
| Esther W. Gikonyo and A.R. Zaharah (UPM) | |
| 1615-1630 | Porosity of Carbonaceous Peat and its Potential as an Oil Absorber |
| Safari Zainal and Ku Halim Ku Hamid (UiTM) | |
| 1630-1645 | Recent Developments in Acid Sulfate Soils Research in Malaysia |
| Shamshuddin Jusop (UPM) | |
| 1645-1700 | Discussion |
| 1700 | REFRESHMENT AND POSTER SESSION |
| 2000 - 2200 | MSSS ANNUAL DINNER |
| WEDNESDAY | 16 April 2003 |
| SESSION 3 | SOIL PHYSICS AND SOIL CONSERVATION |
| Chairman: Dr. Ghulam Mohammed Hashim (MARDI) | |
| 0845-0900 | Georeferencing Irrigation and Drainage Networks using Advanced Spatial Technology |
| Adel M.Elprince and Yousef Y. Al-Dakheel (King Faisal Univ., Saudi Arabia) | |
| 0900-0915 | Design of Demonstration Plots and its Equipment for Measurement of Runoff and Sediment Quantification |
| Wan Abdullah W.Y., Abdul Kahar, S., Aini Hayati A. and Zulkefli, M. (MARDI) | |
| 0915-0930 | Water Retention Characteristics of Some Major Oil Palm Growing Soils in District of Tawau, Sabah |
| Mokhtaruddin A.M., Adrinal, Sugardi A. and Goh, K.J. (UPM) | |
| 0930-0945 | Discussion |
| 0945-1000 | REFRESHMENT |
| SESSION 4: | SOIL MICROBIOLOGY |
| Chairman: Dr. Halimi Mohd Saud (UPM) | |
| 1000-1015 | Adsorption of Fecal Coliforms, Escherichia coli in Different Soils in Sarawak |
| Ling Teck Yee, Goh Soon Hian and Kasing Apun (UNIMAS) | |
| 1015-1030 | Effects of Combined Inoculation with Azospirillum, Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Compost Application on Spinach and Tomato |
| O. Radziah, Erzan M.N. and Che Mazlan C.J. (UPM) | |
| 1030-1045 | Effect of Crop Changes on Population Development of Pratylenchus p.(nr. Pratylenchus penetrans) |
| Wong, N. C., P.M. Yuen and S. Abdul Karim (MARDI) | |
| 1045-1100 | Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) as a Biomarker for Novel Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR), Bacillus subtilis UPMB13 and B. sphaericus UPMB10 |
| Shamsuddin, Z.H., Raha A.R., Maziah M., Halimi M.S. and P. Premalatha (UPM) | |
| 1100-1115 | Discussion |
| SESSION 5: | RESIDUE MANAGEMENT, AGROFORESTRY AND CROP SCIENCE |
| Chairman: Prof. Dr. Shamshuddin Jusop (UPM) | |
| 1115-1130 | Seeing it in 3-D: How the Maize Plant Captures Solar Radiation |
| C.B.S. Teh (UPM) | |
| 1130-1145 | Evaluation of Chrysanthemum Residue Compost for Seedling Production and for Cabbage Cultivation in the Highlands |
| P.Vimala, N.C. Wong, H.Salbiah and A.R. Aini Hayati (MARDI) | |
| 1145-1200 | On and Off-farm Management of Pineapple Residues |
| Ahmed, O.H., M.H.A. Husni, A.R. Anuar and M.M. Hanafi (UPM) | |
| 1200-1215 | Agroforestry and Soil Management |
| Mahmud Abd. Wahab and Azmi Yaakob (FRIM) | |
| 1215-1230 | Discussion |
| 1230-1400 | POSTER SESSION AND LUNCH |
| SESSION 6: | PLANTATION CROPS |
| Chairman: Dr. Mahmud Abd. Wahab (FRIM) | |
| 1400-1415 | Integration of Global Positioning System and Geostatistical Analyses for Site Specific Management on Oil Palm Production on Peat |
| James Lopaz, Wan Mohamad W.A.K. and Anuar A.R. (UiTM) | |
| 1415-1430 | Evaluation of Various Sources of P Fertilizers on Immature and Young Oil Palm Planted on a Sedentary Soil |
| Zin Z. Zakaria, Zulkifli H., Khalid H., Hamdan A.B., Tarmizi A.M. (PORIM) | |
| 1430-1445 | Effect of Boron Fertilizer on Oil Palm Leaf Nutrient Status and Yield |
| Lee Chin Tui, Foong Sang Foo, Eow Wat Son and Suhaidi Hamzah (FELDA) | |
| 1445-1500 | Discussion |
| SESSION 7: | SOIL FERTILITY |
| Chairman: Prof. Dr. Zaharah Abdul Rahman (UPM) | |
| 1500-1515 | Performance of Papaya on Peat |
| Chan, Y.K and Raveendranathan, P. (MARDI) | |
| 1515-1530 | Sustainability of Rice Soil-Rice System of Kelantan |
| Aziz Bidin (MARDI) | |
| 1530-1545 | An Assessment of Degradation of Paddy Soils and its Impacts on Sustainable Rice Production |
| Aminuddin, H. Abd. Razak, C.H. Mohammud, M. Mohd Zain and M. Normah (MARDI) | |
| 1545-1600 | Sustaining High Rice Yield Under Intensive Rice Production System Through Nutrient Management of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Sources |
| Ismail Che Haron (MARDI) | |
| 1600-1615 | Discussion |
| 1615-1700 | CLOSING |
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Remarks by the President of MSSS |
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Best Poster Presentation Awards |
| 1700 | REFRESHMENT |
| THUSRDAY | 17 April 2003 |
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POST-CONFERENCE TOUR |
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| Download the conference programme (and poster list) in PDF format: |
 programme.pdf (200 kb)
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