Industry Strategic Science and Technology Plans (ISPs) Platform
Potential biological control agents of QP major insect pest, Pink Pineapple Mealybug were identified. Predatory earwig insect, Hambletonia pseudococcina parasitoid, and insect-harming fungi such as Beauveria sp., Lecanicillium lecanii, and Metarhizium anisopliae.
With the aim of providing effective recommendations for increased productivity and profitability in QP, the combination of optimum planting distance and fertilizer application rate was evaluated in monocropping and QP-coconut intercropping systems in Camarines Norte, Samar and Leyte. Based on initial results, the combination of fertilizer recommended rate (298-70-315 kg/ha NPK) for QP and planting …
One of the research breakthroughs of the QP Program is the development of QP somatic embryogenesis protocol. As an alternative technique for rapid mass propagation of quality QP planting materials, it involves the use of crown shoot tip to produce true-to-type planting materials. Also, through this technology, 8,000 – 10,000 QP plantlets/explants can be produced …
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QP production is mainly concentrated in Regions 5 (Bicol) and 8 (Eastern Visayas), which accounts to about 5% of the national pineapple production. This program was able to address some of the pressing problems of the industry. The most significant of which is the mass production of pineapple planting material through somatic embryogenesis as an …
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QP production started in Camarines Norte in the 1950s. Unlike other varieties commonly grown in the Philippines, the Queen or also called ‘Formosa’ is considered the sweetest. Since then, it became the most popular cash crop to the 12 municipalities and 282 barangays of the province. The said pineapple variety is also adaptable to the …
Niche Centers in the Region for R&D (NICER) Program: Queen Pineapple R&D Center Read More »