Keeren Sundara Rajoo (Dr.)

SENIOR LECTURER
BSc. Forestry (UPM), M.Sc (UPM), Ph.D (UPM)
Field of Expertise: Soil Science, Ecology, Forest Therapy
Tel. : 011-11812671
Email: keeren.rajoo@upm.edu.my
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6880-5775
Google Scholar: Keeren Sundara Rajoo
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Keeren-Rajoo

Research Interest

1. Forest soil evaluation and rehabilitation.
2. Environmental toxicology, namely in identifying potential phytoremediators.
3. Forest therapy as a form of preventive medicine.
   
   

Selected Publication

1. Rajoo, K.S., Daljit, S.K., Noor-Fadilah, W., Abdullah, M.Z. (2020). Forest therapy: An environmental approach to managing stress in middle-aged working women. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 43 (126853).
2. Rajoo, K.S. Abdullah, M.Z., Noor-Fadilah, W., Siti-Salwana, H., AhmadFauzi, M.S. (2020) Evaluating the growth performace of tissue cultured and seed propagated Endospermum diadenum (sesendok) trees. The International Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Plantation 10: 298 – 301.
3. Rajoo, K.S., Daljit, S. K., Abdullah, M. Z. (2020). The physiological and psychosocial effects of forest therapy: A systematic review. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 43: 126744.
4. Daljit, S.K., Zaharah, A.R., Farrah, M.M., Dzarifah, Z., Rajoo, K.S. (2019). Effects of Copper and Zinc application on the oil palm root morphology and epidermis cell size. Journal of Natural Products and Resources 6 (1): 242- 245. SJR (2019):
5. Rajoo, K.S., Ahmad, I., Arifin, A (2020). Evaluating the leachate contamination impact of landfills and open dumpsites from developing countries using the proposed Leachate Pollution Index for Developing Countries (LPIDC). Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management 14:100372.
6. Rajoo, K.S., Daljit, S. K., Abdu, A. (2020). Soil Quality Analyses: A Quick & Easy guide. UPM Press: Malaysia. (ISBN: 978-967-344-775-6).
7. Hamid, N.A.A., Rajoo, K.S., Zahidah, A.B., Daljit, K.S., Norulhuda, A., Farrah,M.M., Dzarifah, Z., (2019). Effects of Different Mulching Materials and Planting Distance on Selected Soil Properties of Organic Farms Planted with Orthosiphon stamineus. Journal of Natural Products and Resources 5 (2): 216-219.
8. Aida, A.A.R., Arifin, A., Norulhuda, A. Rajoo, K.S., Daljit, S.K. (2019). Impact of Forest Rehabilitation using Eucalyptus spp. on Soil Properties at Sg. Betis Forest Reserve, Lojing, Kelantan. Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research 5 (4): 387-39
9. Daljit, S.K., Arifin, A., Rajoo, K.S., Farrah, M.M., Kasim, M.R.M., Hazandy, A.H. (2017). Proposed soil quality index for rehabilitated tropical forest sites in Malaysia. American Journal of Applied Sciences 14 (1): 12-24.
10. Rajoo, K.S., Daljit, S.K., Arifin, A., Muharam, F.M. (2016). Phytoremediation potential of Dipterocarpus chataceus planted on sewage sludge contaminated soil. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research 24 (4): 1169-1177.

Updated:: 27/01/2022 [lanz]