Town/City
Serdang

POST/ZIP code
43400

Telephone No.
(+60) 3-89486101

Fax Number
(+60) 3-89435973

Email Address
ridzwan@agri.upm.edu.my

Web Address
www.upm.edu.my

Organisational Structure
The Faculty of Agriculture is the main faculty of the Universiti Putra Malaysia devoted to teaching, research and extension in the field of agricultural and horticultural sciences. It offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs up to the level of the Ph.D. for studies in tropical agriculture. The faculty is made up of six departments: Crop Science, Plant Protection, Land Management, Animal Science, Agribusiness and Agricultural Technology. The academic staff comprises 120 lecturers in the various fields of agriculture who are required to be involved in research as part of their responsibility.
The six research programmes in this faculty are:
1. Development of new cultivars;
2. Development of production systems including soilless culture;
3. Improvement production and quality through efficient input utilisation;
4. Ornamental horticulture and floriculture;
5. Effective pest and disease management;
6. Post-harvest handling and minimal processing.

Elevation
65 m

Annual Rainfall
22136 mm

Hours of Sunshine
3818

Monthly Radiant Energy
467, 458, 558, 564, 518, 416, 467, 405, 453, 515, 464, 372 MJ m-2

Total Radiant Energy
3818 MJ m-2

Humidity
85%

Commodity
fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants

Discipline
crop science, breeding, agronomy, culture, physiology, nutrition, soil fertility, phytopathology, crop protection, post-harvest (physiology/biochemistry)

Staff:
Ibrahim, Y.B.
Mokhtaruddin, A.M.
Hanafi, M.M.
Wong, K.C.
Zauyah, S.
Zakaria, W.
Ismail, M.R.
Thohirah, L.A.
Saleh, G.B.
Kamarudin, M.S.
Tan, Y.-H.A.
Sariah, M
Siti-Aishah, H.
Hor, Y.L.
Aziz, M.A.
Mahmud, T.M.M.
Yunus, A.G.

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