Staff Directory


Nur Sabrina Binti Ahmad Azmi

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor in Agricultural Science - Doctor of Philosophy, Kyoto University

Nur Sabrina Binti Ahmad Azmi (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE


sabrinaazmi@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Natural Science ~ Biological Sciences ~ Botany ~ Plant Pathology - Plant Pathology, Plant-Pathogen Interaction
  • Agricultural ~ Agricultural Science And Technology ~ Crop Production and Agriculture Information System and Technology ~ Pests and Diseases


Professional Membership


  • 2021 - 2021 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), The Phytopathological Society of Japan


Teaching Responsibilities


BIOFERTILIZERS 2019/2020 2018/2019
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024
BREEDING FOR PEST AND DISEASE RESISTANCE 2024/2025 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
COMPUTER IN SCIENCE 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 2 2020/2021
LABORATORY AND FIELD TECHNIQUES IN PLANT SCIENCES 2018/2019
NUTRACEUTICALS AND COSMECUETICALS 2018/2019
PLANT BREEDING LABORATORY 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
PLANT PATHOLOGY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024
PLANT PROTECTION 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES 2018/2019
PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2024/2025
SEED SCIENCE 2023/2024 2021/2022
SOIL ECOLOGY 2021/2022
SOIL MICROBIOLOGY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019
SOIL MICROBIOLOGY AND BELOWGROUND ECOSYSTEMS 2025/2026 2024/2025


Supervision


Elucidation Of Pathogenicity, Virulence And Host Susceptibility Of Bacterial Panicle Blight On Rice Caused By Burkholderia Glumae.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
The Study Of Multiple Extraction Methods Of Phytochemical Constituents Of Senna Alata Leaves.
Master Completed 2024 Main Supervisor
In Silico Elucidation Of Nep1-Like Protein (Nlp) During The Durio Zibethinus-Phytophthora Palmivora Interaction.
Master Completed 2024 Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2023 - 2023 INHART Laboratories Workshop Series - Jan - Nov 2023
2021 - 2023 Establishment of horticultural therapy towards the healing of special needs children suffering from autism due to Covid-19 pandemic
2019 - 2023 Elucidation of Phytophthora palmivora Nep1-like proteins (NLP) in durian stem canker
2019 - 2024 Characterization of OsSCE1 and Ghd2 genes involved in drought stress response of Oryza sativa via CRISPR-Cas9 systems
On-Going
2025 - Present Investigating the effects and impacts of horticultural therapy as an intervention programme for teenagers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
2023 - Present Safeguarding Halalan Toyyiban Aquaculture Operation using Paper Strip Biosensor for On-Site Pathogen Detection
2022 - Present Volatile Organic Compound Analysis of Durian Infected by Phytophthora Palmivora as Early Detecting Method Approach
2021 - Present Microbiocenosis Assessment on Taxonomic and Functional Composition of Landfill Waste


Awards & Recognition


11 Mar, 2023 Silver Medal - Others National


Publications


Articles

2025 Extraction of bioactive compounds and evaluation of antioxidant activity from senna alata linn leaves using subcritical carbon dioxide soxhlet and conventional methods. Natural Products Journal, 15 (8) pp. 95-104
2024 Workshop stem-eco printing untuk mengembangkan jiwa enterpreneurship siswa Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku Muhammad, Pahang, Malaysia. Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat MIPA dan Pendidikan MIPA, 8 (1) pp. 45-49
2023 Development of CRISPR/CAS9 construct in rice (Oryza Sativa subsp. Indica) using golden gate cloning method towards drought tolerance. Journal of Tropical Life Science, 13 (2) pp. 257-276
2022 Host range and control strategies of Phytophthora palmivora in Southeast Asia perennial crops. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 45 (4) pp. 991-1019
2021 Genome editing for the development of rice resistance against stresses: a review. Tropical Agricultural Science, () pp. 599-616
2021 Isolation and morphological identification of soil fungi from agricultural soil in Kuantan. Journal Clean WAS (JCleanWAS), 5 (1) pp. 31-34
2021 Transcriptome profiling of Stevia rebaudiana MS007 revealed genes involved in flower development. Turkish Journal of Biology, 45 () pp. 1-10
2020 Isolation and preliminary screening of endophytic fungi from Ficus carica for biocontrol and phosphate solubilization. Environment and Ecosystem Science, 4 (2) pp. 65-72
2020 Orthologous Revelation between Elaeis guineensis, Arabidopsis thaliana and Solanum lycopersicum. International Journal of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, 3 (2) pp. 164 -179
2018 Inappropriate expression of an NLP effector in colletotrichum orbiculare impairs infection on cucurbitaceae cultivars via plant recognition of the C-terminal region. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 31 (1) pp. 101-111
2012 Suppression of basal stem rot disease progress in oil palm (elaeis guineensis) after copper and calcium supplementation. Pertanika Journal Tropical Agricultural Science, 35 (S) () pp. 13-24
Conference or Workshop Items

2023 Development and assessment of CRISP/Cas9- construct towards drought tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa subsp. indica). In: 5th International Conference on Biosciences and Medical Engineering (ICBME 2023),
2022 Bacteria associated with rice panicle blight and grain discolouration in Penang. In: The 4th International Conference on Biosciences & Medical Engineering (ICBME 2022),
2022 De novo transcriptome dataset of gene expression in Durio zibethinus during the infection of Phytophthora palmivora. In: The 4th International Conference on Biosciences & Medical Engineering (ICBME 2022),
2021 Genome-wide comparative analysis of drought tolerant genes in rice, maize, date palm and arabidopsis. In: 7th International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (iCAST2021),
2020 Genome-scale compositional comparisons towards drought tolerant genes in rice, date palm, maize and thale cress. In: Malaysian Applied Biology Society Virtual Seminar 2020,
Books

2024 Proceedings of the International Soil Science Conference 2024. Malaysian Society of Soil Science, ISBN: 978-967-16101-6-9
Book Sections

2024 Emerging microbial intervention technologies and innovations for enhanced food quality and safety from a Halalan Toyyiban perspective and One Health approach. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-981-97-3842-7, pp. 145-169
2024 Phytomicrobiome engineering for crop growth and resilience. In: Humana Press, ISBN: 978-1-0716-4179-8, pp. 485-492
2022 Trichoderma genes for abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-3-030-91649-7, pp. 361-368
2022 Trichoderma genes for abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-3-030-91649-7, pp. 361-368
2021 Pests and diseases of Ficus sp. in Malaysia. In: Noor Publishing, ISBN: 978-620-3-86004-7, pp. 92-103
Monograph

2022 Healing garden: Modul aktiviti dan pelaksanaan. In: ,