LAST ANNOUNCEMENT

Soil Science Conference
of Malaysia 2005
(SOILS 2005)

SOILS 2003

Conference
Sg. Petani, Kedah
12-13 Apr. 2005

Post-conference tour
Kedah
14 Apr. 2005

 

Organised by
MSSS & UiTM

Conference Programme

The conference program was developed by our specialists in collaboration with information that updates the issues and resonates with the perspectives of the Top 10 Specialties that are leading for our society.


12 APRIL 2005 (TUESDAY)

0800-0830 REGISTRATION
0830-0915 Keynote: New Research Direction on Tropical Peatland
Prof. Dr. Mitsuru Osaki; Hokkaido University, Japan
Chairman: Dr. Wan Mohamed Noordin Wan Daud
   
  SESSION 1: LAND MANAGEMENT I
Chairman: Dr. Wan Mohamed Noordin Wan Daud
0915-0930 S05/24: Immediate Impact of Forest Clearing on Peat Eco-System
A.B. Ismail
0930-0945 S05/26: Sago Crop Improvement in Deep Peat Soil
S. Saamin
0945-1000 S05/35: Improvement of Oil Palm Performance on Some Problem Soils: Peat and Acid Sulphate Soils
A. Xaviar
1000-1015 S05/42: Precision Pineapple Management on Tropical Peat: I. Spatial Variability of Yield
S.K. Balasundram, M.H.A. Husni and O.H. Ahmed
1015-1030 Discussion
   
1030-1045 REFRESHMENT AND POSTER PRESENTATION / EXHIBITION
   
  SESSION 2: SOIL PHYSICS
Chairman: Dr. Yew Foong Kheong
1045-1100 S05/01: Spatial Variability of Soil Properties and Maize Production as Related to Bulk Soil Electrical Conductivity
W. Aimrun, M.S.M. Amin, M. Rusnam, Desa Ahmad, M.M. Hanafi and A.R. Anuar
1100-1115 S05/02: Estimation of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity using Emitter Discharge Rate and Saturated Radius
A.I. Ekhmaj, M.S.M. Amin, S. Salim and A.A. Zakaria
1115-1130 S05/28: The Influence of Physical Conditions on Long-Term Soil Productivity
M.H. Ghulam
1130-1145 Discussion
   
1145-1300 MSSS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1300-1400 LUNCH AND POSTER PRESENTATION / EXHIBITION
   
1400-1700

OPENING CEREMONY

  • Arrival of guests
  • Arrival of YAB Menteri Besar Kedah
  • Recitation of Doa
  • Welcoming address by the Organizing Committee Chairman
  • Speech by the President of the MSSS
  • Speech and official opening by the YAB Menteri Besar Kedah
  • Presentation of MSSS Fellow Awards
  • Presentation of MSSS Education and Best Soil Science Student Awards
  • Keynote paper: “DOA’s programme towards achieving a sustainable food production” by Dato' Hajjah Khamsiah Muhammad, Ketua Pengarah Pertanian, Jabatan Pertanian Semenanjung Malaysia
   
2000-2200 MSSS ANNUAL DINNER
   


13 APRIL 2005 (WEDNESDAY)

0830-0915 Keynote: Sustainable Food Production in Kedah
Dato’ Abdul Mukthi bin Abdullah; Timb. Setiausaha Kerajaan (Pembangunan) / Pengarah UPE Negeri Kedah Darul Aman
Chairman: Dr. Izham Ahmad
   
  SESSION 3: SOIL AND PLANT FERTILITY
Chairman: Dr. Izham Ahmad
0915-0930 S05/09: The Effects of Applying Dolomitic Limestone and Organic Fertilizer on an Acid Sulfate Soil Cultivated to Rice
J. Shamshuddin, Totok Siswanto, S.R.Syed Omar, Peli Mat and C.B.S.Teh
0930-0945 S05/17: Towards Developing Humic Acids, Triple Superphosphate and Urea Mixture to Improve Soil Applied Urea Use Efficiency
O.H. Ahmed, H. Aminuddin and M.H.A. Husni
0945-1000 S05/32: Evaluation of Urea and an Urea-Based Compound on the Yield of Sawi (Brassica Juncea) Grown on Various Soil Types
P. Vimala, A.H. Lim and K. Ambak
1000-1015 S05/44: Response of Fertilizer Types and Placement Techniques on Immature Oil Palm Planted on an Inland Terraced Soil
Zin Z. Zakaria
1015-1030 Discussion
   
1030-1045 REFRESHMENT AND POSTER PRESENTATION / EXHIBITION
   
  SESSION 4: SOIL MICROBIOLOGY
Chairman: Dr. Zin Zawawi Zakaria
1045-1100 S05/03: Modelling Escherichia Coli Density on Land and Concentration in Surface Runoff
T.Y.Ling, R.L.Bengtson, C.M.Drapcho, E.C.Achberger, G.J.Sabbagh and J.Jackson
1100-1115 S05/08: Vermicomposting of Four Different Organic Wastes by Eisenia Fetida (Savigny) and the Casting Properties
M.H. Hasnuri and M.J. Hasnah
1115-1130 S05/15: Phosphate Solubilization by Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB) Isolated from Natural Substrates in Growth Media Containing Ca3 (PO4)2
M.M. Murnita and M.J. Hasnah
1130-1145 S05/16: Effects of Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation and Different Types and Levels of Fertilizers onto Two Types of Turf Grass, Axonopus Affinis and Cynodon Dactylon
L.C. Ng and M.J. Hasnah
1145-1200 S05/30: Occurrence of Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria in Oil Palm Rhizosphere
O. Radziah and J. Lizawati
1200-1215 Discussion
   
1215-1400 LUNCH AND POSTER PRESENTATION / EXHIBITION
   
  SESSION 5: SOIL CHEMISTRY AND SOIL PEDOLOGY
Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aminuddin Hussin
1400-1415 S05/29: Extraction and Characterization of Humic Acids from Peat Soil Under Various Land Use Types
M.S. Umi Kalsom, A.B. Ismail and M.J. Mohd Hanif
1415-1430 S05/33: Adsorption, Desorption and Mobility of Metsulfuron Methyl Herbicide in Malaysian Agricultural Soils
S. Sinnakkannu, A.R. Abdullah, and M.R. Abas
1430-1445 S05/38: Potential Sources of Humic Acids
J. Asing, N.C. Wong, S.F. Sim and S. Lau
1445-1500 Discussion
   
  SESSION 6: LAND MANAGEMENT II
Chairman: Dr. Ghulam Mohammed Hashim
1500-1515 S05/36: Compartmentalization of FERTO Principles Contribution to High Yield Performance in Rice Yield Production
A.R. Hamzah
1515-1530 S05/37: Production Management Package for Sustainable Rice Yield Performance in the Granary Areas of Peninsular Malaysia
S. Osman
1530-1545 S05/41: Growth, Nutrient Contents and Nodulation of Leguminous Cover Crop, Mucuna bracteata in Oil Palm Plantation
C.K. Chua, K.P. Ong, A. Zainuriah and T.K. Lim
1545-1600 S05/43: Land Use Planning - Identification of Rubber Zones Using Soil Attributes, Remote Sensing and GIS
Wan Noordin Daud, Laili Noordin and Mariamni Halid
1600-1615 S05/46: The Effects of the Tsunami of 2004 on the Soils of Aceh
D. Rosmaidar, J. Shamshuddin and I. Fauziah
1615-1630 Discussion
   
1630-1700 CLOSING AND PRESENTATION OF POSTER AWARDS


14 APRIL 2005 (THURSDAY)
POST-CONFERENCE TOUR

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