Research Projects & Funding

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 Project Leader
 Members
 Project Titles
 Funding amount (RM)
 Funding Agencies
 Progress (Ongoing (% of progress) / Completed)
 Start Date
 End Date
1
 Dr. Loh Pek Chin
 Dr. Wong Hann Ling
Molecular Characterization of Microbes from a Biofertilizer and its Improvement for the
Control of the Basal Stem Rot (BSR) Disease in Oil Palm
 RM266,560
 External grant
 In progress
 16/7/2018
 15/1/2022
2
 Dr. Wong Hann Ling
 Dr. Loh Pek Chin
 Identification and Characterization Beneficial Microbes from a Foliar Fertilizer for the Enhancement of Crop Productivity  
 RM140,000
 External grant
 In progress
 16/7/2018
 15/7/2020
3
 Dr. Phoon Lee Quen
 Dr. Tee Chong Siang; Dr. Goh Wei Lim
 DNA Content Analysis and Expression of Pathogenesis-Related Genes in Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus spp.) During Pathogen Infection                                                
 RM48,000
 UTARRF
 In progress
 20/12/2018
 19/6/2020
4
 Ms. Chan Mun Yee 
 Dr. Tan Gim Cheong; Dr. Kwong Phek Jin
Potential of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) peel extract in ameliorating infertility due to oxidative
stress on murine model
 RM87,500
 FRGS
 In progress 70%
 1/1/2019
 31/12/2020
5
 Dr. Wong Hann Ling
 Dr. Loh Pek Chin
 Construction of miniaturized broad host range helper plasmids for improving the efficiency of agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation
 RM102,200
 FRGS
 In progress
 1/1/2019
 31/12/2020
6
 Dr. Wong Wey Lim
 Dr. Tee Chong Siang, Prof. Dr. Peter Ooi Aun Chuan
 Biological control of Lepidopteran pests in oil palm plantations: Host searching behaviors of insect parasitoids
 RM87,900
 UTARRF
 On going 15%
 1/6/2019
 1/4/2021
7
 Dr. Wong Hann Ling
 Dr. Loh Pek Chin
 Construction of a CRISPR/Cas9-based biosensing system for in vitro detection of DNA from plant pathogens
 RM60,000
 UTARRF
 In progress
 1/6/2019
 31/5/2020
8
 Dr. Teoh Chaiw Yee
 Dr. Wong Wey Lim
 Potential use of live mealworm feeding for giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii: Health, growth performance, feed utilization and nutritional content
 RM53,900
 UTARRF
 In progress
 1/12/2019
 19/6/2021
9
 Dr. Goh Wei Lim
 Prof. Minoru Murata
 Population genetic assessment of ×Gigantocalamus malpenensis (Poaceae, Bambuseae), a bamboo hybrid of silvicultural potential in Malaysia
 RM57,000
 UTARRF
 In progress 30%
 1/12/2019
 19/6/2021
10
 Dr. Chang Ying Ping
 Dr. Lee Kok Chang
Effects of cellulase-xylanase treatments on dietary fiber properties,
prebiotic activity and bioprotein production of palm decanter cake
 RM36,900
 UTARRF
 In progress
 1/12/2019
  
11
 Dr. Wong Fai Chu
 Dr. Chai Tsun Thai, Dr. Ooi Ai Lin
Increased Hydroponic Crop Yields Using Enzyme-digested Protein
Hydrolysates
 RM36,400
 UTARRF
 In progress
 2/12/2019
  
12
 Dr. Minoru Murata
 Dr. Wong Hann Ling
 Characterization of centromere-specific proteins in oil palms-Towards systematic haploid plant production
 RM69,500
 UTARRF
 On Going 
 20/12/2019
 19/6/2020
13
 Dr. Yew Ming Kun
 Dr. Yew Ming Chian, Dr. Bernard Saw Lip Huat, Ts. Beh Jing Han, Dr. Teoh Chaiw Yee
Development of green polyurethane lightweight foamed
ferrocement concrete incorporating of macro fibre for ecological floating cage fish
 RM45,000
 UTARRF
 0
 21/12/2020
 22/12/2021