MONDAY 22 APRIL 2002

TUESDAY 23 APRIL 2002

• Agricultural modelling in Malaysia
  C.B.S. Teh

• Remote sensing and GIS for land resource management
  Muhamad Radzali Mispan

• Precision agriculture for soil management
  Chan Chee Wan

• Amelioration of an acid sulfate soil using organic soil materials for growing cocoa seedlings
  Shamshuddin J., Muhrizal S., Fauziah I. and Husni M.H.A

• Reconstitution of humic acids with K for agricultural use
  Ahmad O. H., Husni M.H.A., Anuar A.R. and Hanafi M.M.

• Nature and properties of limestone soils in Peninsula Malaysia with special reference to Merapoh area, Lipis, Pahang
  Lim J. S. and Ibrahim S.

WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2002

KEYNOTE
Chairman: Dr. Hawa ZE Jaafar

The management of soil erosion and nutrient depletion in the tropics
Dr. Ghulam Mohd. Hashim

• Effects of soil compaction and water stress on the growth performance of Hopea adorata Roxb and Mimusops elengi Linn. seedlings-morphological responses
  Siti Rubiah Z. and Kamis A.

• Effects of highly intensive mechanized rice production system on the soil strength, plant uptake/nutrient availability and rice grain yield
  Ismail C. H.

• Water quality profile of a river in forested catchment
  Mohd. Kamil Y., Nurmastura M.N. and Rashid H.A.

1030-1130

• Effect of temperature, moisture potential, carrier material and storage on growth and survival of Bacillus sp. inoculants
  Premalatha P., Zulkifli H.S., Halimi M.S. and Marziah M.

• Effects of polybag size, fertilization and mycorrhizal inoculation on growth of mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia L.) planting materials
  Panil K., Shamsiah S., Azahari M., Mariam A.L,. Amran A. and Mahmud A.W.

• N2 fixation, plant growth enhancement and root-surface colonization by Rhizobacteria in association with oil palm plantlets under in vitro conditions
  Amir, H.G., Shamsuddin, Z. H., Halimi, M. S., Ramlan, M.F. and Marziah, M.

• Agronomic practices to alleviate soil and surface run-off losses in oil palm
  Soon B.B.F and Hoong H.W.

• Investigation of sources, methods and rates of nitrogen application in mature oil palms
  Kwan B.K.W.

• Big planting hole technique of oil palm on inland and coastal soils
  Kumaran R. and Jamaluddin N.

SESSION 6
SOIL FERTILITY
Chairman : Dr. Abd Aziz Bidin

• Nitrogen contribution by a legume tree (Paraserienthes falcataria) biomass to a corn crop
  Zaharah A. R., Chintu R., Anuar A.R., Halimi M.S. and Kadir W.R.

• Effect of fertilizers on growth and early yield of mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia) grown under rubber
  Vimala P., Zulkifli S., Mohamed Senawi M.T. and Ahmad Shokri O.

• Potassium requirement of rice crop in Malaysian soils
  Choudhury A.T.M.A., Mohd. Khanif Y., Aminuddin H. and Zakaria W.

• Rice growth and nitrogen uptake as influenced by water management
  Sariam O., Mohd. Khanif Y. and Zahrah T.

CLOSING
Remarks by the President of MSSS
Best Poster Presentation Award

THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2002