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Introduction to mathematical modeling of crop growth, BrownWalker Press, Florida. (USD 25.95)

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Qualifications

Ph.D (Uni. of Reading, UK) 1997-2001
M. Agric. Sc. (Uni. Pertanian Malaysia) 1994-96
B. Agric. Sc. (Uni. Pertanian Malaysia) 1990-94

Areas of research interest

Environmental biophysics; Crop modelling; Soil structure and aggregate stability

Current research

  1. Project leader. “Predicting the impact of the expected climate change in Malaysia on the growth and yield of some leafy vegetable crops”; Research University Grant Scheme (RUGS); 2009-2012; 01-01-09-0692RU
  2. Project leader. “Rainfall interception by various tree canopy types estimated from leaf area index and gross rainfall only”; Fundamental IPTA UPM; 2009-2012; 01-09-09-680FR
  3. Project leader. “Estimating the impact of climate change on oil palm growth and yield in Malaysia: The next 40 years”; Agriculture R&D Sciencefund Grant (Ministry of Agriculture, MOA); 2009-2012; 05-01-04-SF1098
  4. Project co-researcher. “Infiltration under oil palm plantation: Heterogeneities from canopy to interspace”; UTM Research University Grant Scheme (RUGS); 2011-2012; Q.J130000.7122.00J98
  5. Project co-researcher. “Mechanism of vertical water movement under oil palm plantation during and after rainfall”; UTM Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS); 2011-2012; J13000078224F077

Past research

  1. Project leader. "A biochemical, process-based approach to model the canopy photosynthesis and flowering cycle of oil palm"; 2007-2009; Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FGRS); 05-10-07-369FR
  2. Project leader. "To develop a sustainable practice to protect and manage soil fertility and water conservation for steepland oil palm"; 2006-2008; IRPA RMK9; 05-01-04-SF0632
  3. Project leader. "Optimal fertiliser rates andtime of application for oil palm grown in tropical peatland"; 2006-2008; IRPA RMK9; No. 05-01-04-SF0633
  4. Project leader. "How the oil palm captures solar radiation and ways to optimise its capture for increased crop growth rate and yield"; 2004-2006; Yayasan FELDA.
  5. Project leader. "Analysis of an oil drilling wastes and its suitability as a soil amendment and plant fertilizer."; KMC Oiltools, 2006-07.
  6. Project leader. "Modelling the oil palm growth and its microclimate environment"; 2003-2006; IRPA EAR RMK8; No. 01-02-04-0686-EA001
  7. Project leader. "Determining how soil aggregates break down with time and the factors that affect the aggregate break down rate"; UPM Fundamental research; 2004-2005; No. 03-07-03-065J
  8. Project leader. Three-dimensional rendering of intercropping vegetation cover and modelling its radiation regime and evapotranspiration; 2002 - 2003; UPM New Lecturer Research Scheme; No. 53102.

Current research post-graduate students

  1. Main Supervisor PhD, Shadi Jafari, “How dehydration affects young germinating maize plant’s roots, development and its ultimate yield related characteristics”, 2011-
  2. Main Supervisor M.Agr.Sc., Nor Najmi bt. Mustappa Kamal, “Modelling the soil water balance in an oil palm plantation”, 2010-
  3. Main Supervisor M.Agr.Sc., Nur Aqmal Hidayah binti Yahya, “Predicting the impact of the expected climate change in Malaysia on the growth and yield of water spinach”, 2010-
  4. Main Supervisor PhD, Mohsen Bohluli, “The effectiveness of silt pit as a soil and water conservation method in a sloping land oil palm estate”, 2009-
  5. Main Supervisor M.Agr.Sc., Khairun Nisa binti Kamarudin, “Predicting the impact of the expected climate change in Malaysia on the growth and yield of choy sum”, 2009-
  6. Main Supervisor M.Agr.Sc., Chong Siam Yee, “Spatial and temporal distribution of net rainfall, air temperature, solar irradiance, relative humidity, and soil water content under various canopies”, 2009-
  7. Main Supervisor M.Agr.Sc., Jane Iba, “Estimating the impact of the predicted climate change in Malaysia on the growth and yield of oil palm”, 2008-
  8. Main Supervisor Ph.D., Abdal Shahrivar, “Predicting the effects of soil and gully watershed characteristics on gully erosion in Kohgiloyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province, Iran”, 2008-
  9. Main Supervisor Ph.D., Abolfath Moardidalini, “Changes in the soil physical and chemical properties due to different soil and water conservation practices in an oil palm estate”, 2007-
  10. Co-supervisor Ph.D., Hadi Memarian Khalil Abad, “Soil erosion and sedimentation processes in the catchment scale under different tropical land use scenarios”, 2011-
  11. Co-supervisor Ph.D., Alagie Bah, “Quantifying leaching and surface runoff losses of applied conventional and controlled-release fertilizers under oil palm cropping”, 2011-
  12. Co-supervisor Ph.D., Vahid Aldin Fatahian, “Strategic water management for optimum crop production under controlled environment system”, 2011-
  13. Co-supervisor M.Agr.Sc., Nur Maisarah bt. Jantan, “Influence of oil palm agronomic practices on carbon balance in peat”, 2011-
  14. Co-supervisor PhD, Chen Ying Mah, "Influence of trees on the microclimate in Malaysia", 2010-
  15. Co-supervisor PhD, Nahid Alitaleb Baboli, "Effects of vegetation structure on thermal sensation in urban parks in Malaysia", 2010-

Past research post-graduate students

  1. Main Supervisor Ph.D., Hassan Mokhtarpour, “Calibration and evaluation of the DSSAT model and the development of a new growth and yield maize model, based on CERES-MAIZE, in the Golsetan situation”, 2007-2011.
  2. Co-supervisor Ph.D., Abdulmoaamen Hamood Abd., “Biological and socio-economic aspects of agroforestry systems in the upland region of Rima’a valley, Republic of Yemen”, 2007-2009.
  3. Co-supervisor Ph.D., S.M.B. Gevao, “A systems approach to efficient field machinery utilization for lowland rice production in Malaysia”, 2002-2005.
  4. Co-supervisor M. Agr. Sc., Totok Suswanto, “Decision support system for rice cultivation on an acid sulfate soil”, 2002-2005.
  5. Co-supervisor Ph.D., M.B. Jalloh, “A simulation study: A model of light interception & utilisation by rubber-banana-pineapple hedgerow-intercropping system (SURHIS)”, 1997-2003.

e-work

  1. Trace - an Excel add-in for visual depiction of cell relationships.
  2. Writing Scientific Research Articles - a lecture given during the Scientific Writing Workshop 2010 at UPM, Serdang. [SciChart - a utility for scientific charts in Excel 2003 only]
  3. The importance of environmental conservation and its relation to food production - a lecture given during the AIESEC Miracle 2009 at UPM, Serdang.
  4. Do not reinvent the wheel: extending the life span of agricultural models - paper presented at the International Congress On Information Technology in Agriculture, Food & Environment (ITAFE 2005), Cukurova University, Turkey.
  5. Oil palm flowering model - based on the work by L.H. Jones as published in the J. Theor. Biol. 187, 241-260.
  6. Effect of leaf shape on the interception of solar radiation - paper presented at the 15th. Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference, and the AGRI CONGRESS 2004.
  7. Computer program for automated scheduling of university courses - download the source code.
  8. Analysis of Serdang town weather from 1985 to 2003 - a brief article.
  9. Modelling the partitioning of solar radiation capture and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems - a conference paper in Belgium .
  10. Wet-sieving model - estimating the amount of breakdown and distribution of aggregates in the wet-sieving method using nested sieves .
  11. Aggregate stability - a review (excerpt from my M.Agric.Sc. thesis).
  12. Texture AutoLookup (TAL) - a suite of programs to determine soil texture classes.
  13. x-library - C++ object-oriented modelling framework for the partitioning of radiation capture and evapotranspiration in intercrops (ready soon ...).
  14. x-model - GUI front-end for the x-library.
  15. AddReg - automatic installation of add-ins in Excel.

Honours & Awards

  1. Best poster award. 2011. “Induction of Al3+ and H+ toxicities of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings and their effects on photosynthesis and nutrient uptake”. SOILS2011 Conference. 19-21 April 2011, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
  2. Best poster award. 2009. “Effects of different soil conservation practices on soil chemical properties in a sloping land oil palm plantation”. MSPPC 2009. 20th Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference. Port Dickson. 24-26 July 2009.
  3. Invited lecture, "Approaches to the measurement and estimation of soil erosion", Short course on “Managing Soil Erosion for Sustainable Land Development”; Petaling Jaya, 24-26 June 2008; Scientia Solutions and Agriculture Institute of Malaysia.
  4. Invited plenary paper speaker, “Equations to estimate the direct and diffuse light interception by discontinuous canopies”; Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference. 21-22 August 2007, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
  5. Chairman for the "Soil water dynamics" oral paper session for the Soil Science Conference of Malaysia 2006 (SOILS 2006), Kuantan, Pahang, 19 April 2006.
  6. Chairman for the "IT in Environment - I" oral paper session for the International Congress On Information Technology In Agriculture, Food & Environment (ITAFE 2005), Cukurova University, Turkey, 13 Oct. 2005.
  7. Excellent Service (Perkhimatan cemerlang). 2001-2004. Awarded by Uni. Putra Malaysia.
  8. Bronze medal for research. 2003. “The inoculation effects of Azospirillum and Mycorrhiza on the growth and canopy architecture of maize (Zea mays L.)”. Pameran Rekacipta dan Penyelidikan Uni. Putra Malaysia. 8-10 July 2003.
  9. Best poster award. 2003. “Modelling the dynamics of growth and yield in an immature-rubber, banana and pineapple intercropping system”. SOILS 2003 Soil Science Conference of Malaysia at Kota Bharu, 15-16 April 2003.
  10. Best poster award 2002. “Modelling the partitioning of solar radiation capture and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems”. SOILS 2002 Soil Science Conference of Malaysia at Perlis, 23-24 April 2002.
  11. Full UPM scholarship for Ph.D. study at the University of Reading, UK in 1997-2001.

Professional memberships

  1. Member, Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), 2008-2009
  2. Member, Agriculture Institute of Malaysia (AIM), 2007-2008
  3. Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Society of Soil Science (MSSS), 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07
  4. Honorary Assistant Treasurer, 2003/04, Malaysian Society of Soil Science (MSSS)
  5. Committee member, 2002/03, Malaysian Society of Soil Science (MSSS)
  6. Member, Balai Ikthisas Malaysia (BIM), 2001-present
  7. Member, Confederation of Scientific & Technology Associations in Malaysia (COSTAM), 2001-present
  8. Member, International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS), 2004-present

Books

  1. TEH, C.B.S. 2006. Introduction to mathematical modeling of crop growth: How the equations are derived and assembled into a computer program. BrownWalker Press, Boca Raton, Florida. [see book]
  2. TEH, C.B.S. & T. JAMAL. 2006. Soil physics analyses. Vol. 1. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang.
  3. TEH, C.B.S. (Chief Editor), AHMED, O.H., FAUZIAH, C.I., IZHAM, A., WAN NOORDIN, W.D. & ZAKARIA, Z.Z. 2005. SOILS 2005: Advances in soil science for sustainable food production. Proceedings of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2005, Malaysian Society of Soil Science.

Journals

  1. TEH, C.B.S. 201X. Aggregate stability of tropical soils in relation to their organic matter constituent and other soil properties. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agriculture. (Accepted).
  2. MEMARIAN, H., BALASUNDRAM, S.K., TALIB, J.B., TEH, CB.S., ALIAS, M.S., ABBASPOUR, K.C. & HAGHIZADEH, A. 2012. Trend analysis of water discharge and sediment load during past three decades of development at the Langat Basin, Malaysia. Hydrological Sciences Journal. (In press).
  3. MEMARIAN, H., BALASUNDRAM, S.K., TALIB, J.B., TEH, CB.S., ALIAS, M.S., ABBASPOUR, K.C. & HAGHIZADEH, A. 2012. Hydrologic analysis of a tropical watershed using KINEROS2. EnvironmentAsia. (In press).
  4. TEH, C.B.S. & WHEELER, T.R. 2012. Design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agriculture. (In press).
  5. TEH, C.B.S. 2012. Using factor analysis to distinguish between effective and ineffective aggregate stability indices. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agriculture. (In press).
  6. TEH, C.B.S. 2012. The stability of individual macroaggregate size fractions of Ultisol and Oxisol soils. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 14:459-466. [paper]
  7. MOKHTARPOUR, H., TEH, C.B.S., SALEH, G., SELAMAT, A.B., ASADI, M.E. & KAMKAR, B. 2011. Corn yield response to crowding stress and cropping season. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 57:853-871. [paper]
  8. TEH, C.B.S. 2011. Overcoming Microsoft Excel’s weaknesses for crop model building and simulations. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 40: 122-136. [link - subscription required]
  9. TEH, C.B.S., GOH, K.J., LAW, C.C. & SEAH, T.S. 2011. Short-term changes in the soil physical and chemical properties due to different soil and water conservation practices in a sloping land oil palm estate. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agriculture. 34: 41-62.
  10. MOKHTARPOUR, H., TEH, C.B.S., SALEH, G., SELAMAT, A.B., ASADI, M.E. & KAMKAR, B. 2010. Non-destructive estimation of maize leaf area, fresh weight, and dry weight using leaf length and leaf width. Communications in Biometry and Crop Science, 5: 19–26. [paper]
  11. TEH, C.B.S., GOH, K.J. & KAMARUDIN, K.N. 2010. Physical changes to oil palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) and EFB mat (Ecomat) during their decomposition in the field. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agriculture. 33: 39-44. [paper]
  12. JALLOH, M.B., WAN SULAIMAN, W.H., JAMAL, T., RAMLAN, M.D., RAJAN, A., TEH, C.B.S. & OSUMANU, H.A. 2009. A simulation model estimates of the intercropping advantage of an immature-rubber, banana and pineapple system. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4: 249-254. [paper]
  13. SUSWANTO, T., SHAMSHUDDIN, J., SYED OMAR, S.R. PELI MAT & TEH, C.B.S. 2007. Alleviating an acid sulphate soil cultivated to rice (Oryza sativa) using ground magnesium limestone and organic fertilizer. Journal of Soil and Environment, 9: 1-9.
  14. SUSWANTO, T., SHAMSHUDDIN, J., SYED OMAR, S.R. & TEH, C.B.S. 2007. Effects of lime and fertiliser application in combination with water management on rice (Oryza sativa) cultivated on an acid sulphate soil. Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, 11: 1-16. [paper]
  15. TEH, C.B.S., HENSON, I., GOH, K.J. & HUSNI, M.H.A. 2006. The effect of leaf shape on the interception of solar radiation. Journal of Tropical Plant Physiology, 1: 12-26. [paper]
  16. BOCKARI-GEVAO, S.M., WAN ISHAK W.I., AZMI, Y. & TEH, C.B.S. 2006. A modified soil tilth index and its relationship with rice yield. ScienceAsia, 32: 25-30. [paper]
  17. SUSWANTO, T., SHAMSHUDDIN, J., SYED OMAR, S.R., TEH, C.B.S. & PELI MAT. 2005. A decision support system for rice cultivation on acid sulfate soils in Malaysia. Journal of Soil and Environment, 7: 1-5.
  18. TEH, C.B.S., JAMAL, T. & NURANINA, S. 2005. Aggregate breakdown rates of some Malaysian soils and their relation to several aggregate properties. Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, 9: 1-13. [paper]
  19. BOCKARI-GEVAO, S.M., WAN ISHAK W.I., AZMI, Y. & TEH, C.B.S. 2005. Soil tilth index for Malaysian paddy fields. Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, 9: 53-63. [paper]
  20. BOCKARI-GEVAO, S.M., WAN ISHAK WAN ISMAIL, YAHYA, AZMI, CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S. & CHAN. C.W. 2004. Tillage effects on several soil physical properties and crop yield in a Malaysian paddy field. Journal of the Agricultural Engineering Society of Sri Lanka, 8: 31-39.
  21. TEH, C.B.S. 2003. 3-D direct solar radiation regime of maize (Zea mays L.). Malaysian Journal of Soil Science. 7: 17-27. [paper]
  22. TEH, C.B.S. & RASHID, M.A. 2003. Object-oriented code to lookup soil texture classes based on any soil classification scheme. Communications in Soil and Plant Analysis. 34: 1-11. [paper]
  23. TEH, C.B.S., SIMMONDS, L.P. & WHEELER, T.R. 2002. Modelling the partitioning of evapotranspiration in a maize-sunflower intercrop. Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, 6: 27-41. [paper]
  24. PONNIAH, P. & TEH, C.B.S. 2002. Modelling the distribution of water-stable aggregates. Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, 6: 65-73. [paper]
  25. TEH, C.B.S., SIMMONDS, L.P. & WHEELER, T.R. 2000. An equation for irregular distributions of leaf azimuth density. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 102: 223-234. [paper]
  26. CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S., MOKHTARUDDIN, A.M., HUSNI, M.H.A. & ABDULLAH, M.Y. 1998. A simple equation to determine the breakdown of individual aggregate size fractions in the wet-sieving method. Soil & Tillage Research. 45: 287-297. [paper]
  27. CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S. & MOKHTARUDDIN, A.M. 1996. A computer program to determine the soil textural class in 1-2-3 for Windows and EXCEL. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 27: 2315-2319. [paper]

Proceedings

  1. LEE, Y.P., GOH, K.J. & TEH, C.B.S. 2011. Induction of Al3+ and H+ toxicities of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) seedlings and their effects on photosynthesis and nutrient uptake. In: Sudin, M., Normah. A.B., Jalloh, M.B., Fauziah, C.I., Maid, M. & Kodoh, J. (Eds.). Soil Fertility and Plantation Productivity, Soils 2011 Conference. Malaysian Society of Soil Science, Sg. Buloh, pp. 261-266.
  2. HADI, M.K.A., BALASUNDRAM, S.K., TEH, C.B.S., ALIAS, M.S., ABBASPOUR, K.C. & TALIB, J. 2011. KINEROS2 Application for soil erosion and sedimentation modeling in a watershed scale. In: Sudin, M., Normah. A.B., Jalloh, M.B., Fauziah, C.I., Maid, M. & Kodoh, J. (Eds.). Soil Fertility and Plantation Productivity, Soils 2011 Conference. Malaysian Society of Soil Science, Sg. Buloh, pp. 77-87.
  3. CHONG, S.Y., TEH, C.B.S. & AINUDDIN, A.N. 2010. Preliminary study: A simple net rainfall model and soil water content under pine (Pinus caribaea) canopies. In: 1st National Conference on Natural Resources. Conservation of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development. 18-19 May 2010, Kelantan. pp. 11.
  4. CHONG, S.Y., TEH, C.B.S. & AINUDDIN, A.N. 2010. Net rainfall model and soil water content under Pine (Pinus caribea) canopies. In: Zaharah, A.R. (Ed.). International Conference on Balanced Nutrient Management for Tropical Agriculture. Malaysian Society of Soil Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia and The World Phosphate Institute, Serdang, pp. 116-118.
  5. IBA, J., TEH, C.B.S., HANIFF, M.H., DESA, A. & SELAMAT, A., 2010. Development of an improved oil palm growth and yield model: Preliminary report. In: Zaharah, A.R. (Ed.). International Conference on Balanced Nutrient Management for Tropical Agriculture. Malaysian Society of Soil Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia and The World Phosphate Institute, Serdang, pp. 123-124.
  6. MORADIDALINI, A., TEH, C.B.S., AHMAD HUSNI, M.H., CHE FAUZIAH, I. & GOH, K.J. 2009. Effects of different soil conservation practices on soil fertility.  In: Zaharah, A.R. (Ed.). International Conference on Balanced Nutrient Management for Tropical Agriculture. Malaysian Society of Soil Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia and The World Phosphate Institute, Serdang, pp. 129-32.
  7. MOKHTARPOUR, H., TEH, C.B.S., SALEH, G., SELAMAT, A.B., ASADI, M.E. & KAMKAR, B. 2010. Empirical equations to show the relationship between planting density and leaf area index, total dry matter and grain yield of maize.   In: Zaharah, A.R. (Ed.). International Conference on Balanced Nutrient Management for Tropical Agriculture. Malaysian Society of Soil Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia and The World Phosphate Institute, Serdang, pp. 159-161.
  8. MORADIDALINI, A., TEH, C.B.S., HUSNI, A.H., FAUZIAH, C.I. & GOH, K.J. 2010. Effects of several soil and water conservation practices on soil physical and chemical properties in a sloping land oil palm plantation. In: Baby, S., Singh, P.S., Yi Hang (Eds.), Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Agricultural and Animal Science (CAAS 2010), World Academic Union (World Academic Press), Liverpool, UK, p. 6-10.
  9. MOKHTARPOUR, H., TEH, C.B.S., SALEH, G., SELAMAT, A., ASADI, M.E., & KAMKAR, B. 2010. Temperature effect on yield and yield components in field grown maize in different planting densities. In: Baby, S., Singh, P.S., Yi Hang (Eds.), Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Agricultural and Animal Science (CAAS 2010), World Academic Union (World Academic Press), Liverpool, UK, p. 11-15.
  10. CHONG, S.Y., TAN, Y.E., RATNASINGAM, J. & TEH, C.B.S. 2009. Oil palm wood: some preliminary assessment of its suitability as an insulation board. In: Dzolkhifli, O., Loh, T.C., Balasundram, S.K., Jaafar, H.Z.E. & Talib, J. (Eds.). Proceedings of Agriculture Congress 2009. Tropical Agriculture in a Changing Climate and Energy Scenario. Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, pp. 40-42.
  11. TEH, C.B.S. & IBA, J. 2009. The impact of predicted climate change in Malaysia on oil palm yield. In: Dzolkhifli, O., Loh, T.C., Balasundram, S.K., Jaafar, H.Z.E. & Talib, J. (Eds.). Proceedings of Agriculture Congress 2009. Tropical Agriculture in a Changing Climate and Energy Scenario. Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, pp. 52-54.
  12. MOKHTARPOUR, H., TEH, C.B.S., SALEH, G., SELAMAT, A.B., ASADI, M.E. & KAMKAR, B. 2009. Non-destructive estimation of maize leaf area, fresh weight, and dry weight using leaf length and leaf width. In: Dzolkhifli, O., Loh, T.C., Balasundram, S.K., Jaafar, H.Z.E. & Talib, J. (Eds.). Proceedings of Agriculture Congress 2009. Tropical Agriculture in a Changing Climate and Energy Scenario. Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, pp. 57-58.
  13. MOKHTARPOUR, H., TEH, C.B.S., SALEH, G., SELAMAT, A.B., ASADI, M.E. & KAMKAR, B. 2009. Corn yield response to seven planting densities and two cropping seasons. Paper presented at the 20th Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference (MSPPC 2009). Enhancing Plant Productivity and Ecosystem Sefices in a Challenging Environment. Port Dickson. 24-26 July 2009.
  14. CHONG, S.Y., TEH, C.B.S. & GOH, K.J. 2009. Soil water content under several soil water conservation methods in an oil palm estate. Paper presented at the 20th Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference (MSPPC 2009). Enhancing Plant Productivity and Ecosystem Sefices in a Challenging Environment. Port Dickson. 24-26 July 2009.
  15. JANE, I. & TEH, C.B.S. 2009. Estimation accuracy of soil water characteristics using Saxton-Rawls model for several Malaysia soil series. Paper presented at the 20th Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference (MSPPC 2009). Enhancing Plant Productivity and Ecosystem Sefices in a Challenging Environment. Port Dickson. 24-26 July 2009.
  16. MORADIDALINI, A., TEH, C.B.S., AHMAD HUSNI, M.H., CHE FAUZIAH, I. & GOH, K.J. 2009. Effects of different soil conservation practices on soil chemical properties in a sloping land oil palm plantation. Paper presented at the 20th Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference (MSPPC 2009). Enhancing Plant Productivity and Ecosystem Sefices in a Challenging Environment. Port Dickson. 24-26 July 2009.
  17. JULIZA, I.N. & TEH, C.B.S. 2009. Preliminary validation of a new and simple equation to estimate net rainfall under various canopies. Paper presented at the 20th Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference (MSPPC 2009). Enhancing Plant Productivity and Ecosystem Sefices in a Challenging Environment. Port Dickson. 24-26 July 2009.
  18. TEH, C.B.S., GOH, K.J., SEAH, T.S. & LAW, C.C. 2008. Changes in soil properties due to different soil and water conservation methods in a non-terraced sloping oil palm plantation. In: Blum, W.E.H., M.H. Gerzabek, M. Vodrazka (Eds.), EUROSOIL 2008, Soil - Society - Environment, Book of Abstracts, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, EUROSOIL 2008, 25 - 29 August 2008, p. 332.
  19. IBA, J., TEH, C.B.S. & GOH, K.J. 2008. Soil water content in different soil water conservation methods in an oil palm estate. Paper presented at the 19th Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference 2008: Sustainable crop and plant productivity in climate change, Penang, 18-21 November 2008.
  20. TEH, C.B.S. 2008. Simulating the effects of climate change on oil palm yield in Serdang, Malaysia. Paper presented at the 19th Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference 2008: Sustainable crop and plant productivity in climate change, Penang, 18-21 November 2008.
  21. JALLOH, M.B., WAN SULAIMAN, W.H., JAMAL, T., FAUZI, R. MOHD. & TEH, C.B.S. 2007. Carbon sequestration in biomass of immature rubber, banana and pineapple intercropping system. In: Hamdan, Jol, Goh Kah Joo, Che Fauziah Ishak, Lulie Melling, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed, Alexander Sayok, Mahomadu Boye Jalloh & Siva Kumar Balasundram (Eds.). Proceedings of the Soil Science Conference of Malaysia 2007, Mukah, Sarawak, pp. 205-208.
  22. TEH, C.B.S., GOH, K.J., LAW, C.C. & SEAH, T.S. 2007. Changes in soil properties due to different soil and water conservation practices in a sloping land oil palm estate. In: Hamdan, Jol, Goh Kah Joo, Che Fauziah Ishak, Lulie Melling, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed, Alexander Sayok, Mahomadu Boye Jalloh & Siva Kumar Balasundram (Eds.). Proceedings of the Soil Science Conference of Malaysia 2007, Mukah, Sarawak, pp. 248-256.
  23. TEH, C.B.S. PONNIAH, P. & JAMAL, T. 2005. Modeling the dynamics of soil aggregate breakdown and distribution of ruptured aggregates. In: Cebeci, Z., Sideridis, A., Say, S.M. & Darcan, N. (Eds.). International Congress On Information Technology In Agriculture, Food & Environment (ITAFE 2005), Cukurova University, pp. 701-705.
  24. TEH, C.B.S., HENSON, I., H. HARUN, H., GOH, K.J., AND HUSNI, M.H.A. 2005. Do not reinvent the wheel: Extending the life span of agriculture models. In: Cebeci, Z., Sideridis, A., Say, S.M. & Darcan, N. (Eds.). International Congress On Information Technology In Agriculture, Food & Environment (ITAFE 2005), Cukurova University, pp. 550-556.
  25. TEH, C.B.S., HENSON, I.E., HARUN, H., GOH, K.J. & HUSNI, M.H.A. 2005. Simulating oil palm growth and yield. In: 16th. Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference. 27-29 September 2005, Port Klang.
  26. TEH, C.B.S., HENSON, I., H. HARUN, H., GOH, K.J., AND HUSNI, M.H.A. 2005. Do not reinvent the wheel: Extending the life span of agriculture models. In: Rukunudin, I.H., Umi Kalsom, A.B., Hamid, M.N., Chan, C.W., Othman, M.I. & Ahmad, M.Z. (Eds). Proceedings of the National Conference on AgrICT 2005. Revolutionising Agriculture through ICT. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute. pp. 236-241.
  27. TEH, C.B.S. & PONNIAH, P. 2005. Modeling the dynamics of soil aggregate breakdown and distribution of ruptured aggregates. In: Rukunudin, I.H., Umi Kalsom, A.B., Hamid, M.N., Chan, C.W., Othman, M.I. & Ahmad, M.Z. (Eds). Proceedings of the National Conference on AgrICT 2005. Revolutionising Agriculture through ICT. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute. pp. 225-230.
  28. TEH, C.B.S., HENSON, I., HARUN, H., GOH, K.J. & HUSNI, M.H.A. 2005. Simulating oil palm growth and yield. In: Rukunudin, I.H., Umi Kalsom, A.B., Hamid, M.N., Chan, C.W., Othman, M.I. & Ahmad, M.Z. (Eds). Proceedings of the National Conference on AgrICT 2005. Revolutionising Agriculture through ICT. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute. pp. 219-224.
  29. TEH, C.B.S., JAMAL, T. & NURANINA, S. 2005. A computer program to determine the soil texture class for any classification scheme. In: Advances in Soil, Plant and Fertilizer 2005 Seminar. 3-5 August 2005, Miri, Sarawak.
  30. TEH, C.B.S., HENSON, I.E., HARUN, H., GOH, K.J. & HUSNI, M.H.A. 2005. Modelling oil palm growth and yield. In: Teh, C.B.S., Ahmed, O.H., Fauziah, C.I., Izham, A., Wan Noordin, W.D. & Zakaria, Z.Z. (Eds). SOILS 2005: Advances in soil science for sustainable food production. Proceedings of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2005. pp. 204-206.
  31. TEH, C.B.S., JAMAL, T. & NURANINA, S. 2005. Dynamics of soil aggregate breakdown In: Teh, C.B.S., Ahmed, O.H., Fauziah, C.I., Izham, A., Wan Noordin, W.D. & Zakaria, Z.Z. (Eds). SOILS 2005: Advances in soil science for sustainable food production. Proceedings of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2005. pp. 207-208.
  32. SHAMSHUDDIN, J., SUSWANTO, T., SYED OMAR, S.R., PELI MAT, & TEH, C.B.S. 2005. The effects of applying dolomitic limestone and organic fertilizer on an acid sulphate soil cultivate to rice. In: Teh, C.B.S., Ahmed, O.H., Fauziah, C.I., Izham, A., Wan Noordin, W.D. & Zakaria, Z.Z. (Eds). SOILS 2005: Advances in soil science for sustainable food production. Proceedings of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2005. pp. 41-42.
  33. TEH, C.B.S., HENSON, I.E., HARUN, H., GOH, K.J. & HUSNI, M.H.A. 2005. Modelling oil palm growth and yield. In: Pameran Rekacipta, Penyelidikan dan Inovasi 2005, UPM. 1-19 March 2005.
  34. TEH, C.B.S., JAMAL, T. & NURANINA, S. 2005. Dynamics of soil aggregate breakdown. In: Pameran Rekacipta, Penyelidikan dan Inovasi 2005, UPM. 1-19 March 2005.
  35. BOCKARI-GEVAO, S.M., WAN ISHAK, W.I., AZMI, Y., TEH, C.B.S. & CHAN, C.W. 2005. A soil tilth index for Malaysian paddy soils. In: Pameran Rekacipta, Penyelidikan dan Inovasi 2005, UPM. 1-19 March 2005.
  36. TEH, C.B.S., YASIN, S.M. & KONG, S.K. 2005. A random hop-and-fit computer algorithm to schedule academic courses. In: Pameran Rekacipta, Penyelidikan dan Inovasi 2005, UPM. 1-19 March 2005.
  37. NOOREHAN, B., TEH, C.B.S., HARUN, H. & FAUZI, R. 2005. Mathematical characterisation of oil palm pinnae shape. In: the Pameran Rekacipta, Penyelidikan dan Inovasi 2005, UPM. 1-19 March 2005.
  38. TEH, C.B.S., SIMMONDS, L.P. & WHEELER, T.R. 2004. Modelling the partitioning of solar radiation capture and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems. In: Demaree, G., De Dapper, M. and Alexandre, J. (Eds.). Second International Conference on Tropical Climatology, Meteorology and Hydrology: Climate-related risk analysis and sustainable development in tropical areas. 13-14 December 2001. Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium and Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences, Brussels, Belgium. pp. 151-171.
  39. TEH, C.B.S., HENSON, I.E., GOH, K.J. & HUSNI, M.H.A. 2004. The effect of leaf shape on solar radiation interception. In: 15th. Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference. 14-16 September 2004, Port Dickson.
  40. TEH, C.B.S., HENSON, I.E., GOH, K.J. & HUSNI, M.H.A. 2004. The effect of leaf shape on solar radiation interception. In: Shamsuddin, Z. et al. (Eds.). Agriculture Congress: Innovation towards modernized agriculture (2004 Sri Kembangan). Book of Abstracts of AGRICONGRESS 2004, Malaysia International Exhibition and Convention Centre (MIECC), Selangor, Malaysia, Oct. 4-7, 2004. pp. 145-147.
  41. BOCKARI-GEVAO, S.M., WAN ISHAK, W.I., AZMI, Y., TEH, C.B.S. & CHAN, C.W. 2004. Development of a soil tilth index and its relationship with rice yield in a Malaysian paddy field. SOILS 2004: Innovation in soil science for sustainable agriculture. In: Zakaria, Z.Z., Balasundram, S.K., Goh, K.J., Hanafi, M.H., Izham, A., Fauziah, C.I. & Halimi, M.S. (Eds). Proceedings of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2004. pp. 4-12.
  42. BOCKARI-GEVAO, S.M., WAN ISHAK, W.I., AZMI, Y., TEH, C.B.S. & CHAN, C.W. 2004. Energy consumption in lowland rice production system of Malaysia. In: Shamsuddin, Z. et al. (Eds.). Agriculture Congress: Innovation towards modernized agriculture (2004 Sri Kembangan). Book of Abstracts of AGRICONGRESS 2004, Malaysia International Exhibition and Convention Centre (MIECC), Selangor, Malaysia, Oct. 4-7, 2004. pp. 565-570.
  43. BOCKARI-GEVAO, S.M., WAN ISHAK, W.I., AZMI, Y., CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S. & CHAN, C.W. 2004. Tillage effects on several soil physical properties and crop yield in a Malaysian paddy field. In: Abstracts Proceedings of the 1 st Asian Conference on Precision Agriculture, 11-13 May 2004, The Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
  44. TEH, C.B.S. 2003. Seeing it in 3-D: How the maize plant captures solar radiation. In: Eusof, Z., Fauziah, C.I., Zakaria, Z.Z., Goh, K.J., Malik, Z. & Abdullah, R. (Eds). SOILS 2003: Towards maximum land use and productivity. BOCKARI-GEVAO, S.M., WAN ISHAK, W.I., AZMI, Y., TEH, C.B.S. & CHAN, C.W. 2004. Energy consumption in lowland rice production system TEH, C.B.S. 2002. Agricultural modelling in Malaysia. In: Hawa, Z.J., Umi Kalsom, M.S., Goh, K.J., Zakaria, Z.Z., Fauziah, C.I., Yew, F.K., Radzali, M.M., Yusoff, M.M. (Eds.). SOILS 2002: Applications of modern tools in agriculture. Proceedings of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2002. pp. 6-9.
  45. BOCKARI-GEVAO, S.M., WAN ISHAK, W.I., AZMI, Y., CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S. & CHAN, C.W. 2003. Combination effects of tractor forward speed and rotary tilling speed on tillage energy consumption in a Malaysian paddy field. In: Proceedings of the Agricultural and Food Engineering Conference on Enhancing Skills and Practices of Agricultural and Food Engineers, 15-16 October 2003, Renaissance Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya.
  46. CHIN, S.H.M. & TEH, C.B.S. 2003. Inoculation of Azosprilum and Mycorrhiza on the growth and canopy architecture of maize (Zea mays L.). In: Eusof, Z., Fauziah, C.I., Zakaria, Z.Z., Goh, K.J., Malik, Z. & Abdullah, R. (Eds). SOILS 2003: Towards maximum land use and productivity. Proceedings of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2003. pp. 158-160.
  47. JALLOH, M.B., JAMAL, T., RAMLAN,WAN SULAIMAN, W.H., TEH, C.B.S. & RAJAN, A. 2003. Modelling the dynamics of growth and yield in an immature-rubber, banana and pineapple intercropping system. In: Eusof, Z., Fauziah, C.I., Zakaria, Z.Z., Goh, K.J., Malik, Z. & Abdullah, R. (Eds). SOILS 2003: Towards maximum land use and productivity. Proceedings of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2003. pp. 27-31.
  48. JALLOH, M.B., JAMAL, T., RAMLAN,WAN SULAIMAN, W.H., TEH, C.B.S. & RAJAN, A. 2002. RADINT: A model for light interception partitioning in immature-rubber, banana and pineapple hedgerow-intercropping system. Poster presented at the Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology Conference. 10-12 April 2002, Melaka.
  49. PONNIAH, P. & TEH, C.B.S. 2002. Modelling the distribution of water-stable aggregates. In: Hawa, Z.J., Umi Kalsom, M.S., Goh, K.J., Zakaria, Z.Z., Fauziah, C.I., Yew, F.K., Radzali, M.M., Yusoff, M.M. (Eds.). SOILS 2002: Applications of modern tools in agriculture. Proceedings of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2002. pp. 26-27.
  50. TEH, C.B.S., SIMMONDS, L.P. & WHEELER, T.R. 2002. Modelling the partitioning of evapotranspiration in a maize-sunflower intercrop. In: Hawa, Z.J., Umi Kalsom, M.S., Goh, K.J., Zakaria, Z.Z., Fauziah, C.I., Yew, F.K., Radzali, M.M., Yusoff, M.M. (Eds.). SOILS 2002: Applications of modern tools in agriculture. Proceedings of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2002. pp. 24-25.
  51. TEH, C.B.S., SIMMONDS, L.P. & WHEELER, T.R. 2001. Modelling the partitioning of radiation capture and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems. In: Bengkel Penyelidikan Fakulti Pertanian. 16-18 October 2001. Uniten, Selangor.
  52. CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S. & MOKHTARUDDIN, A.M. 1995. Using factor analysis in soil science: A tool to summarize information. In: B.Y. Aminuddin, A.B. Ismail, A.R. Ahmad & M.Z. Ghazali (eds.). Proceedings of the Soil Science Conference of Malaysia 1995, Malaysian Society of Soil Science. pp. 171-178.
  53. JALLOH, M.B., WAN SULAIMAN, W.H., JAMAL, T., RAMLAN, F., RAJAN, A. & TEH, C.B.S. 2001. A simulation study: A model of light interception and utilisation by rubber-banana-pineapple hedgerow-intercropping system (SURHIS). In: Bengkel Penyelidikan Fakulti Pertanian. 16-18 October 2001. Uniten, Selangor.
  54. TEH, C.B.S., SIMMONDS, L.P. & WHEELER, T.R. 2001. Modelling the partitioning of radiation capture and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems. In: Pameran Penyelidikan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam. 25-28 October 2001, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
  55. TEH, C.B.S., SIMMONDS, L.P. & WHEELER, T.R. 2001. Modelling the partitioning of radiation capture and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems. In: Pameran Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan UPM (P&P). 2-4 October 2001, UPM, Selangor.
  56. CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S., MOKHTARUDDIN, A.M., HUSNI, M.H.A. & ABDULLAH, M.Y. 1997. A simple equation to determine the breakdown of individual aggregate size fractions in the wet-sieving method. In: Soil Science Conference of Malaysia 1997. 14-16 April 1997. Ipoh, Perak.
  57. CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S. 1996. Should interactions be interpreted in the correct way or in the usual way? In: Seminar on Advances in Soil, Plant and Fertilizer Analysis 1996. 17-18 April 1996. Kuching, Sarawak.
  58. CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S. & MOKHTARUDDIN, A.M. 1996. The underlying framework of aggregate stability measurements. In: Goh, K.J., Paramananthan S., Tee, B.H., Anuar, A.R. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Soil Science Conference of Malaysia 1996, Malaysian Society of Soil Science. pp. 175-182.
  59. ZAUYAH, S., ROSENANI, A.B. & CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S. 1995. Micromorphological study of the decomposition of oil palm empty fruit bunches and its effects on some soil properties. Int. Conf. Driven by Nature: Litter Quality and Decomposition. 17-20 Sept. 1995, Wye, UK.

Articles

  1. IBA, J. & TEH, C.B.S. 2007. An update of the analysis of Serdang’s weather 1985-2007. Agro-Search Research Bulletin. 12: 33-44.
  2. TEH, C.B.S. 2006. A warmer and wetter Serdang: analysis of its weather 1985-2004. Agro-Search Research Bulletin. 11: 5-17.
  3. TEH, C.B.S. 2003. A random hop-and-fit computer algorithm to schedule academic courses in UPM. Agro-Search. 9: 23-27.
  4. TEH, C.B.S., SIMMONDS, L.P. & WHEELER, T.R. 2003. Reconstructing the shape and area of simple leaves. Agro-Search. 10: 15-17.
  5. TEH, C.B.S. 2002. A computer program to determine the soil texture class for any classification scheme. Agro-Search. 9: 19-21.
  6. LIM, K.B., HUSNI, M.H.A., TALIB, J., MAHMUD, T.M.M. & TEH, C.B.S. 2002. A computer program for preparing mixed fertilizers. Agro-Search. 9: 13-14.
  7. TEH, C.B.S., SIMMONDS, L.P. & WHEELER, T.R. 2001. New equations for canopy architecture. Agro-Search. 8: 18-21.
  8. TEH, C.B.S. & ZAUYAH, S. 2001. The effects of empty fruit bunches on some soil physical properties after ten years of annual application. Agro-Search. 8: 27-30.
  9. GRIEVE, I. & TEH, C.B.S. 1999. Review of Oz Soils version 2.0. CLUES Newsletter 24. March 1999. Integrated Approach Improves Usefulness of CLUES Courseware, Centre for Computer Based Learning in Land Use and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK.
  10. ZAUYAH, S., CHRISTOPHER, T.B.S., ROSENANI, A.B. & MOHD. HASHIM, T. 1995. Micromorphological study of an ultisol after 10 years application of oil palm empty fruit bunches. Agrosearch. 2: 25.

Miscellaneous

  1. "Lingua franca in decline". Letters. New Straits Times. December 8, 2011.
  2. "Tambatuon dam is unnecessary". An interview by Free Malaysia Today online news portal. June 14, 2011.
  3. "Reading books crucial". Letter to Editor. New Straits Times. June 2, 2011.
  4. "Pertanian bandar". Agrobiz. Utusan. September 20, 2010.
  5. "Pembangunan akuakultur di Pulau Ketam". Agrobiz. Utusan. September 20, 2010.
  6. "Lucky Escape". A prize-winning true story published in The Star newspaper. October 10, 2009.
  7. "A New Kampung Baharu with the old charm". An interview by Johana Hassan for Malaysian Digest. 25 August 2008.
  8. "Equations to estimate the interception of direct and diffuse light by discontinuous canopies". January 2008. Newsletter of the Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology.
  9. "KL draft plan: Use eco-cities as models". Letter to the Editor. New Straits Times. July 9, 2008.
  10. "No books or libraries, please". Letter to the Editor. New Straits Times. June 7, 2005.

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