prof. dr. kalaivani a/p k. nadarajah

pensyarah universiti

jabatan sains biologi & bioteknologi



   Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
  • Sumber Lestari, Alam Sekitar dan Kehidupan Pintar,



  •    Biografi/ Biography :

  • My research is mainly in plant microbe interactions, plant molecular biology, disease resistance and study of phytopathogens. I apply molecular and omics technologies to conduct my research which is mostly directed toward commercial crops such as rice.

  • kalaivani nadarajah.  (2025).  the crucial role of lipid biosynthesis in fungal pathogenesis of rice.  - scienceasia.  1 - 9. 

     

    aiman hakim bin aminurrasyid, asmuni mohd ikmal, kalaivani k nadarajah .  (2025).  the rice-microbe nexus: unlocking productivity through soil science.  - rice.  56 - 79. 

     

    aminurrasyid, a.h., and nadarajah, k..  (2025).  genotypic and developmental stage effect on microbe–plant interaction of rice cultivation under awd irrigation.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate seminar 2025. 

     

    kalaivani k nadarajah.  (2025).  soil microbiomes and sustainable agriculture: from hidden networks to global solutions.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate seminar 2025. 

     

    kalaivani k. nadarajah.  (2025).  nanotechnology in crop protection: innovations for sustainable agriculture.  - 171 - 205. 

     

    aiman hakim bin aminurrasyid, asmuni mohd ikmal, kalaivani k nadarajah .  (2025).  the rice-microbe nexus: unlocking productivity through soil science.  - rice.  56 - 79. 

     

    sujitra raj genga raj; kalaivani nadarajah.  (2023).  qtl and candidate genes: techniques and advancement in abiotic stress resistance breeding of major cereals.  - international journal of molecular science.  1-36. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah, nur sabrina natasha abdul rahman.  (2023).  the microbial connection to sustainable agriculture.  - plants.  1-25. 

     

    nur wahida abdul hamid; kalaivani nadarajah.  (2022).  microbe related chemical signalling and its application in agriculture.  - international journal of molecular sciences.  1-25. 

     

    kalaivani k. nadarajah, nur sabrina natasha abdul rahman.  (2022).  the role of non-coding rna in rice immunity.  - agronomy.  1-24. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah.  (2025).  the crucial role of lipid biosynthesis in fungal pathogenesis of rice.  - scienceasia.  1 - 9. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah.  (2024).  role of microbiome in the generation of disease-suppressive soil for sustainable agriculture.  - scienceasia.  1 - 8. 

     

    shyama sundari devi chanthran, cheah boon huat, kalaivani nadarajah.  (2018).  in silico analysis of disease resistance and defence-related genes for a major sheath blight qshb 9-2 qtl in rice.  - malaysian journal for microbiology.  534-546. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah, ilakiya sharanee kumar, vanee sangapillai, nurfarahana syuhada omar.  (2018).  recent advances in understanding the fungal g-protein-coupled receptors.  - malaysian journal for microbiology. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah, hari kumar krishnan, ilakiya sharanee kumar, vaanee sangappilai.  (2018).  extraction and characterisation of proteins from a malaysian isolate of magnaporthe grisea.  - malaysian journal of microbiology. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah.  (2025).  the crucial role of lipid biosynthesis in fungal pathogenesis of rice.  - scienceasia.  1 - 9. 

     

    aiman hakim bin aminurrasyid, asmuni mohd ikmal, kalaivani k nadarajah .  (2025).  the rice-microbe nexus: unlocking productivity through soil science.  - rice.  56 - 79. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah.  (2024).  role of microbiome in the generation of disease-suppressive soil for sustainable agriculture.  - scienceasia.  1 - 8. 

     

    sujitra raj genga raj; kalaivani nadarajah.  (2023).  qtl and candidate genes: techniques and advancement in abiotic stress resistance breeding of major cereals.  - international journal of molecular science.  1-36. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah, nur sabrina natasha abdul rahman.  (2023).  the microbial connection to sustainable agriculture.  - plants.  1-25. 

     

    nurhani mat razali, mohd faizal abu bakar, cheah boon huat, kalaivani nadarajah.  (2019).  characterizations of transposable element (te) landscape in rhizoctonia solani.  - the 2018 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceedings.  1-5. 

     

    nurul azmina binti abdul malik, and kalaivani nadarajah.  (2019).  isolation and characterisation of chitin elicitor binding protein (cebip) gene in oryza sativa variety ukmrc9.  - the 2018 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  1-6. 

     

    cheah boon huat, kalaivani nadarajah, and wickneswari ratnam.  (2014).  identification of drought-responsive micrornas in leaf and stem tissues of oryza sativa by solexa sequencing.  - aip conference proceedings - the 2014 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  587. 

     

    o. nurfarahana syuhada and n. kalaivani.  (2014).  investigating the roles of micrornas in biotic stress response induced by rhizoctonia solani in rice.  - aip conference proceedings - the 2014 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  761-764. 

     

    nurulhidayah mat muni and kalaivani nadarajah.  (2014).  morphological and molecular characterization of magnaporthe oryzae (fungus) from infected rice leaf samples.  - aip conference proceedings - the 2014 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  756-760. 

     

    kalaivani k. nadarajah.  (2025).  nanotechnology in crop protection: innovations for sustainable agriculture.  - 171 - 205. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah dan nur sabrina natasha abdul rahman.  (2024).  surviving salinity: adapting microbial life in stressed soil ecosystems .  - 83 - 97. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah dan nur sabrina natasha abdul rahman.  (2024).  managing heavy metal stress through microbiome engineering.  - 98 - 113. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah dan nur sabrina natasha abdul rahman.  (2024).  unraveling the impact of submergence on soil microbial communities .  - 64 - 82. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah dan nur sabrina natasha abdul rahman.  (2024).  insights into soil microbiome resilience in drought .  - 47 - 63. 

     

    kalaivani k. nadarajah, grace law kai lee.  (2024).  meneroka keluarga gen wrky dalam tanaman bijirin (exploring the wrky gene family in cereals).  - natural proceedings of natural and environmental sciences. .  1 - 5. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah, salmah yaakop, noraziyah abd aziz shamsudin, mohd ikmal asmuni, nurul wahida othman.  (2024).  buku latihan pertanian bandar.  - tiada. 

     

    noraziyah abd aziz shamsudin;kalaivani a/p k. nadarajah;r wickneswari a/p v ratnam.  (2023).  development of new high yielding rice with tolerance to multiple biotic and abiotic stresses.  -

     

    ilakiya sharanee kumar, kalaivani k nadarajah.  (2023).  pemetaan meta-qtl: penyelesaian kepada pembangunan kerintangan penyakit padi.  - 210. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah, nurhanis selamat.  (2023).  genetik padi tahan kemarau.  - 162. 

     

    aminurrasyid, a.h., and nadarajah, k..  (2025).  genotypic and developmental stage effect on microbe–plant interaction of rice cultivation under awd irrigation.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate seminar 2025. 

     

    kalaivani k nadarajah.  (2025).  soil microbiomes and sustainable agriculture: from hidden networks to global solutions.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate seminar 2025. 

     

    law, g.k.l., kalaivani, n..  (2024).  characterization of wrky gene in cereals.  - international undergraduate symposium biology and bioinformatics. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah.  (2024).  sustainable solutions: the role of research in global food safety and security.  - international undergraduate symposium biology and bioinformatics. 

     

    raj, s.r.g., nadarajah, k..  (2024).  comprehensive meta-analysis of cereal qtls associated with growth and yield traits under drought conditions.  - international applied biology conference 2024 (iabc2024). 

     

    AGRICULTURE :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    Plant and Microbial Omics
    Pengalaman / Experience : 21 tahun/years(s)

    CHEMISTRY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Plant Volatiles
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    BIOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Fungal biological diversity
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    BIOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Microbiology, Mycology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, Transcriptomics
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    BIOTECHNOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Plant Biotechnology, Microbial Biotechnology, Plant biotic and abiotic stress management
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    AGRICULTURE :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    Plant Microbe Interaction, Biological Control, Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    BIOCHEMISTRY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Proteomics and Volatiles
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    BIOTECHNOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, Transcriptomics, Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    AGRICULTURE :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    Plant Microbe Interaction, Biological Control, Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)