Monsuru Adekunle Salisu

• PhD, Universiti Putra Malaysia
• The influence of Ultisols and Oxisols soil series and fertilizer rates on the growth performance of Hevea brasiliences at Universiti Putra Malaysia

This chapter explores the intersection of Halal logistics and environmental sustainability within the maritime industry, highlighting how Islamic ethical principles align with global sustainability goals. With the maritime sector contributing significantly to global trade and environmental degradation, the need for innovative solutions that address...

Green and Blue Economy Frameworks for Halal Industry Sustainability

The global food industry faces a growing demand for sustainability, intersecting with the need for strict compliance with religious and ethical standards. The halal industry, driven by a rising Muslim population and increasing interest from non-Muslim consumers, represents a significant and expanding market segment. This study examines the integrat...

Purpose-This paper aims to investigate and analyze the frameworks, policies and strategies implemented by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member nations to enhance collaboration and growth within the e-commerce sector in the post-COVID-19 era. Design/methodology/approach-The study employs a systematic approach by thorough...

Health considerations are seldom integrated into non-state voluntary sustainability certification standards, despite industrial fishing being one of the most hazardous occupations, often resulting in significant health risks for fishers. These challenges not only affect individual fishers but also have broader implications for the socio-ecological...

The global food industry is increasingly challenged by the need to meet the rising demand for halal-certified products, particularly in the fisheries sector. The growing global Muslim population drives this demand, projected to reach nearly 30% of the world’s total population by 2050. The challenge lies in adhering to Islamic dietary laws and integ...

The Halal industry has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sectors globally, driven by increasing consumer demand for Halal products and a growing awareness of ethical consumption. As the industry expands, there is a significant opportunity to integrate blue and green economy principles, which emphasize sustainability in both marine (blue) and te...

With the world's population projected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, sustainable agriculture is crucial to meet food sufficiency and security, posing an urgent challenge to our food production systems while protecting the environment. Traditional farming methods, though effective in increasing production, have caused soil degradation, water contamin...

In recent years, the progressive escalation of climate change scenarios has emerged as a significant global concern. The threat to global food security posed by abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, waterlogging, temperature stress (heat stress, freezing, and chilling), and high heavy metal accumulation is substantial. The implementation of a...

The unprecedented challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic have significantly impacted various sectors, with the agri-food system proving especially vulnerable to disruptions. Ensuring food security and bolstering the resilience of agri-food systems in the aftermath of the pandemic has emerged as a crucial concern. Utilizing the PRISMA prot...

Ginger is widely cultivated globally and considered the third most important spice crop due to its medicinal properties. It is cultivated for its therapeutic potential in treating different medical conditions and has been extensively researched for its pharmacological and biochemical properties. Despite its significant value, the potential for gene...

In the context of global concerns about rural poverty and the need for sustainable development, there is a growing interest in the relationship between agriculture, entrepreneurship, and education. The development of agripreneurship courses is not just a matter of academic interest, but a crucial step toward equipping students with the abilities an...

The marketability of Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) graduates is a key factor in promoting Malaysia’s economic growth and development. Therefore, seeking a sustainable marketability framework for TVET will reduce educational wastage in TVET, increase enrolment, increase TVET sectoral contributions to GDP, and provide justifi...

The negative impacts of human activities on the environment have been generating considerable amounts of concern for several decades. Today, governments all over the world are making efforts to minimize human impacts on the environment. Understanding society's new concerns, businesses have begun to modify their behaviours while integrating environm...

The brown bast (BB) syndrome causes a 15-20% loss of annual rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) production in Malaysia, and no sustainable remedy has been developed yet. Initial investigation showed a macronutrients deficiency in the bark of affected plants compared to non-affected plants. Therefore, this study was undertaken to know the effect of spraying...

Attempt to improve the standard of living and maintain a natural environment with crop production for a healthy man living, the use of different soil amendments to upgrade agricultural soils are of great concern in this millennium. The use of animal wastes for crop production and to reduce the menace of these wastes in man’s environment must also b...

The challenges of managing traditional agricultural planting have prompted the implementation of the internet of things (IoT) to enable real-time detection and intelligent management of crop growth. The IoT-based monitoring solution was purposely designed to gauge the moisture content, and electrical conductivity (EC) in newly prepared soilless med...

Background: Coconut coir dust (CD) is commonly used for growing selected fruit and vegetables. It is a soilless medium with excellent drainage and high-water holding capacity; free from infestations of weeds and pathogens. However, plant growth is adversely affected due to its high salinity, potassium and low pH. Methods: A greenhouse experiment wa...

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected most of the industries all over especially the agriculture sector. Any disruptions in the agricultural sector would create supply and demand shocks that would impact the entire agro-food system by extension it creates immediate and long-term economic shocks. Amid the pandemic, Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) r...

Lack of good potting media to produce good planting materials for rubber plantations is one of the problems affecting natural rubber (NR) growers and this demands viable solutions. This work describes the effects of potting media made with horse waste-based bokashi compost on the growth and biomass accumulation of rubber seedlings. The research inv...

Water management is rapidly becoming one of the most pressing issues facing all countries in semi-arid and arid parts of the world. Global water consumption is predicted to increase by 50% in 2030, resulting in an acute water shortage. Presently, the agricultural sector consumes more than 70% of freshwater in most regions of the world, putting more...

Agricultural waste is a type of solid waste that needs to be managed properly. Organic waste can be recycled to produce bokashi fertilizer, which can be used to improve soil health, increase crop production, and sanitize the environment. However, it may contain heavy metals that could be toxic to plants and can pollute the environment if not proper...

Motivation and Attitude, being linked frequently to actual classroom studying situations, are very significant and crucial contributing elements within the second language learning process. The role of attitude and motivation in the acquisition of foreign languages has been a major concern to foreign language researchers. Attitude and motivation ar...

Background: Salibu rice cultivation is one of the technologies that have been developed in Indonesia but not continued. This technology has great potential to increase land productivity. The unsustainability of the salibu rice cultivation is due to the lower yield than the parent rice. Not many farmers are aware of the agronomic factors that can in...

Background: Brown bast is one of the most serious threats to natural rubber production. It is estimated that brown bast leads to an approximately 15-20% decrease in latex yield production. There is currently no effective method to control this problem and an effort to overcome this problem is in progress by the natural rubber producing countries. M...

TheMalaysianGovernmentimplementedstringentcontainmentmeasurestoavoidthespread of COVID-19, including social isolation and the closure of businesses and schools. Althoughthesestepsarenecessarytopreventthevirusfromspreading,manyvoiceshaveraisedconcerns about their possible effects on the agri-food system. Therefore, this study aims to identify the ef...

Citation: Oladosu, Y.; Rafii, M.Y.; Arolu, F.; Chukwu, S.C.; Salisu, M.A.; Olaniyan, B.A.; Fagbohun, I.K.; Muftaudeen, T.K. Genetic Diversity and Utilization of Cultivated Abstract: Eggplant is the fifth economically most important vegetable in the Solanaceae family after tomato, potato, chili, and tobacco. Apart from the well-cultivated brinjal or...

Citation: Oladosu, Y.; Rafii, M.Y.; Arolu, F.; Chukwu, S.C.; Salisu, M.A.; Olaniyan, B.A.; Fagbohun, I.K.; Muftaudeen, T.K. Genetic Diversity and Utilization of Cultivated Abstract: Eggplant is the fifth economically most important vegetable in the Solanaceae family after tomato, potato, chili, and tobacco. Apart from the well-cultivated brinjal or...

Effects of water frequencies on growth and physiological response of different clones of rubber were investigated. Different clones of rubber were screened with different watering frequencies as everyday watering (EW), every 2 days (E2D), every 3 days (E3D), every 5 days (E5D), and every 7 days (E7D). The treatments EW and E2D were found to be suit...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of soilless media and water levels on growth and physiological response of rubber plant. The four water levels were I50: 50%, I75: 75%, I100: 100% and I150: 150%) with three replications per water treatment and four soilless media. Water levels were determined as irrigation needed for the root zone...

Effects of water frequencies on growth and physiological response of different clones of rubber were investigated. Different clones of rubber were screened with different watering frequencies as everyday watering (EW), every 2 days (E2D), every 3 days (E3D), every 5 days (E5D), and every 7 days (E7D). The treatments EW and E2D were found to be suit...

The investigation assessed the performance of rubber seedlings on different soilless media and soil-based medium. The treatments consisted of three soilless media codded M1, M2, M3 and soil-based medium M4 as a control. The highest rates of seedling growth and biomass yield were recorded in the soilless medium with 10% burned rice husk (BRH), 30% p...

Flooding or submergence is one of the major environmental stressors affecting many man-made and natural ecosystems worldwide. The increase in the frequency and duration of heavy rainfall due to climate change has negatively affected plant growth and development, which eventually causes the death of plants if it persists for days. Most crops, especi...

Flooding or submergence is one of the major environmental stressors affecting many man-made and natural ecosystems worldwide. The increase in the frequency and duration of heavy rainfall due to climate change has negatively affected plant growth and development, which eventually causes the death of plants if it persists for days. Most crops, especi...

Evaluation of the effect of container types and size currently used by nursery rubber growers is important to reduce the problem of dieback and causalities during transplanting of seedlings. Assessment of the planting material is essential for replanting exercise to meet its objective of early growth and optimum yield in the later stage of the plan...

The effect of N and P on nutrient concentration, growth and vegetative traits of rubber (RRIM 2025) clone was evaluated. The treatments consisted 9 combinations of nitrogen (Urea) and phosphorus (Christmas Island Rock Phosphate – CIRP) with fixed rate of potassium (1.5 g per plant). The treatments were applied at different rates T1 (39.49 g), T2 (4...

The effect of N and P on nutrient concentrations, growth and vegetative traits of rubber (RRIM 2025) clone was evaluated. The treatments consisted 9 combinations of nitrogen (Urea) and phosphorus (Christmas Island Rock Phosphate – CIRP) with fixed rate of potassium (1.5 g per plant). The treatments were applied at different rates T1 (39.49 g), T2 (...

The study evaluates the effect of different media on growth and vegetative traits of oil palm seedlings. The treatments were T1 Control, T2 100% coco peat, T3 20% soil + 80% coco peat, T4 40% soil + 60% coco peat, T5 60% soil + 40% coco peat. Oxisol soil used for plantation crops was designated as a control evaluation. The new media were filled in...

This study is on the optimization of the medium for solubilization of phosphate based on the Box-Behnken design and response surface methodology. Optimization of the liquid medium for phosphate solubilization using Serratia marcescens strain AGKT4 was carried out by varying the concentrations of 3 ingredients; the fructose, peptone and inoculum siz...

The effect of palm oil mill effluent vermicompost on growth and vegetative traits of oil palm seedlings was evaluated. Different rates of vermicompost 10 g, 20 g and 30 g and 20 g of an NPK blue fertilizer as designated control was used. The experiment was conducted over a period of 120 days. Growth and vegetative traits like plant height, girth si...

The effect of palm oil mill effluent vermicompost on growth and vegetative traits of oil palm seedlings was evaluated. Different rates of vermicompost 10 g, 20 g and 30 g and 20 g of an NPK blue fertilizer as designated control was used. The experiment was conducted over a period of 120 days. Growth and vegetative traits like plant height, girth si...

The cost of fertilizer for oil palm planting increases yearly as most soils used in the plantation especially in tropics heavily depend on chemical fertilizer which equally contributes to environmental degradation. A study was carried out to evaluate the effect and suitable rate of J. curcas seed cake waste on growth and vegetative traits of oil pa...

The resuts assessed growth and vegetative traits of rubber based on physic-chemical properties of newly produced soilless potting media. The treatments consisted of three soilless potting mixes coded as M1, M2 newly produced, a commercial-based medium M3 and soil-based M4 as a control. The treatment (M2) that contained coconut husk 15%, empty fruit...

Report of this research emphasized the importance of roots morphological traits and root: shoot ratio (RSR) of selected clones of Hevea brasiliensis in nutrients utilization for the production of high vigor planting materials. Quantitative traits of root were examined with WinRHIZO image analysis; different from many previous similar studies on nat...

This study evaluates the effect of newly prepared soilless media on rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) as alternative growth media to some of the poor soils in the tropics (including those used in rubber nursery in Malaysia). The materials used as media were selected based on their good physiochemical properties and local accessibility. Three different me...

The increasing demand for natural rubber is due to its preference over synthetic rubber, especially in the automobile industries. Adequate nutrition for immature rubber is considerably necessary to boost its vegetative growth and yield in later stage. This study was conducted in the nursery with complete randomized design (CRD) in factorial over a...