AAR Seminar on Hybrida
(Organisers: AA Resources Sdn. Bhd. & Kimia Utama Sdn. Bhd.)
Seminar @ Kingwood Resort, Mukah on 27 June 2013
Field Day @ Rinwood Pelita Estate, Mukah
KLK Mini-Conference for Managers and Assistants (Plantation)
Venue: AAR’s Auditorium, Kota Damansara
Distinguished guest speakers:
Mr. R.Chandran (Group Specialist Advisor, Platinum NanoChem Sdn Bhd)
Dr. S. Paramanathan (Param Agricultural Soil Surveys)
Dr. Soh Aik Chin (Advisor, AAR)
Dr.Ravigadevi S.(Director of ABBC, MPOB)
Prof. Peter Ooi (Head, Department of Agricultural & Food Sciences, Fac. Science, Utar)
Dr. Ho Cheng Tuck (Agricultural Consultant)
Mr. Chung Gait Fee (Agricultural Consultant)
Dr. Idris Abu Seman (Head of Ganoderma & Diseases Research Unit, MPOB)
Prof. R.Cooper (Reader in Plant Microorganism Interactions, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Uni. of Bath)
Dr. John Ng (Principal Consultant, META Consulting)
CONFERENCE PROGRAMMES
MC, Mr. Cheah Chen Kin of KLK, kicked off the Conference with his opening speech & Mr.Chew Poh Soon (Consultant, AAR) with his welcoming remarks to the participants, including distinguished guest speakers.
A total of 8 sessions (as below) for the 3 days period, covered a number of important issues pertaining to past, present and future outlook of the Oil Palm crop. These were followed by Q&A and discussions.
Session 1: Plantation Company’s Strategies for progress and sustainability
(Chairman : Mr. Roy Lim Kiam Chye, Group Plantation Director, KLK)
- Keynote Address: KLK’s Objective & Strategies (Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Oi Hian – CEO, KLK)
- Palm Oil Scenario: Prospects and Challenges in the Next Decade (M.R. Chandran – Group Specialist Advisor, Platinum NanoChem Sdn. Bhd.)
Session 2: The Oil Palm
(Chairman: Mr. Tee Thiam Keng, General Manager, KLK)
- Genetic, Breeding & Selecting Oil Palm for the future (Dr.Soh A.C – Advisor, AAR)
- Carbon Assimilation, Dry Matter Production & Partitioning of Growth and Yield in OP (Goh K.J. – Director of Research, AAR)
- Parameters and Criteria for Assessing Health, Growth and Yield in OP (Teo C.B. – Agronomist, AAR)
Session 3: Growing conditions for Oil Palm
(Chairman: Mr. Lim Eng Kee, Senior General Manager, KLK)
- Importance of Climatic factors in OP Cultivation & Their Mitigation (Dr. Kee K.K – President Director, AARI)
- Guidelines on Drainage: Management & Planning in OP Plantation (Tey S.H. – Agronomist, AAR)
- Key Soil Physical, Chemical & Biological Properties and their Improvement for OP Cultivation (Patrick Ng & Dr. Tasren – Agronomist, AAR)
- OP Growing Soils of the World (Dr. S.Paramananthan – Param Agric. Soil Surveys)
Session 4: Agronomy in Oil Palm Management
(Chairman: Mr. Mah Fak Chin, General Manager)
- New Biotechnology Sciences in OP R&D and Potential Impact on its Cultivation and Management (Dr. Ravigadevi S. – Director ABBC, MPOB)
- Role of OP Agronomy in Achieving SYP (Arif Sugandi – Agronomist AARI)
Session 5: Fertiliser Management in Oil Palm
(Chairman: Mr.Mah Fak Chin, General Manager)
- The AAR OP Fertiliser Recommendation System and Maximising Nutrient Uptake Efficiency (Patrick Ng – Agronomist AAR)
- Choice of Fertilisers: Factors and Parameters Used (Teo C.B. – Agronomist AAR)
- Development in the application of Spatial Information Technology for OP (Tey S.H. – Agronomist AAR)
Session 6: Biodiversity and Pest Management in Oil Palm
(Chairman: Mr Eyu Teong Po, Regional Director, [Sabah] KLK)
- Biodiversity and Its Importance in OP Estates (Prof. Peter Ooi, – Head Department of Agric. & Food Sciences, Fac.UTAR)
- How Insect Pests get to Devastate your OP and What you can do to prevent this (Dr. Ho C.T, – Agric. Consultant)
- Biology of Rats in OP estates and Their Control (Chung G.F. – Agric. Consultant)
Session 7: Basal Stem Rot and Other Oil Palm Diseases
(Chairman: Mr Eyu Teong Po, Regional Director, [Sabah] KLK)
- Update on Biology and Control of BSR in OP estates (Dr. Idris Abu Seman, – Head of Ganoderma & Disease Res.Unit, MPOB)
- Major OP Diseases in the World: Keeping Them Out (Prof. R.Cooper, – Reader in Plant-Microorganism Interactions, Dept of Biology & Biochemistry, Uni of Bath)
Session 8: Management in Oil Palm Estates
(Chairman: Teh Sar Moh Nee, Regional Director, [Pen. Malaysia] KLK)
- Firing up-Engaging for peak performance ( Dr. John Ng, Principal Consultant, META Consulting)
Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Oi Hian (CEO, KLK) presenting appreciation gifts to distinguished guest speakers.
Dr. John Ng, META Consulting (centre, front row) with some of the participants.
Personal Details/Awards/Publications: Laura Lin Tze Chin (LLTC)
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Summary: Laura Lin Tze Chin (LLTC)
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LAURA LIN TZE CHIN (LLTC)
Contact Details : Advanced Agriecological Research S/B, No. 11, Jalan Teknologi 3/6, Taman Sains Selangor 1, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Tel : 603-6151 7924 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 Fax : 603-6151 7081 Email : laura@aarsb.com.my Personal Web Page : – |
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2012
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B. Sc. (Hons.) in Agricultural Science
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The University of Queensland, Australia
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Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.
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Graduate Research Assistant. My job will be focusing on physiological aspects of oil palm.
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Summary: Rizki Darusalam (RD)
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Andalas University (UNAND)
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PT. Bakti Tani Nusantara
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Contact Details : Advanced Agriecological Research S/B, No. 11, Jalan Teknologi 3/6, Taman Sains Selangor 1, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Tel : 603-6151 7924 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 Fax : 603-6151 7081 Email : Tansy@aarsb.com.my Personal Web Page : – |
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University Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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Top Glove Sdn. Bhd.
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Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.
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Assistant Research Officer I (Statistician). To maintain and analyze a wide range of agricultural data from field experiments, supervise a team of statistical clerks, as well as assist researchers in designing field experiments. As I have recently joined AAR, the initial steps are to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to enable me to carry out my job responsibilities.
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Selected Papers in International Books
Soh, A.C., Kee, K.K., Goh, K.J., Ang, B.N. and Ooi, L.H. 2008. Elaeis guineensis, Oil palm. In: Janick, J. and Paul, R.E. (ed). Encyclopedia of fruit and nuts. CABI International, United Kingdom: 118-127.
Goh, K.J. and Chui, S.B. Mucuna bracteata: A cover crop and living green manure.
Fauziah, I., Shamshuddin, J., Zin, Z.Z., Zauyah, S.D., Goh, K.J., Jalloh, M.B., Osumanu, H.A. and Rosazlin, A. 2006. Proc. of Soils 2006 on Strategies for Enhanced Soil and Crop Quality, MSSS, Kuala Lumpur: 255 pp.
Goh K.J., Hardter R. and Fairhurst T. 2003. Fertilizing for maximum returns. In : Thomas Fairhurst and Rolf Hardter (eds). Oil Palm : Management for large and sustainable yields. Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI), Potash & Phosphate Institute, Canada (PPIC) and International Potash Institute (IPI), Singapore : 279-306.
Goh K.J., Hardter R. and Fairhurst T. 2003. General Oil Palm Nutrition. In : Thomas Fairhurst and Rolf Hardter (eds). Oil Palm : Management for large and sustainable yields. Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI), Potash & Phosphate Institute, Canada (PPIC) and International Potash Institute (IPI), Singapore : 191-230.
Goh, K.J., Chiu, S.B. and Paramanathan, S. (2011) Agronomic Principles and Practices of Oil Palm Cultivation. Agricultural Crop Trust, Kuala Lumpur: 771 pages.
Lim, K.H., Goh, K.J., Kee, K.K. and Henson, I.E. (2011) Climatic requirements of oil palm. In: Goh, K.J., Chiu, S.B. and Paramanathan, S. (Eds.) Agronomic Principles and Practices of Oil Palm Cultivation. Agricultural Crop Trust, Kuala Lumpur: 1-46.
Mahamooth, T.N., Gan, H.H., Kee, K.K. and Goh, K.J. (2011) Water requirements and cycling of oil palm. In: Goh, K.J., Chiu, S.B. and Paramanathan, S. (Eds.) Agronomic Principles and Practices of Oil Palm Cultivation. Agricultural Crop Trust, Kuala Lumpur: 89-144.
Goh, K.J., and Teo, C.B. (2011) Agronomic principles and practices of fertilizer management of oil palm. In: Goh, K.J., Chiu, S.B. and Paramanathan, S. (Eds.) Agronomic Principles and Practices of Oil Palm Cultivation. Agricultural Crop Trust, Kuala Lumpur: 241-388.
Totok, S., Ng, P.H.C. and Goh, K.J. (2011) Digital technology and oil palm cultivation. In: Goh, K.J., Chiu, S.B. and Paramanathan, S. (Eds.) Agronomic Principles and Practices of Oil Palm Cultivation. Agricultural Crop Trust, Kuala Lumpur: 511-562.
Ng, P.H.C. and Goh, K.J. (2011) Managing soils on hilly and steep terrain under oil palms. In: Goh, K.J., Chiu, S.B. and Paramanathan, S. (Eds.) Agronomic Principles and Practices of Oil Palm Cultivation. Agricultural Crop Trust, Kuala Lumpur: 603-640.
Goh, K.J. (2011) Compilation of pictorial guide and essay on some agronomic practices of oil palm. In: Goh, K.J., Chiu, S.B. and Paramanathan, S. (Eds.) Agronomic Principles and Practices of Oil Palm Cultivation. Agricultural Crop Trust, Kuala Lumpur: 729-766.
AAR won the best poster award at PIPOC 2013
AAR wishes to congratulate Ms. Gan Siau Ting and their team members for being awarded the 2013 PIPOC’s Best Poster Award, for their poster paper “A High Density DArT- and SNP-based Linkage Map of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis)” at the MPOB International Palm Oil Congress (PIPOC) Nov-2013.
A High Density DArT- and SNP-based Linkage Map of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis)
Click on photo for full sized image.
Occupational Safety & Health Policy
We are fully committed towards achieving the highest standard of occupational safety and health with the aim of ensuring and promoting a safe and healthy working environment in our company premises.
We shall achieve this by:
- Complying with all legal requirements pertaining to Occupational Safety and Health.
- Providing adequate training, information and supervision on safety and health aspects to all employees at all levels.
- Providing adequate financial and physical resources to implement safety and health programs.
- Ensuring that all employees are held accountable for their safety and health responsibilities.
- Reviewing our safety and health policy and safe working procedures as often as may be necessary for continual improvement in safety and health matters.