Carrageenan plant growth regulator (CPGR) has recently been found to increase rice yield by more than 65%.
In a multi-location project, the trial conducted in Bulacan by the team led by Dr. Gil L. Magsino of the National Crop Protection Center - University of the Philippines-Los Banos (UPLB-NCPC), yielded the following results: On grain weight, application of 3 and 6 bags of chemical fertilizer per hectare (ha), combined with 200 ppm (or 20 mL/L) of CPGR yielded higher grain weight (450 g and
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The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) spearheads the National Biotechnology Week (NBW) 2015 that will be held from November 23 to 28, 2015 at SM Dasmariñas, Cavite. NBW 2015 will feature an exhibit and fora that will be open to the public.
NBW 2015 has the theme, Bioteknolohiya: Kaagapay ng Mamamayan sa Pambansang Kaunlaran. It also has the slogan, Angat Tayo sa Bioteknolohiya! NBW is
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Abaca Coalition witnessed the transfer of four abaca stripping machines to the communities of Maac, Mahayahay, Javier and Maria Plana in Sogod, Southern Leyte. The machine is designed and developed by the National Abaca Research Center based at the Visayas State University in Baybay, Leyte. They were purchased through a research and development grant from the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology
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SOGOD, Southern Leyte - Abaca Coalition gathered the abaca industry's main players in the first ever Abaca Summit on November 4-5 in a bid to address various concerns that ail the industry.
The summit provided a venue for relevant sectors to tackle pressing issues haunting the country's abaca industry in the midst of climate change and the ASEAN integration, among other challenges.
Hosted by the Southern Leyte State University (SLSU), a member of the Coalition, the two-day summit was attended
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An inexpensive, field-deployable, easy-to-use, and rapid method of detecting shrimp diseases was developed by Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD). The project was funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) under the Philippine Shrimp Pathogenomics Program.
The rapid method, a genome
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The University of Santo Tomas (UST) developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) based detection of shrimp pathogens, particularly the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and Vibrio spp. The LAMP is a practical alternative to the conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and standard microbiological techniques which require equipment that are expensive.
The technology is funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under the Philippine Shrimp Pathogenomics Program.
WSSV is
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Experts of the Integrated Crop Management project on mango of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) recently shared canopy management strategies and best practices to farmer cooperator Gerinio Macatual of Brgy. Tambo, Island Garden City of Samal.
The activity is part of the monitoring and field visit for the
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The Sweetpotato Industry Roundtable Discussion, organized by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and the International Potato Center (known as CIP from its Spanish language name Centro Internacional dela Papa) will be held on December 4, 2015 at the Astoria Plaza, Pasig City.
The event will be participated by representatives from the food and non-food industries; sweetpotato
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The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) formally kicks off the National Biotechnology Week (NBW 2015) at the SM Dasmariñas Event Center, Cavite. DOST-PCAARRD is the lead agency of the event this year.
NBW 2015 has the theme, Kaagapay ng Mamamayan sa Pambansang Kaunlaran and the tagline, Angat Tayo sa Bioteknolohiya! The event is a joint undertaking of DOST, Commission on Higher
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Sustained by strong S&T-based practices, the country’s mango industry is expected to hurdle the growing demand as well as the stringent export requirements of its neighboring countries for quality and safe mangoes. These demands are seen to be tougher with the advent of the ASEAN integration.
With Integrated Crop Management (ICM) and Postharvest Quality Management (PQM) technologies serving as its strength, the country’s mango industry proves its readiness to address the above-mentioned
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The coconut industry of the Philippines is the major pillar of the country’s agriculture, consisting of 3.16 million hectares and involving 3.4 million farmers. However, coconut productivity in the country is experiencing a decline, with only an average yield of 46 nuts/tree per year. This is way below India’s average yield of 77 nuts per tree per year.
To address the decline in production, the Philippine Genome Center Program for Agriculture of the University of the Philippines Los Baños
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Coffee is an export commodity that plays a key role in national economies including the Philippines. However, coffee production in the country has been affected by low market prices, senile or unproductive trees, and poor technology utilization. Moreover, pests and diseases in coffee like leaf rust, coffee berry disease, stem borer, and nematodes have been constraining local coffee production. Today, tissue culture can help in addressing the low production of coffee trees through rapid and
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The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) held the Philippine Horticulture Program Annual Meeting at the Waterfront Insular Davao Hotel in Davao City recently.
PCAARRD Acting Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo Ebora said that the annual meeting was a venue to discuss the experiences and lessons learned from the
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PCAARRD’s Applied Communication Division conducted two trainings on effective communication.
The first training was conducted for the Local Government Unit of Los Baños, Laguna on September 28-30, at E.O Tan Hall, PCAARRD, while the second was conducted at Valley Hotel, Peñablanca, Cagayan on November 19-21.
Five of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development's (DOST-PCAARRD) prominent infrastructures were named after research and development (R&D) icons in simple rites held during its Loyalty and Recognition Day.
