16 articles in this issue
SALIZA ASMAN, SHALINI RAJA
Osmotic dehydration is one of the alternative methods that is most frequently employed in the food industry to prevent large accumulation of food waste and postharvest losses, although it has a devastating influence on the textural and structural properti... see more
SITI-SYAMIM NURFATIHAH ABD RAHMAN, ROBERTA CHAYA TAWIE TINGGA, MOHAMAD FHAIZAL MOHAMAD BUKHORI, SHARIFAH MONA ABD AZIZ ABDULLAH
New and improved fertilisers are constantly being introduced to the market to help increase crop yields. However, the common usage of chemical fertilisers had brought upon negative impacts to the environment and the study for sustainable fertiliser is sti... see more
THRACESY MUNAH ASSAN, EFFA SHAHRINA SAHARI, NURASHIKIN SUHAILI, DAYANG SALWANI AWANG ADENI, DEVAGI KANAKARAJU , MICKY VINCENT
In the studies and production of bioethanol, the preferred fermenting yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is usually cultured in liquid broth that contains yeast extract and peptone. However, the use of these laboratory and scientific grade chemicals is cost... see more
ZUBAINATU ABBA, SITI FATIMAH ZAHARAH MOHAMAD FUZI, HAZEL MONICA MATIAS-PERALTA
Botryococcus is a microalgal genus known for its ability to generate and accumulate substantial amounts of lipids via carbohydrate metabolism. This work determined the metabolic pathways and enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism leading to increased... see more
NURUL AZYLA AZMI, SHARIFAH AMINAH SYED MOHAMAD, ABU MUSLIM AHMAD, NAJIHAH MOHD SANI, SITI ROHA AB MUTALIB, FAZDLINA SAPEE
Every year there are reports of food poisoning involving food sold at the Ramadan bazaar and one of the causes of food poisoning is Bacillus cereus. This study aimed to determine the contamination level of B. cereus and the antimicrobial susceptibility pr... see more
STEFFIE PHILIP, GABRIEL TONGA NOWEG, ANDREW ALEK TUEN, JONGKAR GRINANG
The intensive development of agricultural activities can be a major threat to the extinction of fish fauna in the tropical headwater streams of Borneo Island. Insufficient information on the influence of multiple land-use on fish communities can lead to f... see more
ANISA MAGFIROH, ENDAH DWI HASTUTI, YULITA NURCHAYATI, NINTYA SETIARI
Chrysanthemum sp. is a floricultural plant of the Asteraceae family with high economic value. The anthocyanin pigment in red chrysanthemum acts as an antioxidant, the content of which can be influenced by genetic factors such as the physiological age of t... see more
ELISSA STELLA RAFAEL, YEO FREDDY KUOK SAN, NOR AIN HUSSIN, VU THANH TU ANH, ANG POH SIM, EWE ZHANG HUA, LAI LEE SAN
Rice blast (causal agent: Pyricularia oryzae) is an important disease of rice in Sarawak. Understanding the pathogen’s morphological characteristics, genetic diversity and pathogenicity is important. Having a suitable medium for culturing and maintaining ... see more
DAYANG NAJWA AWG BAKI, ELEXSON NILLIAN, DALENE LESEN
Excessive and improper antibiotic use in animals raised for human consumption can increase the risk of antibiotic-resistant infections, causing more harm and higher treatment costs. This study examined the virulence genes and antibiotic susceptibility of ... see more
ABDULQUADRI SAGAYA, ABDULLAHI ALANAMU ABDULRAHAMAN
Studies were conducted to broaden the systematic knowledge of the genus Duranta erecta L., to contribute a better understanding of their taxonomic and evolutionary relationships. Previous studies have pointed out complexity in the taxonomy and nomenclatur... see more
M. GOLAM MUSTAFA, AMY HALIMAH RAJAEE, HADI HAMLI, KHAIRUL ADHA A. RAHIM
The Setipinna breviceps is a commercially important and highly esteemed food fish. This species has scant of scientific formation particularly on population parameters like growth, mortality and recruitment. The present study aimed to estimate the body in... see more
CARLINA FREDDIE SIMOL, JOHN KEEN CHUBO, KHALID NAWI, IRA CARLBRENIE SIMOL
Paddy husk (PH) is a waste generated from rice production that can be composted into organic fertiliser. Ligninolytic active Bacillus spp. from termite gut were added during the composting process to enhance the agronomic properties of compost produced fr... see more
SUNARNO, NURUL ANNISA, SRI ISDADIYANTO
The problem often encountered by laying duck breeders is a decrease in the physical quality of eggs. Nanochitosan is a polysaccharide that has the potential as a feed additive to improve the physical quality of eggs in pengging ducks. The use of nanochito... see more
MOHAMAD HARRIS NASIR, MUHAMMAD HAFIZ AIMAN, MOHANARAJ SITHAMPALANADANARAJAH, JOSHUA MATHEWS
Hemipteran predator species from the families Reduviidae and Pentatomidae are a group of insects that play a crucial role as natural enemies of leaf-eating pests in oil palm plantations by maintaining the population of pests below the economic. The promot... see more
AHMAD IRFAN ABDUL RAZAK, SITI NURLYDIA SAZALI, RATNAWATI HAZALI, FARAH NABILLAH ABU HASAN AIDIL FITRI , ISAAC STIA MARCELLINUS
The Penthicodes farinosus are strikingly coloured insects and can be found in India, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, the Philippines, and Borneo. Despite their wide distributional range in Asia with a common occurrence in Borneo, mo... see more
ABUL FAIZ MOHAMMAD ARIFUR RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD AHSANUL ISLAM, MOHD HANAFI IDRIS, MD KHURSHID ALAM BHUIYAN, MOHAMMAD MAMUN CHOWDHURY, MUYASSAR H. ABUALREESH, ABU HENA MUSTAFA KAMAL
Mangroves in wetland ecosystems are diverse and play significant role in the adjacent communities on which they are dependent for their livelihoods. It is also important for fishery resources and nutrient inputs in marine and brackish water ecosystems. Ho... see more