Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nur Ashikin Psyquay Abdullah

Associate Professor 
Dept. Crop Science
Tel. : +6086-855838
Email: nurashikin@upm.edu.my

Current Research Interest
1. Plant botany and morphogenesis
2. Plant molecular systematics & taxonomy
3. Plant conservation & biodiversity
4. Plant physiologyMicropropagation
6. Ornamental

Selected Publications 

1. Abdullah NAP*,AJ Richards and K Wolff. 2006. Pollen morphology in some Garcinia species. Agrosearch 11(2) : 15-22
2. Shokrollah H, TL Abdullah*, S Kamaruzaman, AA Siti Nor and NAP Abdullah. 2009. Differential reaction of Citrus species in Malaysia to Huanglongbing (HLB) Disease using grafting method. American Journal of  Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4(1) : 23-38
3. Noor Camellia NA, LA Thohirah*, NAP Abdullah and O Mohd Khidir. 2009. Improvement on rooting quality of Jatropha curcas using indole butyric acid (IBA). Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Science 5(4) : 338-343.
4. Niknejad A, MA Kadir*, SB Kadzimin, NAP Abdullah and K Sorkheh. 2009. Molecular characterization and phylogenetic relationships among and within species of Phalaenopsis (Epidendroideae : Orchidaceae) based on RAPD analysis. African Journal of Biotechnology 8(20) : 5225-5240.
5. Thuzar M, AB Puteh*, MB Mohd Lassim and NAP Abdullah. 2010. The effects of temperature stress on the quality and yield of soya bean (Glycine max L. Merrill). Journal of Agriculture Science.2(1) :172-179 
6. Kashiani P, GB Saleh*, NAP Abdullah and SN Abdullah. 2010.Variation and genetic studies on selected sweet corn inbred lines. Asian Journal of Crop Science 2(2) : 78-84.
7. Putra ETS, W Zakaria*, NAP Abdullah and GB Saleh. 2010. Cell ultrastructure and peel nutrition content of neck zone in six cultivar of Musa   sp. fruit during ripening. International Journal of Botany 6(1) : 47-52
8. Putra ETS, W Zakaria*, NAP Abdullah and GB Saleh. 2010. Weak neck of Musa sp. cv. rastali: A review on it's genetic, crop nutrition and post harvest. Journal of Agronomy 9(2) : 45-51
9. Kemat N, MA Kadir*, NAP Abdullah and A Farshad. 2010. Rapid multiplication of Safed musli (Chlorophytum borivilianum) through shoot proliferation. African Journal of Biotechnology 9(29) : 4595-4600
10. Abdullah NAP*, GB Saleh, S Rozilawati  and L Viviana. 2010. Shoot and    Root formation on Corms and Rhizomes of Cucurligo latifolia Dryand. Journal     of Agrocrop Sciences 1 (1) : 1-5.
11. Liew YA, SR Syed Omar*, MHA Husni, MA Zainal Abidin and NAP Abdullah. 2010. Effects of micronutrient fertilizers on the Production of MR 219 Rice (Oryza sativa). Malaysian Journal of Soil Science 14 : 71-82
12. Putra ETS, NAP Abdullah*, GB Saleh and W Zakaria. 2010. Morphological Variation and Geographical Distribution of Musa sp. cv. Rastali in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Cell and Plant Sciences 1(1) :23-32
13. Firdaus MI,  NAP Abdullah*, GB Saleh and  I Maznah. 2010. Anthesis and Flower Visitors in Cucurligo latifolia Dryand. Journal of Biology and Life Sciences 1(1) :13-15
14. Abdullah NAP* and MI Firdaus. 2010. Emergence of Multiple Seedling from Seed of Garcinia mangostana L. (Clusiaceae). Journal of Cell and Plant     Sciences 1 (1) : 1-5.
15. Nor Camellia NA, LA Thohirah* and NAP Abdullah. 2011. Flowering and fruit set under Malaysian climate of Jathropha curcas L. American Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences (6)1 : 142-147.
16. Raeisi S, AB Puteh*, S Kamaruzamman and NAP Abdullah. 2011. Seed    quality of soybean to Phomopsis seed decay in Malaysia. Asian Journal of   Plant Pathology 5 (1) : 28-36.
17. Sivanaswari C, LA Thohirah*, Fadelah AA and NAP Abdullah. 2011. Hybridization of several Aerides species and in vitro germination of its hybrid.   African Journal of Biotechnology 10(53) : 10564-10870.
18. Abdullah NAP* and MN Yaapar. 2011. The significant of plant taxonomy and systematics in measuring diversity in agricultural crops. In Wan Noordin WD et al., (Eds.), Recent Advances in Crop Science.  Penerbit UPM, Serdang pp 1-19.
19. Abdullah NAP* and NA Jannah . 2011. New insights in multiple embryos and        root formation of Garcinia mangostana L. In Wan Noordin WD et al., (Eds.), Recent Advance in Crop Science.  Penerbit UPM, Serdang pp 30-44.
20. Abdullah NAP* and N Usaizan. 2011. Pollen morphology and surface variations in Heliconia (Heliconiaceae). In Wan Noordin WD et al., (Eds.),Recent Advances in Crop Science.  Penerbit UPM, Serdang pp 90-144.
21. Abdullah NAP*, AJ Richards and K Wolff. 2012. Molecular evidence in   identifying parents of Garcinia mangostana L. Pertanika Journal Tropical    Agriculture Science 35(2); 67-80.
22. Babaei N, NAP Abdullah*, G Saleh and LA Thohirah. 2012. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers and analysis of genetic variability in Curculigo latifolia Dryand. Molecular Biology Reports 39:9869–9877.
23. Babaei N, NAP Abdullah*, G Saleh and LA Thohirah. 2012. Control of Contamination and Explant Browning in Curculigo latifolia In Vitro Cultures. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 6(26) : 5068- 5076.
24. Noor Camellia NA, LA Thohirah* and NAP Abdullah. 2012. Genetic relationships and diversity of Jatropha curcas accessions in Malaysia. African Journal of Biotechnology 11(13) : 3048-3054.25. Noor Camellia NA, LA Thohirah and NAP Abdullah. 2012. Floral Biology, Flowering Behaviour and Fruit Set Development of Jatropha curcas L. in Malaysia. JTAS Pertanika 35(4) : 737-748.
26. Nur Faezah O, H Siti Aishah*,  Y Umi Kalsom, NAP Abdullah , MW Puteri  Edaroyati and UR Sinniah. 2012. Phenolics, flavonoids, antioxidant activity and cyanogenic glycosides of organic and mineral-base fertilized cassava tubers. Molecules 17 : 2378-2387.
27. Putra ETS, W Zakaria*, NAP Abdullah and GB Saleh. 2012. Stomatal morphology, conductance and transpiration of Musa sp. cv. Rastali in relation to magnesium, boron and silicon availability. American Journal of Plant   Physiology 7(2) : 84-96.
28. Abdullah NAP, GB Saleh*, ETS Putra and W Zakaria. 2012. Genetic relationship among Musa genotypes revealed by microsatellite markers. African Journal of Biotechnology.
29. Selamat A*, SA Atiman, A Puteh , NAP Abdullah, MTM Mohamed, AA Zulkeefli and S Othman. 2012. “Allometry” Deterministic Approaches In Cell Size, Cell Number And Crude Fiber Content Related To The Physical Quality of Kangkong (Ipomoea Reptans) Grown Under Different Plant Density Pressures. International. Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series 9 :30–43. 
30. Kashiani P, G Saleh*, JM Panandam, NAP Abdullah and A Selamat. 2012. Demarcation of informative chromosomes in tropical sweet corn inbred lines using microsatellite DNA markers. Genetics and Molecular Biology 35 (3) :614-621.
31. Taheri S, LA Thohirah*, NAP Abdullah and A Zaiton. 2012. Genetic relationships among five varieties of Curcuma alismatifolia (Zingiberaceae)  based on ISSR markers. Genetics and Molecular Research (GMR). Accepted.
32. Ibrahim IF, SK Balasundram*, NAP Abdullah, MS Alias and M Mardan. 2012. Morphological characterization of pollen collected by Apis dorsata from a tropical rainforest. International Journal of Botany. DOI:10.3923/ijb.2012
33. Tan HH, LA Thohirah, NAP Abdullah and UR Sinniah. 2012. Vegetative propagation of kemunting (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk) : Effects of locations, types of cutting and IBS concentration. Propagation of Ornamental Plants. In Press
34. Chen XW, LA Thohirah, NAP Abdullah and SA Hassan, 2012. Rooting responses of miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) softwood cuttings as affected by indole butyric acid. American  Journal Agriculture and Biological Science 7: 442-446.
35. Liew YA, SR Syed Omar, MHA Husni, AMA Zainal, NAP Abdullah and H Muhamad. 2012. Effects of foliar and applied copper and boron on fungal   diseases and rice yield on cultivar MR219. PERTANIKA Journal of Tropical Agriculture Science 35(2) : 149-160
36. Babaei N, NAP Abdullah*, G Saleh and LA Thohirah. 2013. Control of      Contamination and Explant Browning in Curculigo latifoliaIn Vitro Cultures.Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 6(26) : 5068- 5076.
37. Rozilawati S, NAP Abdullah*, GB  Saleh, Rusea G, LA Thohirah and Kaslamiah M. 2013. New records and new species of Molineria spp from Peninsular Malaysia. Flora Malaysiana. Accepted.
38. Taheri S, LA Thohirah and NAP Abdullah. 2013. Use of Inter Simple Sequence Repeat Assay for Detection of DNA Polymorphism Induced by Gamma Rays in Curcuma alismatifolia. HortScience 48(11) : 1346–1351.
39. Thohirah LA, SH Tan, NAP Abdullah and UR Sinniah. 2013. Kemunting In NAP Abdullah et al., (Eds.), Recent Advances in Crop Science vol. II.  In Press
40. Surisa P, A Siti Hajar, NAP Abdullah, AB Rosenani,  MR Nur Atiyah and L Naher. 2013. Konjac. In NAP Abdullah et al., (Eds.), Recent Advances in Crop Science vol. II.  In Press
41. Mohd Akmal MR, NAP Abdullah, G Rusea, G Saleh and LA Thohirah. 2013. Vanilla In NAP Abdullah et al., (Eds.), Recent Advances in Crop Science vol. II.  In Press
42. Taheri S, LA Thohirah, NAP Abdullah and A Zaiton. 2013. Effect of Chronic Gamma Irradiation on Vase Life of Curcuma alismatifolia Cultivars. Acta Horticulturae 1(1012) : 547-550.
43. Tan SH, LA Thohirah, NAP Abdullah and UR Sinniah. 2013. Seed traits and germination behaviour of kemunting (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) populations as affected by different temperatures. Seed Science and Technology 2(41) : 199-213.
45. Puteh A, M ThuZar, MMA Mondal, NAP Abdullah and AH Mohd Ridzwan. 2013. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] seed yield response to hig temperature stress during reproductive growth stages. Australian Journal of Crop Science 7(10) : 1472-1479.
46. Puteh A, M ThuZar, MMA Mondal, NAP Abdullah and AH Mohd Ridzwan.  2013. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] seed yield response to high temperature stress during reproductive growth stages. Australian Journal of Crop Science 7(8) : 1834-2707.
47. RanjabarFard A, GB Saleh, NAP Abdullah and P Kashiani. 2013. Genetic diversity of lemba (Curculigo latifolia) populations in Peninsular Malaysia as revealed by ISSR molecular markers. Australian Journal of Crop Science 7(8): 1-6.
48. Taheri S, LA Thohirah, NAP Abdullah and A Zaiton. 2013. Assessing genetic relationships of Curcuma alismatifolia varieties by simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Genetic and Molecular Research 5(4) : 10 pages
49. Babaei N, NAP Abdullah, LA Thohirah and GB Saleh. 2014. An efficient in vitro plantlet regeneration from shoot tip cultures of Curculigo latifolia a medicinal plant. Scientific World Journal 20(5) : 7 pages
50. Taheri S, LA Thohirah, A Zaiton and NAP Abdullah. 2014. Effect of Acute Gamma Irradiation on Curcuma alismatifolia Varieties and Detection of DNA Polymorphism through SSR Marker. BioMed Research International : 18 pages

Teaching    

1. AGR3101 Agriculture Botany
2. AGR4101 Advance Botany
3. AGR5101 Plant Microstructure
4. HRT3002 Botany & Physiology of Horticultural Crops
5. PRT2008 Agriculture and Man
6. CHS2502 Principle in Horticulture Crop Productions
7. CAT4102 Plant Tissue Culture

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