AGRONOMY
Head of Research Area: Dr. Mohd. Yusoff Abdullah
Agronomy is the art of managing field and technically it means the science and economics of crop production by management of farmland. A branch of agric. sc. deals with principle and practices of field management for the production of field crops - The science of crop cultivation. The central theme of agronomy: Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum-Relationship (SPAC). Scientific research to enhance productivity while sustaining the integrity of ecological processes encompasses Crop Sciences, Soil Sciences and Atmospheric Sciences.
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Secondary |
Tertiary |
Lecturer/TPM |
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Crop Physiology |
1) Ecophysiology (Environment); 2) Crop Nutrition Physiology 3) Crop Water Relation 4) Developmental & Metabolism 5) Morphogenesis & Anatomy 6) Post-Harvest Physiology |
• Dr. Mohd Yusoff Abdullah (Shah Alam) • Nurul Hidayah Mohd Khairlani (Jasin) • Mohammad Feizal Daud (Shah Alam) • Siti Norayu Omar Baki (TPM) • Nurul Raihan Abdul Rashid (TPM) |
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Agroclimatology |
1) Agrometeorology & Crop Weather Forecasting 2) Micrometeorology |
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Crop Ecology |
1) Crop Ecology & Cropping System 2) Crop Modelling 3) Organic Agriculture 4) Agroforestry System |
• Shampazuraini Shamsuri (Jasin) • Dr. Mohd. Yusoff Abdullah |
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Seed Sci. & Tech. |
1) Seed Physiology 2) Seed Technology 3) Genetic Conservation |
• Dr. Tsan Fui Ying (Shah Alam) • Siti Maslizah Abdul Rahman ((Study leave PhD) |
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Crop Breeding and Genetics |
1) Plant Breeding 2) Population and Quantitative Genetics 3) Cytogenetics |
• Nur Suraya Abdullah(Study leave PhD) • Raja Nur Ateeka Raja Othman (on leave) |
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Biometry |
1) Agric. Statistic and Research Methodology |
