Raihana Ridzuan
Senior Lecturer (DS51)
Department of Biosciences,
Faculty of Science,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 UTM Johor Bahru,
Johor, Malaysia
raihana.r@utm.my
Area of Specialization
- Plant Breeding and Genetics
- Plant Tissue Culture
- Plant Secondary Metabolites
Skill
Laboratory
- From basic protocol of plant tissue culture of herbs and spices until final stage (acclimatization) of:
- Herbs: Alpinia conchigera (lengkuas padi), Curcuma manga (temu manga), Andrographis paniculata (hempedu bumi), Etlingera terengganuensis (kantan Terengganu)
- Orchid:Vanilla planifolia (vanilla orchid), Grammatophyllum speciosum (tiger orchid)
- Molecular technique
- DNA and RNA extraction of Capsicum annuum (chili)
- DNA extraction of fungi, Colletotrichum
- PCR protocol, gel electrophoresis and viewing
- Hydro distillation for essential oil extraction
- Ultra-fast Liquid Chromatography (UFLC) for capsaicinoids determination
- Total phenolic content and antioxidant assay:
- 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl scavenging assay
- Beta-carotene bleaching assay
- Antimicrobial technique of herbs and spices against:
- Species: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus cereus, Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans
Field
- Fertigation system
- From irrigation setup until preparation of stock A and B fertilizer
- Preparation of planting material, layout until harvest
Computer software
- General: Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Edraw
- Statistics: Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), Statistical Analysis Software (SAS)
- Genetics: Numerical Taxonomy Multivariate Analysis System (NTSYS), BioEdit, CLUSTAL W2, MEGA 7.