Dr M.Y. Rafii
Universiti putra Malaysia
Professor, Agriculture Sciences
Malaysia
My co-authors include
Samuel Chukwu
Mr. Momodu Jalloh
SABA JASIM
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My Publications
Recovery of Recurrent Parent Genome in a Marker-Assisted Backcrossing Against Rice Blas...
Plants
October 2020
Pyramiding approach for development of blast and bacterial leaf blight resistant, and d...
October 2020
Recent Strategies for Detection and Improvement of Brown Planthopper Resistance Genes i...
Plants
September 2020
Assessment of Agro-Morphologic Performance, Genetic Parameters and Clustering Pattern o...
Agronomy
July 2020
Effect of Temperature, Water Activity and Carbon Dioxide on Fungal Growth and Mycotoxin...
Toxins
July 2020
Effects of post-harvest hot water treatments on the fungi contamination, physiology and...
Australian Journal of Crop Science
July 2020
Effect of Salt-Tolerant Bacterial Inoculations on Rice Seedlings Differing in Salt-Tole...
Agronomy
July 2020
Current Applicable DNA Markers for Marker Assisted Breeding in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
July 2020
Segregation analysis for bacterial leaf blight disease resistance genes in rice ‘...
Chilean journal of agricultural research
June 2020
Exploration of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc, an Underutilized Crop, ...
Agronomy
May 2020
Genetic Variability of Eggplant Germplasm Evaluated under Open Field and Glasshouse Cro...
Agronomy
March 2020
Submergence Tolerance in Rice: Review of Mechanism, Breeding and, Future Prospects
Sustainability
February 2020
Genetic analysis of microsatellites associated with resistance against bacterial leaf b...
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
January 2020
Genetic diversity and variability among pigmented rice germplasm using molecular marker...
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
January 2020
Genetic Improvement of Oil Palm Through Recurrent Selection
January 2020
LEA Gene Expression Assessment in Advanced Mutant Rice Genotypes under Drought Stress
International Journal of Genomics
December 2019
Marker-Assisted Introgression of Multiple Resistance Genes Confers Broad Spectrum Resis...
Agronomy
December 2019
Core collection of Hevea brasiliensis from the 1995 RRIM Hevea germplasm for effective ...
Journal of Rubber Research
December 2019
Molecular confirmation of candidate Hsp70 gene associated with heat tolerance in BC3F2 ...
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science
November 2019
Author Correction: De novo assembly of transcriptomes, mining, and development of novel...
Scientific Reports
November 2019
Genetic diversity and selection criteria of MPOB-Senegal oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Ja...
Industrial Crops and Products
November 2019
Adaptation of the metabolomics profile of rice after Pyricularia oryzae infection
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
November 2019
Morphophysiological and yield attributes of groundnut varieties under different salinit...
Legume Research - An International Journal
September 2019
Association analysis of rice grain traits with single nucleotide polymorphisms in a Bra...
Plant Gene
September 2019
Novel SNPs in the SPAG11 gene and association with testicular biometric variables in Bo...
Animal Reproduction Science
September 2019
Drought Resistance in Rice from Conventional to Molecular Breeding: A Review
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
July 2019
Molecular insights into the regulation of rice kernel elongation
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
July 2019
Genome wide analysis of recurrent parent genome recovery in different backcross populat...
Pakistan Journal of Botany
June 2019
Optimum levels of N, P, and K nutrition for oil palm seedlings grown in tropical peat soil
Journal of Plant Nutrition
June 2019
Genetic Diversity of Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior) Germplasm Revealed by ISSR and SS...
BioMed Research International
May 2019
Evaluation of growth and nutrient uptake of rice genotypes under different levels of sa...
Research on Crops
March 2019
De novo assembly of transcriptomes, mining, and development of novel EST-SSR markers in...
Scientific Reports
February 2019
Marker-assisted selection and gene pyramiding for resistance to bacterial leaf blight d...
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
February 2019
Bacterial leaf blight resistance in rice: a review of conventional breeding to molecula...
Molecular Biology Reports
January 2019
Growth Performance and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities of Advanced Mutant Rice Genotypes ...
Agronomy
November 2018
Breeding for Anthracnose Disease Resistance in Chili: Progress and Prospects
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
October 2018
Genetic analysis of the resistance to rice blast in the BC2F1 population derived from M...
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
August 2018
Improvement of Drought Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.): Genetics, Genomic Tools, an...
BioMed Research International
August 2018
Inoculation of oil palm seedlings in Malaysia with white-rot hymenomycetes: Assessment ...
Crop Protection
August 2018
Genetic diversity analysis of selected Capsicum annuum genotypes based on morphophysio...
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
July 2018
Genotypic and Phenotypic Relationship among Yield Components in Rice under Tropical Con...
BioMed Research International
July 2018
Contribution of transposable elements in the plant's genome
Gene
July 2018
Critical multifunctional role of the betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase gene in plants
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
May 2018
Potential allelopathic effects of rice plant aqueous extracts on germination and seedli...
Italian Journal of Agronomy
March 2018
Weed Competitiveness of some Aerobic Rice Genotypes
International Journal of Agriculture and Biology
March 2018
Mining and Development of Novel SSR Markers Using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Data...
Molecules
February 2018
Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Secondary Metabolite Profiling of Oil Palm Seedlings ...
BioMed Research International
January 2018
Genetic Diversity of Aromatic Rice Germplasm Revealed By SSR Markers
BioMed Research International
January 2018
Relationship between High Temperature and Formation of Chalkiness and Their Effects on ...
BioMed Research International
January 2018
Botany, Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Significance of Sida cordifolia: A Traditional Me...
January 2018
Investigating the effect of white-rot hymenomycetes biodegradation on basal stem rot in...
Industrial Crops and Products
December 2017
DETACHED LEAF ASSAY FOR in vitro SCREENING OF POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENTS TO CONTROL GO...
Journal of Oil Palm Research
November 2017
Yield and Bunch Quality Component Comparison between Two-Way Crosses and Multi-Way Cros...
Sains Malaysiana
September 2017
Introgression of heat shock protein (Hsp70 and sHsp) genes into the Malaysian elite chi...
Cell Stress and Chaperones
August 2017
Intelligent mining of large-scale bio-data: Bioinformatics applications
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
August 2017
Breeding of high yielding and dwarf oil palm planting materials using Deli dura × Niger...
Euphytica
June 2017
Genotype × Environment interaction and stability analyses of yield and yield components...
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science
May 2017
Analysis of Simple Sequence Repeat Markers Linked to Submergence Tolerance on Newly Dev...
Sains Malaysiana
April 2017
In vitro antioxidant and, α-glucosidase inhibitory activities and comprehensive metabol...
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
March 2017
Genoproteomics-assisted improvement of Andrographis paniculata: toward a promising mole...
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
January 2017
Molecular analysis of Hsp70 mechanisms in plants and their function in response to stress
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews
January 2017
Screening and Expression of a Silicon Transporter Gene(Lsi1)in Wild-Type Indica Rice Cu...
BioMed Research International
January 2017
Genetic analysis and identification of SSR markers associated with rice blast disease i...
Genetics and Molecular Research
January 2017
Development of advanced fragrant rice lines from MR269 × Basmati 370 through marker-ass...
Euphytica
December 2016
Mapping of QTLs conferring resistance in rice to brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
December 2016
Marker-assisted introgression of broad-spectrum blast resistance genes into the cultiva...
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
November 2016
Evaluation of RNA extraction methods in rice and their application in expression analys...
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
November 2016
Growth and development of moringa (Moringa oleifera L.) stem cuttings as affected by di...
Annals of Forest Research
November 2016
Genetic variability analysis and selection of pisifera palms for commercial production ...
Industrial Crops and Products
November 2016
Molecular markers: a potential resource for ginger genetic diversity studies
Molecular Biology Reports
September 2016
Genotypic character relationship and phenotypic path coefficient analysis in chili pepp...
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
July 2016
Over-Expression of the Pikh Gene with a CaMV 35S Promoter Leads to Improved Blast Disea...
Frontiers in Plant Science
June 2016
The addition of submergence-tolerantSub1gene into high yielding MR219 rice variety and ...
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
June 2016
Gene flow from Clearfield® rice to weedy rice under field conditions
Plant Soil and Environment
June 2016
Salinity-induced changes in the morphology and major mineral nutrient composition of pu...
April 2016
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seed dormancy type and germination pattern
Seed Science and Technology
April 2016
Characterisation of globally diverse blast-resistant upland rice (Oryza sativaL.) germp...
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science
March 2016
Effect of times and levels of inoculum of <italic>Trichoderma</italic> for controlling ...
Legume Research - An International Journal
February 2016
Effect of botanicals and biofungicide on controlling tikka disease (<italic>Cercospora<...
Legume Research - An International Journal
February 2016
Fermentation Quality and Additives: A Case of Rice Straw Silage
BioMed Research International
January 2016
Morphological and molecular characterization of fungal pathogen, Magnaphorthe oryzae
January 2016
Seed germination and seedling growth of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varietie...
Research on Crops
January 2016
Introgression of Blast Resistance Genes (Putative Pi-b and Pi-kh) into Elite Rice Culti...
Frontiers in Plant Science
December 2015
Principle and application of plant mutagenesis in crop improvement: a review
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
December 2015
Molecular Breeding Strategy and Challenges Towards Improvement of Blast Disease Resista...
Frontiers in Plant Science
November 2015
Multiplex SSR–PCR approaches for semi-automated genotyping and characterization of loci...
Comptes Rendus Biologies
November 2015
Introgression of Pi-kh Resistance Gene into a Malaysian Cultivar, MR264 using Marker-As...
International Journal of Agriculture and Biology
November 2015
Review of functional markers for improving cooking, eating, and the nutritional qualiti...
Frontiers in Plant Science
October 2015
PERFORMANCE OF YIELD AND YIELD CONTRIBUTING CHARACTERISTICS OF BC2F3 POPULATION WITH AD...
Ciência e Agrotecnologia
October 2015
Identification of suitable segregating SSR markers for blast resistance in rice using i...
Australasian Plant Pathology
September 2015
Genetic Divergence and Heritability of 42 Coloured Upland Rice Genotypes (Oryzasativa) ...
PLoS ONE
September 2015
Recurrent parent genome recovery in different populations with the introgression of Sub...
Euphytica
September 2015
Determination of optimum levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium of oil palm seedl...
Bragantia
July 2015
Highly efficient protocol for callogenesis, somagenesis and regeneration of Indica rice...
Comptes Rendus Biologies
July 2015
Micronutrients, Antioxidant Activity, and Tocochromanol Contents of Selected Pigmented ...
International Journal of Agriculture and Biology
July 2015
Generation mean analysis of grain quality traits in selected rice populations derived f...
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
June 2015
Application of an Effective Statistical Technique for an Accurate and Powerful Mining o...
PLoS ONE
June 2015
Reactions and diversity analysis of upland rice genotypes against blast disease of rice...
Australasian Plant Pathology
May 2015
Introgression of blast resistance genes into the elite rice variety MR263 through marke...
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
May 2015
Opportunities of marker-assisted selection for rice fragrance through marker-trait asso...
Plant Biology
May 2015
Differential Gene Expression Reflects Morphological Characteristics and Physiological P...
PLoS ONE
May 2015
Current advance methods for the identification of blast resistance genes in rice
Comptes Rendus Biologies
May 2015
Inheritance patterns and identification of microsatellite markers linked to the rice bl...
Bragantia
March 2015
Expression of Target Gene Hsp70 and Membrane Stability Determine Heat Tolerance in Chil...
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
March 2015
Marker-assisted backcrossing: a useful method for rice improvement
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
February 2015
Recurrent parent genome recovery analysis in a marker-assisted backcrossing program of ...
Comptes Rendus Biologies
February 2015
Serine-rich protein is a novel positive regulator for silicon accumulation in mangrove
Gene
February 2015
Understanding the shoot apical meristem regulation: A study of the phytohormones, auxin...
Mechanisms of Development
February 2015
Effects of salinity and salinity-induced augmented bioactive compounds in purslane (Por...
Food Chemistry
February 2015
Importance of Silicon and Mechanisms of Biosilica Formation in Plants
BioMed Research International
January 2015
Genetic diversity analysis among collected purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) accessions ...
Comptes Rendus Biologies
January 2015
The genetic and molecular origin of natural variation for the fragrance trait in an eli...
Gene
January 2015
Effect of Salinity on Biomass Yield and Physiological and Stem-Root Anatomical Characte...
BioMed Research International
January 2015
Genetic Variation, Heritability, and Diversity Analysis of Upland Rice (Oryza sativaL.)...
BioMed Research International
January 2015
Marker-assisted selection for rice brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens)resistance usi...
TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY
January 2015
Development of SNP markers and their application for genetic diversity analysis in the ...
Genetics and Molecular Research
January 2015
Study of genetic variation of eggplant cultivars by using RAPD-PCR molecular markers an...
Genetics and Molecular Research
January 2015
Agro-ecological variations of sheath rot disease of rice caused by Sarocladium oryzae a...
Genetics and Molecular Research
January 2015
Comparative mapping and discovery of segregation distortion and linkage disequilibrium ...
Euphytica
December 2014
Proteomic Analysis of the Salt-Responsive Leaf and Root Proteins in the Anticancer Plan...
PLoS ONE
November 2014
Molecular progress on the mapping and cloning of functional genes for blast disease in ...
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
November 2014
Morpho-physiological and mineral nutrient characterization of 45 collected Purslane (Po...
Bragantia
November 2014
Application of EST-SSR marker in detection of genetic variation among purslane (Portula...
Brazilian Journal of Botany
October 2014
Genetic Analysis of Resistance to Rice Blast: A Study on the Inheritance of Resistance ...
Journal of Phytopathology
October 2014
MyRice: Pangkalan Data Pengetahuan Padi Malaysia
Jurnal Teknologi
September 2014
Toward understanding of rice innate immunity againstMagnaporthe oryzae
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
September 2014
Genetic improvement of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) and its future prospects
Molecular Biology Reports
August 2014
Advances to improve the eating and cooking qualities of rice by marker-assisted breeding
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
June 2014
Capsaicin and Dihydrocapsaicin Determination in Chili Pepper Genotypes Using Ultra-Fast...
Molecules
May 2014
ALUMINUM SPECIATION OF AMENDED ACID TROPICAL SOIL AND ITS EFFECTS ON PLANT ROOT GROWTH
Journal of Plant Nutrition
April 2014
Multiple functional polymorphisms in a single disease resistance gene in rice enhance d...
Scientific Reports
April 2014
A Classical Genetic Solution to Enhance the Biosynthesis of Anticancer Phytochemicals i...
PLoS ONE
February 2014
Evaluation of Antioxidant Compounds, Antioxidant Activities, and Mineral Composition of...
BioMed Research International
January 2014
Isolation and Expression Analysis of Novel Silicon Absorption Gene from Roots of Mangro...
BioMed Research International
January 2014
Combining Ability of Pod Yield and Related Traits of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaeaL.) und...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2014
Variability and performance evaluation of introgressed Nigerian dura x Deli dura oil pa...
Genetics and Molecular Research
January 2014
Biochemical and Anatomical Changes and Yield Reduction in Rice (Oryza sativaL.) under V...
BioMed Research International
January 2014
Management of Mango Hopper,Idioscopus clypealis,Using Chemical Insecticides and Neem Oil
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2014
Screening of Purslane (Portulaca oleraceaL.) Accessions for High Salt Tolerance
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2014
Morphological Characterization and Assessment of Genetic Variability, Character Associa...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2014
Management of bacterial leaf blight of mango through antibiotics and bio-fungicide
Research on Crops
January 2014
Heritability and Genetic Advance among Chili Pepper Genotypes for Heat Tolerance and Mo...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2014
Genetic Variability and Selection Criteria in Rice Mutant Lines as Revealed by Quantita...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2014
Efficacy of Combined Formulations of Fungicides with Different Modes of Action in Contr...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2014
Effect of fertilizer management on growth and yield of fragrant fine rice varieties in ...
Research on Crops
January 2014
Effect of date of transplanting on yield and yield attributing characters of aromatic f...
Research on Crops
January 2014
Effect of antibiotics and BAU-biofungicide in controlling bacterial leaf blight of litchi
Research on Crops
January 2014
M 8 rapeseed ( Brassica napus L.) mutants: Evaluation for earliness with higher seed y...
Research on Crops
January 2014
A Review of Microsatellite Markers and Their Applications in Rice Breeding Programs to ...
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
November 2013
Biochemical, Genetic and Molecular Advances of Fragrance Characteristics in Rice
Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences
November 2013
Evidence of sibling species between two host-associated populations of brown planthoppe...
Comptes Rendus Biologies
July 2013
Agro-morphological characterization and assessment of variability, heritability, geneti...
South African Journal of Botany
May 2013
Genetic variation, heritability, divergence and biomass accumulation of rice genotypes ...
Physiologia Plantarum
April 2013
Variation in yield components and vegetative traits in Malaysian oil palm (Elaeis guine...
Industrial Crops and Products
April 2013
Inheritance studies of SSR and ISSR molecular markers and phylogenetic relationship of ...
Comptes Rendus Biologies
March 2013
Phenotypic, genotypic and genetic divergence found in 48 newly collected Malaysian acce...
Industrial Crops and Products
March 2013
Mapping of the quantitative trait locus (QTL) conferring partial resistance to rice lea...
Biotechnology Letters
January 2013
Waterlogging Tolerance of Crops: Breeding, Mechanism of Tolerance, Molecular Approaches...
BioMed Research International
January 2013
Influence of Plant Population and Nitrogen-Fertilizer at Various Levels on Growth and G...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2013
Genetic Dissection of New Genotypes of Drumstick Tree (Moringa oleiferaLam.) Using Rand...
BioMed Research International
January 2013
Competitive Interaction ofAxonopus compressusandAsystasia gangeticaunder Contrasting Su...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2013
Allelopathic Effects of LitterAxonopus compressusagainst Two Weedy Species and Its Pers...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2013
Genetic dissection of rice blast resistance by QTL mapping approach using an F3 population
Molecular Biology Reports
December 2012
Blast resistance in rice: a review of conventional breeding to molecular approaches
Molecular Biology Reports
November 2012
Competitive ability of some cover crop species againstAsystasia gangeticaandPennisetum ...
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science
October 2012
Analysis of the genetic diversity of physic nut, Jatropha curcas L. accessions using RA...
Molecular Biology Reports
February 2012
SyntheticBrassica napusL.: Development and Studies on Morphological Characters, Yield A...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2012
Seed Yield of Mungbean (Vigna radiata(L.) Wilczek) in relation to Growth and Developmen...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2012
Genetic Performance and General Combining Ability of Oil Palm Delidurax AVROSpisiferaTe...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2012
Genetic Diversity of Upland Rice Germplasm in Malaysia Based on Quantitative Traits
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2012
Genetic Dissection of Sympatric Populations of Brown Planthopper,Nilaparvata lugens(Stå...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2012
Combining Ability Analysis in Complete Diallel Cross of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus(T...
The Scientific World JOURNAL
January 2012
Bulked segregant analysis for relative water content to detect quantitative trait loci ...
Genetics and Molecular Research
January 2012
Stability analysis of oil yield in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) progenies in different ...
Genetics and Molecular Research
January 2012
Food assimilated by two sympatric populations of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata luge...
Genetics and Molecular Research
January 2012
Genetic diversity analyzed by quantitative traits among rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotype...
African Journal of Microbiology Research
November 2011
Alleviation of soil acidity improves the performance of oil palm progenies planted on a...
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science
September 2011
SSRs for Marker-Assisted Selection for Blast Resistance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Plant Molecular Biology Reporter
May 2011
Microsatellite and minisatellite markers based DNA fingerprinting and genetic diversity...
Comptes Rendus Biologies
April 2011
Genetic variability of oil palm parental genotypes and performance of its’ progenies as...
Comptes Rendus Biologies
April 2011
Variations in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) progeny response to high aluminium con...
Plant Biology
February 2011
ALLEVIATION OF ALUMINUM IN ACIDIC SOILS AND ITS EFFECT ON GROWTH OF HYBRID AND CLONAL O...
Journal of Plant Nutrition
January 2011
Analysis of simple sequence repeat markers linked with blast disease resistance genes i...
Genetics and Molecular Research
January 2011
Changes in growth and photosynthetic patterns of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) see...
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
November 2009
