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Summary: Ooi Ling Hoak (OLH)
OOI LING HOAK (OLH)

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Education
1976
B. Agr. Sc. (1st class Hons)
University of Malaya
Career Outline
1976
Agricultural Officer
Department of Agriculture, Perak
1976 – 1977
Plantation Assistant
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd.
1977 – 1986
Agronomist, Research Officer
Highlands Research Unit (HRU) Sdn. Bhd.
1986 – 2003
Agronomist, Principal Research Officer and Section Head, Techno-Economic and Management Section.
Applied Agricultural Research (AAR) Sdn. Bhd.
2004 – 2008
Agronomist, Principal Research Officer and Section Head, Techno-Economic and Management Section.
Advanced Agriecological Research (AAR) Sdn. Bhd.
Job Description
As an Agronomist, my main duty is to provide agronomic advices on oil palm, cocoa and coconut to our two Principals; Boustead Plantations Bhd and Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd, and also to our clients. I have more than twenty five years’ experience in the nutrition, pest and disease control and planting practices in these crops. Occasionally, I also carry out economic and feasibility studies on the three plantation crops. As a Principal Research Officer, I am responsible for the research programmes undertaken by the Techno-Economic and Management Section. The research programmes cover mechanization/automation, worker productivity improvement, development of worker and manager-friendly techniques, treatment and utilization of palm oil mill by-products, precision agriculture, land clearing, drainage and economic studies.
Key Research Interests
My current research interests are: 1) zero-waste zero-discharge system of treating palm oil mill effluent (POME) and empty fruit bunch (EFB), 2) detaching fruits from fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and sending only the loose fruits to the mills, 3) zero-burn techniques of clearing oil palm for replanting and their impacts on the replanted palms, 4) automation of FFB weighing in the field and transmitting data to the plantation office wirelessly for the production of yield map, crop production and harvester performance reports, payroll and other reports required by the plantation managers and agronomists, 5) to integrate a controller to a local fertilizer spreader for variable rate application of fertilizer on the go, and 6) mechanization of FFB evacuation and application of fertilizer/EFB.
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Products
Have led or directly involved in the development of the following products:
  • Oil palm yield monitor in the form of a purpose-built instrumented tractor-trailer equipped with load cells, GPS receiver, memory chip and wireless communication system, and supported by in-house customized software. This was jointly developed by AAR, Avery Malaysia S/B and Montek Technologies (M) S/B and could be considered as the first oil palm yield monitor in the world. The system is able to automate the weighing and recording of FFB weight, location and time data and transmit them to the plantation office. Among other uses, the data acquired could be used to generate accurate yield map to serve as a starting point for precision agriculture (Ooi et al., 2003; Ooi & Heng, 2005).
  • Boustead Biotherm Palmass Plant and Process. This zero-waste zero-discharge method of treating palm oil mill effluent and empty fruit bunch was jointly developed by Boustead Plantations Bhd and AAR. The novel plant and process is being patented.
  • Hybrid coconut MATAG, a cross between Malayan Yellow Dwarf (MYD)/Malayan Red Dwarf (MRD) and Tagnanan Tall (TAG) coconuts developed by United Plantations Bhd. (UP). The TAG used in the production of MATAG was originally selected by me at Tagnanan Estate in Davao, Philippines and brought back to Kuala Lumpur on behalf of United Plantation Associations Malaysia (UPAM) members with interest in coconut breeding (HRU, UP & Golden Hope). After a year’s quarantine in a GH rubber estate in Bahau, the TAGs were then distributed and planted in the respective members’ estates and then used to produce new hybrids for evaluation. Among the importing members, only UP persevered and came out with the winning MATAG.
  • Hybrid coconut MAWA, a cross between MYD)/MRD and West African Tall (WAT). MAWA was first developed by the French (IRHO) and later evaluated by me in Malaysia and found to be the best hybrid coconut at that time (Ooi & Chew, 1985). In the meantime, WAT was imported and I was involved in the setting up of MYD/MRD seed gardens in Torkington, Chersonese, Bukit Selarong, Bukit Cheraka, Muar River, Bukit Nuri and Pulau Bai estates and subsequently became the biggest producer of MAWA hybrids in 1970s and 1980s in Malaysia.
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Summary: Joyce Chong Siew Peng
JOYCE CHONG SIEW PENG

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Applied Agricultural Resources S/B,Locked Bag 212, Sg. Buloh P.O.,47000 Sg. Buloh, Selangor,Malaysia.
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Email : joycechong@aarsb.com.my
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Education
1973
Higher School Certificate
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Career Outline
1974 – 1982
Research Assistant
University Sains Malaysia
1983 – 1986
Lab. Supervisor
Highlands Research Unit
1986 – 1996
Lab. Supervisor
Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.
1997 – 2005
Tissue Culture Lab. Manager
Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.
2005 – 2006
Administrator
Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn. Bhd.
2006 – 2007
Tissue Culturist
Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn. Bhd.
Job Description
Tissue Culturist. Was Laboratory Supervisor at HRU. Promoted to Laboratory Manager at AAR Tissue Culture Laboratory. Transferred to Administration section as an assistant Administrative Officer in 2005. Experience in setting up an OSHA Committee and implementing its requirements for the whole organization. Launched the company into active participation in the HRDF thereby spear heading active training and retraining of the workforce for continual performance and improvement. Transferred to crop improvement section in 2006 as tissue culturist in AAR new tissue culture laboratory.
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Summary: Chan Weng Hoong (CWH)
CHAN WENG HOONG (CWH)

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Applied Agricultural Resources S/B,Locked Bag 212, Sg. Buloh P.O.,47000 Sg. Buloh, Selangor,Malaysia.
Tel : 6-03-61561152
Fax : 6-03-61561206
Email : chanwh@aarsb.com.my
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Education
1973
B. Agric. Sc. (Hons.)
University of Malaya (UM)
Career Outline
1973 – 1978
Assistant Research Officer
Highland Research Unit
1978 – 1984
Research Officer
Highland Research Unit
1985 – 1986
Senior Research Officer
Highland Research Unit
1986 – 1998
Senior Research Officer
Applied Agricultural Research S/B
1998 – 2009
Principal Research Officer, Head of Agromanagement, Section Head, OP and Rubber Advisory.
Applied Agricultural Resources S/B
2009 – Present
Consultant
Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn. Bhd.
Job Description
Part-time Consultant. Provide consultancy on oil palm and rubber to both Principal and non principal estates. As Section Head of oil palm and rubber, I am in charge of allocation of estates to all advisory officers and also plan the annual leaf and soil sampling programmes for Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. My advisory estates cover Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Indonesia. I am particularly interested in advisory work on oil palm cultivated on peat in Indonesia, having visited oil palm and rubber areas there for 10 years.
Key Research Interests
My main interest is in rubber research especially in exploitation and clonal evaluation. Research interest in exploitation includes the evaluation of short cuts while evaluation of the latest Prang Besar and RRIM 2000 series clones is also being conducted.
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Products
Have led or directly involved in the development of the following products:
  • AAR jacket system and AAR Rainguard, both of which have been patented
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Summary: Periasamy Arunasalem
Periasamy Arunasalem

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Education
Senior Cambridge
Career Outline
1969 – 1986
Assistant Research Officer
Highlands Research Unit (HRU)
1986 – 2004
Assistant Research Officer
Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

Summary: Ong Tee San
Ong Tee San

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Education
1972
B. Agric Sc. (Hons. – 2nd Class)
University of Malaya
Career Outline
1972 – 1975
Asst. Adv. Officer
RRIM
1975 – 1976
Assistant Manager
RRIM Research Station
1976 – 1979
Assistant Agronomist
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd.
1979 – 1981
Agronomist
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd.
1981 – 1986
Senior Agronomist
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd.
1986 (July) – 2001 (April)
Senior Research Officer
Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

Summary: Gopal Kolandai
Gopal Kolandai

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Education
Senior Cambridge
Career Outline
1969 – 1986
Assistant Research Officer
Highlands Research Unit (HRU)
1986 – 2003
Assistant Research Officer
Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

Summary: Girlie Wong
Girlie Wong

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Education
1968
Diploma in Agriculture
Serdang Agriculture College
1975
B. Sc. Horticulture
Louisiana State University
1977
M. Sc. Horiculture
North Carolina State University
Career Outline
1968 – 1971
Agricultural Assistant
Department of Agricultural Padi Experimental Station
1971 – 1975
Research Assistant
MARDI Padi Experimental Station
1973 – 1975
Student Worker
Floriculture Greenhouse, Louisiana State University
1976 – 1977
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Fruits and Vegetable Section, Department of Horticulture Science, North Carolina State University
1977 – 1982
Research Officer
Tissue Culture Lab., MARDI
1982 – 1986
Research Officer
Tissue Culture Lab., Highlands Research Unit
1986 (June) – 1992 (December)
Research Officer
Tissue Culture Lab., Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.
1993 – 1999
Senior Research Officer
Tissue Culture Lab., Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.
2000 – 2006
Principal Research Officer
Tissue Culture Lab., Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

Summary: Chen Kok Chin
Chen Kok Chin

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Education
Secondary V.
Outram Commercial Secondary School, Singapore
Career Outline
1963 (October) – 1968 (December)
Account Clerk
Muar River Estate
1969 (January) – 1984 (December)
Account Clerk
Highlands Research Unit (HRU)
1985 – 1986
Administrative Assistant
Highlands Research Unit (HRU)
1986 (July) – 2000 (October)
Administrative Assistant
Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

Summary: Chan Khoon San
Chan Khoon San

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Education
1971
B. Sc. (Hons.)
University of Malaya
Career Outline
1971- 1986
Chemist
Highlands Research Unit (HRU)
1986 (June) – 1996 (November)
Chemist
Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.

Summary: Dr. Soh Aik Chin FASc (SAC)
DR. SOH AIK CHIN FASc (SAC)

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Applied Agricultural Resources S/B, No. 11, Jalan Teknologi 3/6, Taman Sains Selangor 1, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel : 6-03-61561152
Fax : 6-03-61561206
Email : sac@aarsb.com.my
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Education
1971
B. Agri. Sc. (Hons.)
University of Malaya (UM)
1976
M. Agric. Sc
University of Malaya (UM)
1979
Ph.D
Oregon State University
Career Outline
1971 – 1973
Cocoa agronomist
Felda Research
1973 – 1974
Tutor
University of Malaya
1975 – 1976
Lecturer
University of Malaya
1977 – 1979
Teaching Assistant
Oregon State University
1979 – 1986 (June)
Plant Breeder
Highlands Research Unit
1986 (June) – 2007 (February)
Plant Breeder
Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.
1998 – 2000 (March)
Department Head of Agricultural Research
Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.
2000 (March) – 2007 (February)
Head of Agricultural Research
Applied Agricultural Research Sdn. Bhd.
Job Description
Part-time Consultant at AAR-UNMC
Key Research Interests
Plant breeding – principally oil palm with some experience and interest on cocoa, chillies, tomatoes, maize and forages.
Breeding and selection strategies and methodologies including marker-assisted selection, transgenics, dihaploids for hybrid seeds and clones.
Field plot technique – experimental designs and analysis of field trials, statistical inference.
Discoveries
  • Developed: (1) the Dumpy-AVROS semi-dwarf oil palm hybrid variety which facilitates harvesting and extends the economic life of the crop, (2) the Dumpy.Yangambi.AVROS hybrid variety with improved high yield potential besides the dwarfing advantages, and (3) high yielding clones from tissue culture, with strong support from his very able tissue culture and plant breeding teams. These varieties have made and continue to make significant economic impact on the oil palm industry. (ref: Soh et al., 1981)
  • Suggested appropriate selection and breeding methods and strategies for the production of hybrid seeds and clones for oil palm (Soh, 1986, 1994, 1998, 1999; Soh and Chow, 1993)
  • Elucidated the inheritance of the resistance to chilli veinal mottle virus and started the genetic base for the development of the virus resistant ‘Cili Bangi’ chilli variety (Soh, Yap and Graham, 1976, 1977).
Products
Have led or directly involved in the development of the following products:
  • AA DxP seeds
  • AA Ramets
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