Nik Mohd Izham Mohamed Nor, Dr

Research background

My research centres on the diversity, genetics, pathogenicity, and toxigenicity of plant pathogenic fungi, with a strong focus on the genus Fusarium. I have also investigated major crop diseases affecting banana, durian, rubber, rice, and mango. Beyond plant pathology, my work includes studies on tropical fungal diversity, indoor fungal contamination, and the biological processes involved in agarwood production.

Research focus

Plant disease management, Plant Pathogens, tropical fungal diversity

Selected publications

1. Hamidu, M. Y., Zakaria, L., Mohd, M. H. & Mohamed Nor, N.M.I. 2025. Molecular Identification of Fungi from Soils and Mosses of Signy Island (Maritime Antarctica). Polar Biol 48, 117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-025-03420-7
2. Husna, A., Miah, M. A., Zakaria, L., Mohd, M. H., Mohd Zainudin, N. A. I., Mohamed Nor, N. M. I. 2025. Fusarium species associated with Bakanae disease of rice in Bangladesh. Plant Disease. 109(4), 779-791. DOI:10.1094/PDIS-03-24-0655-SR
3. Shaikh Abd Hadi, S. M. H., Zakaria, L., Sidique, S. N. M., Mohmad Mahyudin, M., Berahim, Z., Idris, M. A. & Mohamed Nor, N. M. I. (2022) Silicon mediates the changes in physiological performance, nutrient uptake, root colonization morphology and secondary metabolite activity in rubber rootstock seedlings (Hevea brasiliensis) inoculated with Rigidoporus microporus. Plant Pathology, 71, 1956–1968. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13621
4. Mohamed Nor NMI, Salleh B, Leslie JF. Fusarium Species from Sorghum in Thailand. Plant Pathol J. 2019 Aug;35(4):301-312. doi: 10.5423/PPJ.OA.03.2019.0049.