{"id":1305,"date":"2024-11-08T19:20:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T11:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/layout-04\/?page_id=1305"},"modified":"2025-09-26T08:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:49:20","slug":"bsr-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/bsr-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Sustainability Research Division"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Dr. Meilina Ong Abdullah<\/a><\/td>Director of Biology Sustainability Research Division<\/td>meilina@mpob.gov.my<\/td>+603-8769 4405<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Dr. Shamala Sundram<\/a><\/td>Head of Plant Pathology and Biosecurity<\/td>shamala@mpob.gov.my<\/td>+603-8769 4736<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Dr. Vijaya Subramaniam<\/a><\/td>Head of Sustainability, Climate Change & Biodiversity Unit<\/td>vijaya@mpob.gov.my<\/td>+603-8769 4470<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Ahmad Afandi Murdi<\/a><\/td>Head of Agronomy & Geospatial Technology Unit Unit<\/td>aafandim@mpob.gov.my<\/td>+6089-897 029<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Dr. Mohamed Mazmira Mohd Masri<\/a><\/td>Head of Entomology & Integrated Pest Management Unit<\/td>mazmira@mpob.gov.my<\/td>+603-8769 4474<\/td> <\/tr>\n
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Dr. Mohamad Izzuddin Anuar<\/a><\/td>Group Leader, Geospatial & Precision Agriculture Technology<\/td>mohamad.izzuddin@mpob.gov.my<\/td>+603-8769 4486<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Dr. Maizatul Suriza Mohamed<\/a><\/td>Group Leader, Integrated Ganoderma Management<\/td>suriza@mpob.gov.my<\/td>+603-8769 4476<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Dr. Madihah Ahmad Zairun<\/a><\/td>Group Leader, Emerging Diseases & Biosecurity<\/td>madihah@mpob.gov.my<\/td>+603-8769 4554<\/td> <\/tr>\n
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Siti Nurulhidayah Ahmad<\/a><\/td>Group Leader, Entomology and Ecological<\/td>nurulhidayah@mpob.gov.my<\/td>+603-8769 4248<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Bettycopa Amit<\/a><\/td>Group Leader, Biodiversity & Environmental Conservation<\/td>bettycopa@mpob.gov.my<\/td>+6083-438 102 \/ +6083-436 252<\/td> <\/tr>\n
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To promote awareness and use of biological control agents, encourages integrated pest control strategies, and aims to enhance the long-term effectiveness and economic benefits of IPM practices.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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To focus on sustainable oil palm management through research on biodiversity, climate change, carbon balance, GHG emissions, and peat, aiming to guide policy and industry practices.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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To focus on R&D in agronomy and geospatial tools to enhance yield, biomass use, sustainable FFB production, and precision agriculture.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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To aims to lead in oil palm disease research, especially Ganoderma by advancing management strategies, providing expert support, and strengthening advisory networks to reduce yield losses.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Divisional Structure Dr. Meilina Ong Abdullah Director Biology Sustainability Research Division Ahmad Afandi Murdi Head of Unit Agronomy and Geospatial Technology Unit Dr. Mohamed Mazmira Mohd Masri Head of Unit Entomology and Integrated Pest Management Unit Vacant Head of Unit Plant Pathology and Biosecurity Unit Dr. Vijaya Head of Unit Sustainability, Climate Change and Biodiversity … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1305","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1305"}],"version-history":[{"count":395,"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43337,"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1305\/revisions\/43337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpob.gov.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}