Staff Directory


Halimaton Saadiah Binti Othman

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Biosciences) - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia

Halimaton Saadiah Binti Othman (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE

halimatonsaadiah@iium.edu.my
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Teaching Responsibilities


BREEDING FOR PEST AND DISEASE RESISTANCE 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
BREEDING FOR SELECTED CROPS 2025/2026
CURRENT TOPICS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2025/2026
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 2 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2025/2026
FRUIT CROPS BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY 2025/2026
PLANT BREEDING 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
PLANT BREEDING LABORATORY 2024/2025 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
PLANT ECOLOGY 2018/2019
PLANT EVOLUTION AND ORIGIN OF CROP SPECIES 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
PLANT MOLECULAR BREEDING 2025/2026
PLANT PROPAGATION 2023/2024
PLANTS FOR BIOENERGY 2025/2026
QUANTITATIVE GENETICS IN PLANT BREEDING 2024/2025
SELECTION METHODS IN PLANT BREEDING 2024/2025 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019


Supervision


Morphological And Molecular Characterization Of Momordica Cochinchinensis Spreng Different Accessions Cultivated Under Tropical Condition.
Master Completed 2022 Main Supervisor
Genetic Variability Of Pineapple (Ananas Comosus) Accessions As Revealed By Phenotypic And Genotypic Characterisation .
Master In Progress Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2021 - 2023 Establishment of horticultural therapy towards the healing of special needs children suffering from autism due to Covid-19 pandemic
2019 - 2023 INSIGHTS ON THE POLLINATION BIOLOGY OF GUAVA POLLINATORS FOR BETTER FRUIT YIELD
2018 - 2023 Morphological and molecular characterisation of gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng)
On-Going
2025 - Present Investigating the effects and impacts of horticultural therapy as an intervention programme for teenagers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
2024 - Present Elucidating phenotypic and genotypic variations of pineapple accessions for pineapple breeding improvement


Publications


Articles

2025 Buah Gac (Momordica cochinchinensis): mutiara merah Asia yang kaya dengan potensi nutrisi dan ekonomi tinggi. Majalah Sains, () pp.
2024 Phenotypic characterisation of f1 hybrids derived from cross-breeding double and single petunias (petunia hybrida). Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 22 (2) pp. 962-980
2023 Morphological and genetic analysis of Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng. (Gac) from different accessions in Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Life Science, 13 (2) pp. 319-334
2023 Morphological characterization of Gac Fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis SPRENG) based on qualitative and quantitative traits. Journal of Agrobiotechnology, 14 (1) pp. 7-20
2022 Development of stevia rebaudiana hybrids through trigona-assisted pollination (pembangunan hibrid stevia rebaudiana melalui pendebungaan berbantukan trigona). Sains Malaysiana, 51 (7) pp. 2013-2023
2020 Preliminary morphological and phytochemical evaluation of Momordica cochinchinensis spreng. Acta Chemica Malaysia (ACMY), 4 (1) pp. 1-8
2018 Genetic variabilities of stevia rebaudiana bertoni cultivated in Malaysia as revealed by morphological, chemical and molecular characterisations. AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science, 40 (2) pp. 267-283
2015 Morphological assessment of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni accessions in IIUM's germplasm as initial material for stevia breeding. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 9 (25) pp. 1-9
Book Sections

2021 An overview of fig biology and diversity. In: Noor Publishing, ISBN: 978-620-3-86004-7, pp. 1-11
2016 Assessment of Genetic Diversity and Hybrid Identification in Stevia Using Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) Markers. In: Persatuan Genetik Malaysia, ISBN: , pp. 157-162
Monograph

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