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PROGRAMME & ACCOMMODATION

4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CROP IMPROVEMENT: Sustainability through Data Driven and Frontier Research

 

26th & 27th November 2019

Auditorium Rashdan Baba, Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation),

Universiti Putra Malaysia

 

TUESDAY (26 NOV 2019)

Time

Activities

8.00 am – 9.00 am

REGISTRATION

9.00 am – 9.10 am

OPENING CEREMONY

 

  • Negaraku & Putra Gemilang
  • Recitation of Doa’

9.10 am – 9.20 am

Welcoming Remarks

Prof. Datin Dr. Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah

Chairperson ICCI2019

9.20 am – 9.30 am

Officiating Speech

Ybhg. Prof. Dr. Zulkifli Idrus

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation), UPM

9.30 am – 10.00 am

COFFEE BREAK

 

Session Chairperson

Prof. Datin Dr. Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah

Institute of Plantation Studies, UPM

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

10.00 am – 10.40 am

Oil Palm: Trailblazing the Agribiotech Frontier

Dr. Mohamad Arif Abd Manaf

Director of Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

 

SESSION I – BIG-DATA AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM IN CROP IMPROVEMENT

 

Session Chairperson

Prof. Dr. Denis J. Murphy

University of South Wales, UK

 

PLENARY SI-1

10.40 am – 11.20 am

Applications of Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in AgriFood

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amr Ahmed

Head of School of Computer Science

University of Nottingham, Malaysia

 

PLENARY SI-2

11.20 am – 11.50 am

Effective Neural Information Retrieval in Crop Soil Requirement Classifications

Dr. Ayman Salama Mohamed

Sr. Application Architect, CropBase, Crop for the Future Research Centre (CFFRC) , University of Nottingham, Malaysia

Time

Activities

 

PLENARY SI-3

11.50 am – 12.20 pm

Spectral Based Method for Oil Palm Phenotyping: Progress and Way Forward

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farrah Melissa Muharam

Faculty of Agriculture, UPM

12.20 pm – 12.40 pm

The Studies on the Chemical Composition Agarwood from Aquilaria Sinensis ‘REKE2’

Prof. Wenli Mei

Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan, China

12.40 pm – 1.00 pm

Evaluation of Phenological Stages from UAV Multispectral Indices with SVM Regression Model for the Estimation of Leaf Area Index in Rice

Ms. Asniyani Nur Haidar Abdullah

Faculty of Agriculture, UPM

1.00 pm – 2.15 pm

LUNCH BREAK

 

SESSION II – CROP SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS

 

Session Chairperson

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Al-Sadi

Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

 

PLENARY SII-1

2.15 pm – 2.45 pm

Genome-Wide Analysis of Transcriptional and Post- Transcriptional Regulations in Hevea Under Abiotic Stresses

Dr. Julie Leclercq

The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)

 

PLENARY SII-2

2.45 pm – 3.15 pm

Molecular Interactions of Oil Palm and Pathogenic Ganoderma

Prof. Dr. Ho Chai Ling

Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UPM

 

PLENARY SII-3

3.15 pm – 3.45 pm

CRISPR/dCas9 as Re-engineering Platforms for Crop Improvement

Prof. Datin Dr. Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah

Institute of Plantation Studies, UPM

3.45 pm – 4. 15 pm

COFFEE BREAK

4.15 pm – 4.35 pm

Comparative Transcriptomes Analysis Reveals Transcriptional Alterations in Response to Phosphate Starvation in Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Root

Mrs. Kong Sze Ling

Institute of Plantation Studies, UPM

Time

Activities

4.35 pm – 4.55 pm

Identification and Molecular Characterization of Rigidoporus Microporus, Causing White Root Rot Disease in Rubber (Hevea Brasiliensis)

Ms. Bernice Andrew

Faculty of Agriculture, UPM

4.55 pm – 5.25 pm

Identification and Molecular Characterization of  Colletotrichum Falcatum Causing Red Rot Disease in Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)

Mr. Md Imam Hossain

Faculty of Agriculture, UPM

 

 

WEDNESDAY (27 NOV 2019)

Time

Activities

 

SESSION III – HARNESSING PLANT MICROBIOME FOR CROP PROTECTION

 

Session Chairperson

Dr. Julie Leclercq

CIRAD

 

PLENARY SIII-1

9.00 am – 9.30 am

Plant Diseases Threatening Crops in the Middle East and the Potential Spread to Other Countries

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Al-Sadi

Dean College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences

Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

 

PLENARY SIII-2

9.30 am – 10.00 am

Manipulating Plant Associated Microbiome by Introducing Beneficial Microbes to Improve Crop Health

Dr. Yasmeen Siddiqui

Institute of Plantation Studies, UPM

10.00 am – 10.30 am

COFFEE BREAK

10.30 am – 10.50 am

Effect of Alcaligenes faecalis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Bioformulation on Fusarium Wilt and Growth Promotion of Rock Melon

Assistant Prof. Salha Ibnouf Elmahdi Ahmed

University of Bahri, Sudan

10.50 am – 11.10 am

Characterization and Management of Foliar Diseases of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in Oman

Mr. Hamed Al-Nadabi

Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

11.10 am – 11.30 am

Management of Black Pod Disease on Cocoa Using Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Mr. Wael Alsultan

Faculty of Agriculture, UPM

Time

Activities

11.30 am – 11.50 am

Pathogenicity and Identification of Virulence Proteins Associated with Virulency of Indigenous Banana Blood Disease Bacterium (BDB A2 HR MARDI)

Ms. Ros Azrinawati Hana Bakar

Faculty of Agriculture, UPM

11.50 am – 12.30 pm

POSTER  VIEWING & JUDGING SESSION

12.30 pm – 2.15 pm

LUNCH BREAK

 

Session Chairperson

Prof. Dr. Wong Mui Yun

Institute of Plantation Studies, UPM

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

2.15 pm – 3.00 pm

Advances in Oil Palm Genomics and Phenomics to Deliver Sustainable Yields

Dr. Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam

Chief Research & Development Officer,

Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDPB)

 

SESSION IV – AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH TRACEABILITY

 

Session Chairperson

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amr Ahmed

University of Nottingham, Malaysia

 

PLENARY SIV

3.00 pm – 3.30 pm

Using Big Data Technologies Including Bioinformatics and Chemometrics for Improving Crop Sustainability and Traceability in Global Supply Chains

Prof. Dr. Denis J. Murphy

University of South Wales, UK

3.30 pm – 4.00 pm

Advocating the Blockchain Solutions to Enhance the Governance of Food Traceability and Transparency thus Indirectly Achieving the Sustainable Agricultural Agenda

Dr. Azizi Meor Ngah

Director Asia and Middle East Regions

Foodchain Spa Como, Italy

4.00 pm – 4.20 pm

Indigenous Underutilized Herbs: A Unique Source of Bioactive Compounds for Human Health

Dr. Md Amirul Alam

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Sandakan Campus

4.20 pm – 4.40 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

4.40 pm – 5.00 pm

BEST POSTER PRESENTATION &

CLOSING CEREMONY

5.00 pm – 5.30 pm

COFFEE BREAK

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