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Physiological and morphological responses of locally grown Malaysian rice cultivars (Oryza Sativa L.) to different ozone concentrations
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004) S. Ishii; F. M. Marshall; J. N. B. Bell
Malaysian rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars MR84 and MR185 were grown in greenhouse chambers and exposed to four different levels of ozone from 28th August, 2001 to 22nd January, 2002. Four ozone levels were selected in close relation to the Malaysian peri-urban ambient level (approximately 30 ppb, 8 hr mean), the Malaysian guideline level (approximately 60 ppb) and possible future higher ozone levels (approximately 90 ppb). Both morphological and physiological parameters showed distinctive impacts of ozone treatments.
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Impact of ambient air pollution on locally grown rice cultivars (Oryza sativa L.) in Malaysia
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004) S. Ishii; F. M. Marshall; J. N. B. Bell; A. M. Abdullah
This study presents the first experimental evidence of the sensitivity of rice plants to ambient air pollution from the Southeast Asian tropical region. Two widely adopted local cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa L.), MR84 and MR185, were grown in open top chambers ventilated with charcoal-filtered air and non filtered air, and in adjacent open plots on the campus of University Putra Malaysia. This is located on the south side of the Klang Valley, a rapidly developing area embracing Kuala Lumpur and other satellite cities, but where agriculture remains important The experimental period was from October 2000 to January 2001, corresponding to the main rice growing season in peninsular Malaysia. Adverse impacts on rice growth and yield were observed and were attributed to phytotoxic levels of ambient ozone.
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Climate change and agricultural growth: an examination of the link in Malaysia
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2010) Md. Wahid Murad Rafiqul Islam Molla Mazlin Bin Mokhtar; Md. Abdur Raquib
The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the link between climate change and agricultural growth in Malaysia, and pursue three sub-objectives: to determine and analyze the link between agricultural growth rate and climate change score; to determine and analyze the link between per capita CO2 emissions and agricultural production index; and to determine and analyze the link between per capita agricultural production index and per capita CO2 emissions.
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Impacts of rainfall, temperature and recent El Niños on fisheries and agricultural products in the west coast of Sabah (2000-2010)
(UMS, 2011) Puah Pei Wen; Madihah Jafar Sidik
The impacts of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon on rainfall and temperature as well as the relationships between rainfall, temperature and ENSO phenomenon on fish landings and production of palm oil Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) along the West Coast of Sabah during the last 10 years have been examined. Rainfall, temperature, Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) values, fish landings and production of FFB from available local departments have been studied and analyzed for the past 10 years.
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Paddy farmers' adaptation practices to climatic vulnerabilities in Malaysia
(Springer, 2012) Md. Mahmudul Alam; Chamhuri Siwar; Rafiqul Islam Molla; Basri Talib; Mohd Ekhwan bin Toriman
The climatic factors in Malaysia have been changing very rapidly affecting agricultural productivity and farmers' sustainable livelihood. Agriculture which depends heavily on climate is becoming increasingly vulnerable to risk and uncertainty. In order to face and manage the situation farmers are trying in various ways to adapt to these climatic vulnerabilities. This study analyses paddy farmers' perception of climatic variations and vulnerabilities and focuses on the techniques they use to adapt to the situation.
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Climate change induced adaptation by paddy farmers in Malaysia
(Springer, 2012) Md. Mahmudul Alam; Chamhuri Siwar; Mohd Ekhwan bin Toriman; Rafiqul Islam Molla; Basri Talib
The climatic factors are changing very rapidly in Malaysia. For the farmers to adapt with the changes, government and other external agencies are providing several supports. But still there is a gap between farmers' adaptability with climate change and current level of supports. This study uses descriptive statistics, ordinal regression, and percentile analysis to measure the level of farmers' adaptability to climate change as a result of the various existing supports and encouragements provided by the government and other external agencies, and new supports expected by farmers.
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Impact of climate change: an empirical investigation of Malaysian rice production
(Springer, 2012) Muhammad Mehedi Masud; Md. Saifur Rahman; Abul Quasem Al-Amin; Fatimah Kari; Walter Leal Filho
This paper examines the possible impact of climate change on Malaysian rice production. Using the Ricardian Method and farm household data, we have examined the effects on rice producers focusing on sharecropper adaptations and ecological causes. The principle goal of this research paper is to investigate the impact of climate variables such as temperature, rainfall and precipitation on rice production during main and off seasons, in Kedah, Malaysia. The main purpose of this paper is to examine how climate change affects the net income of paddy farmers in the study area.
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The relative importance of factors influencing the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices: a factor approach for Malaysian vegetable farmers
(Springer, 2013) Yeong Sheng Tey; Elton Li; Johan Bruwer; Amin Mahir Abdullah; Mark Brindal; Alias Radam; Mohd Mansor Ismail; Suryani Darham
This study develops the understanding of the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) by investigating the relative importance of a set of multidimensional factors in the Malaysian vegetable production sector. A factor approach is deployed to identify explanatory indicators within an integrative framework that is synthesized from the theory of interpersonal behavior and the theory of diffusion of innovation.
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Environmental quality indicators and financial development in Malaysia: unity in diversity
(Springer, 2014) Arif Alam; Muhammad Azam; Alias Bin Abdullah; Ihtisham Abdul Malik; Anwar Khan,Tengku Adeline Adura Tengku Hamzah; Faridullah; Muhammad Mushtaq Khan; Hina Zahoor; halid Zaman
Environmental quality indicators are crucial for responsive and cost-effective policies. The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between environmental quality indicators and financial development in Malaysia.
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Climate change adaptation provisions for the agricultural sector in Malaysia
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, 2015) Nazneen Jabin; Abul Quasem Al-Amin; Fatimah Kari
Malaysia has been experiencing an unusual harsh mixture of droughts and extreme rainfall events at present. As consequence, significant fall in crop production will be caused in the coming years. Current agriculture adaptation strategies are not significantly enough to cope with this issue. Therefore, this study aims to capture the scenarios in the field of climate change adaptation. The main focus of this study is to chalk out the adaptation efforts that the government and local stakeholders should consider. This study identifies the challenges associated with the implementation of adaptation options for the agricultural sector in response to climate change. Furthermore, this study presents some insight on the possible future strategies for adaptation that legislators may consider in designing and formulating the policy which may ultimately help the agricultural sector of Malaysia to be effective.
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Impak pembangunan terhadap alam sekitar dan sosio-ekonomi penduduk setempat: Satu kajian kes di Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur
(Geografia, 2016) Ng Kah Choon; Yap Sui Chai
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai tahap pengetahuan dan pandangan penduduk tempatan tentang impak projek terhadap alam sekitar dan sosio ekonomi tempatan sepanjang proses pembinaan dijalankan. Satu projek pembinaan pangsapuri di Brickfileds telah diambil sebagai fokus kajian ini. Kaedah pemerhatian dan pengedaran borang soal selidik telah digunakan untuk memperolehi data primer. Seramai 40 responden dipilih dengan kaedah persampelan mudah di kalangan penduduk tempatan untuk soal selidik.
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Analisis Kemudahterancaman Pesawah Padi di Kawasan Pembangunan Bersepadu Terengganu Utara, Malaysia
(Penerbit UKM, 2016) Muhammad Yasar; Chamhuri Siwar Rospidah Ghazali
Salah satu cabaran dalam pembangunan sektor pertanian padi adalah tingginya tingkat kemudahterancaman sektor ini sama ada dari segi ekonomi, ekologi mauhupun sosial sehingga berimpak kepada semakin berkurangnya minat petani untuk menceburi kerjaya ini. Oleh itu kajian bertujuan untuk menentukan model kemudahterancaman petani padi di Kawasan Pembangunan Pertanian Bersepadu Terengganu Utara (IADA KETARA) Malaysia agar faktor-faktor kemudahterancaman tersebut dapat dikenal pasti dan dikawal dengan baik demi tercapainya matlamat kelestarian pertanian padi. Faktor kemudahterancaman ditentukan berdasarkan tiga konstruk iaitu: Perubahan Iklim (PIK), Perubahan Ekonomi (PEK) dan Perubahan Sosial (PSO).
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Exploring the economic case for early investment in climate change mitigation in middle-income countries: a case study of Johor Bahru, Malaysia
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2016) Sarah Colenbrander; Andy Gouldson; Andrew Heshedahl Sudmant; Effie Papargyropoulou; Loon Wai Chau; Chin Siong Ho
The assumption that climate mitigation can only be afforded at a particular level of income is implicit in global climate negotiations. This suggests that middle-income countries may reach a tipping point in their development process where low-carbon investment becomes more viable. In order to avoid dangerous levels of climate change, this tipping point needs to be brought forward in time: upper-middle-income countries are already responsible for 37.8% of global CO2 emissions. We explore the scope for large-scale investment in climate mitigation in Johor Bahru, a fast-growing industrial city in Malaysia.
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Impacts of climate change on food security and agriculture sector in Malaysia
(Springer, 2017) Saeed Solaymani
This study attempts to analyze the short- and long-run impacts of the probable change in rainfall and temperature simultaneously on food availability and access to food issues, as the two dimensions of food security, in Malaysia.
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Impacts and adaptation to climate change in Malaysian real estate
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2017) Shamsuddin Shahid Sahar Hadi Pour; Xiaojun Wang; Sabbir Ahmed Shourav; Anil Minhans; Tarmizi bin Ismail
There is a growing concern in recent years regarding climate change risks to real estate in the developed and developing countries. It is anticipated that the property sector could be affected by variable climate and related extremes as well as by the strategies adopted to combat greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper aims to analyse the current knowledge regarding future climate changes to understand their possible impacts on the real estate sector of Malaysia with an aim to help stakeholders to adopt necessary responses to reduce negative impacts.
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The relationship between CO2 emission, energy consumption and economic growth in Malaysia: a three-way linkage approach
(Springer, 2017) Chindo Sulaiman; A. S. Abdul-Rahim
This study examines the three-way linkage relationships between CO2 emission, energy consumption and economic growth in Malaysia, covering the 1975–2015 period. An autoregressive distributed lag approach was employed to achieve the objective of the study and gauged by dynamic ordinary least squares. Additionally, vector error correction model, variance decompositions and impulse response functions were employed to further examine the relationship between the interest variables.
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Impacts of climate change on oil palm production in Malaysia
(Springer, 2020) Md. Sujahangir Kabir Sarkar; Rawshan Ara Begum; Joy Jacqueline Pereira
Studies reveal that climate change (CC) has higher negative impacts on agricultural production than positive impacts. Therefore, this article attempts to explore the impacts of CC on oil palm production in Malaysia and provides mitigation and adaptation strategies towards reducing such impacts.
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An LCA-Based Environmental Performance of Rice Production for Developing a Sustainable Agri-Food System in Malaysia
(Springer, 2020) Siti Norliyana Harun; Marlia M. Hanafiah; Nur Izzah Hamna Abd. Aziz
This study aims to assess the environmental impacts of conventional and organic rice cultivations and proposes a sustainable conceptual framework of rice farming based on the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach.
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Impacts of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Paddy Production in Southeast Asia
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020) Normaz Wana Ismail; Seen Mun Chan
Stronger intensity and frequent arrival of the El Niño- Southern Oscillation (ENSO) caused varied temperature and wildly varying precipitation with drought and flood conditions that threaten paddy production. Using the Pooled Mean Group estimation method, this study investigates the long run and short run relationship of ENSO impact on Southeast Asia paddy production from 1961 to 2014 with Oceanic Niño Index, Niño 3.4 sea surface temperature anomalies, Southern Oscillation Index and Multivariate ENSO Index. This study also investigates four different ENSO intensities with Multivariate ENSO Index to determine their long run and short run impact on paddy production.
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Effect of agroclimatic variability on land suitability for cultivating rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) and growth performance assessment in the tropical rainforest climate of Peninsular Malaysia
(Elsevier, 2020) Mohd Hafiz Mohd Hazir; Radhiah Abdul Kadir; Emanuel Gloor; David Galbraith
Climate change directly alters climate conditions and indirectly impacts land suitability for cultivating rubber. The Malaysian tropical rainforest climate with regular rainfall of about 2000–2500 mm per year and the average temperature of 26–28 °C provide a suitable condition for planting rubber commercially. There is doubt about how well rubber plants will perform in the future because of climate change. The main question of whether rubber is still appropriate for planting in Peninsular Malaysia must be answered conclusively as rubber requires an approximately 30 year investment in one cycle.