• Tree ‘phenology’

• Silviculture of logged-over forests, mangrove

•  Trial of selected indigenous species

• Vegetation map of Sabah - Differentiation of mixed dipterocarp
  forest on different soil types

•  Monitoring forest dynamics

•  Assessment of conservation areas

•  Limestone flora

• A survey of limestone flora of Sabah

• Flora of ultra basic soil - Ulu Tungud

• A guide to tree identification

• Tree flora of Sabah and Sarawak

• An annotated checklist of Sabah trees

• Assessment of trials of timber species, bamboos

• Interplanting of oil palm with high value timber species

• Trials of Tongkat Ali

• As indicators Comparison of biodiversity - habitat 

• Comparison of moth fauna - Sabah mainland and islands

• Edible and medicinal insects in Sabah

• Rapid biodiversity assessment of soil invertebrates in Sabah

• Wood quality

• Properties of lesser used and plantation timber species

• Utilisation -small logs, mangrove wood

• Study on utilisation - logging residues in Deramakot Forest Reserve

• Native medicinal plants

• Determination of visitor profiles to forest-based destinations in Sabah

• Economic impact of tourism in Sabah

• Assessment of tourism or ecotourism potential in Sabah Forest Reserves

• Provenance trial - Laran, Acacia species

• Provenance cum progeny trial of Sentang & Batai

• Vegetative propagation - indigenous / exotic species

• Breeding of teak

• Phenology - lowland dipterocarp tree species

• Seed technology - indigenous tree species

• Development of a protocol for tissue culture of Khaya senegalensis

• Clonal trial of elite strains of Acacia auriculiformis x Acacia mangium hybrid and Tectona grandis

• Assessment and optimisation of micro-propagation protocol for Acacia auriculiformis x Acacia mangium hybrid and Tectona grandis

• Development of DNA laboratory

• Composting trial of organic wastes

• Nutritional requirement of plantation tree species

• Soil changes under forest plantations

• Effect of forest harvesting on soil erosion in different slope and diameter cutting limit

• Effect of logging activities on stream water quality in Deramakot Forest Reserve

• Nutrient loss under reduced impact logging

• Hydrological changes due to different logging intensity

• Screening for bioactive phytochemicals (pharmaceuticals)

• Development of phytochemistry laboratory

• Development of phytochemical extract library

• Survey of insect pests in forest plantations

• Defense compounds in dipterocarp seedlings against insect pests

• Influence of environmental factors on damage to dipterocarp seedlings by insects

• Alternatives to boron in preservation of light-colored wood (e.g. Laran)

• Wood decaying process

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