Industry Strategic Science and Technology Plans (ISPs) Platform

PCAARRD's Industry Strategic Science and Technology Programs

Strategic R&D

Use of Automated Furrow Irrigation System (AFIS) to improve production efficiency and and cane yield in a sugarcane block farm

Sugarcane / By

The Central Luzon State University (CLSU) through the leadership of Dr. Armando N. Espino Jr. initiated the project, “Improving Production Efficiency and Cane Yield in a Sugarcane Block Farm using an automated Furrow Irrigation System” aimed to introduce to farmers a robust, alternative option to facilitate precision irrigation in sugarcane production for 20% increased in …

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Potential Endophytes against white root rot and major and emerging leaf diseases of rubber

Rubber / By

White root rot (WRR) manifests conspicuously within regions 9, 10, and 12. Healthy root specimens were collected and subjected to laboratory processing to facilitate the isolation of fungal endophytes, resulting in the purification of 53 distinct fungal endophytes. Among these, the top 3 fungal endophytes exhibiting notable efficacy against WRR were discerned through a dual …

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Ecological Mangrove Restoration (EMR) of Abandoned Brackishwater Fishponds in the Philippines

Climate Change / By

Through the years, attempts to restore degraded mangroves in different countries were made but very few reported high success rates. Species-site incompatibility, lack of technical know-how and environmental factors contribute to the failure of these efforts. Ecological Mangrove Restoration (EMR) is an approach to restore Abandoned Brackishwater Fishponds (ABF), which are formerly mangrove areas, through …

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National Research and Development Project for Watershed Management: Saug Watershed, Compostela Valley Province and Davao del Norte

Watershed / By

This two year research project conducted in Saug Watershed in Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley Province yielded several significant science-based data and results, as well as instrumentation knowledge, which are very useful for planners, policy makers, researchers, students and other stakeholders who have interests and involvement in the proper management of the watershed to …

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Validation of Molecular Markers for Identification Of Cacao HYVs, Criollo Types and Disease Resistant Varieties through Marker-Assisted Breeding

Cacao / By

Representative accessions screened for Lasiodiplodia theobromae or vascular streak dieback (VSD) using C4021t2 Molecular markers were generated from the completed DOST-PCAARRD funded project to identify National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) recommended cacao varieties, true Criollo types and cacao accessions with resistance to cacao vascular streak disease caused by Lasiodiplodia theobroma and cacao pod rot disease …

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Mass Rearing, Augmentation, and Conservation of the Biological Control Agents (BCAs): Lynx Spider, Oxyopes javanus, and Red Weaver Ant, Oecophylla smaragdina for the Management of Insect Pests of Cacao in the Philippines

Cacao / By

Laboratory mass rearing set-up of the lynx spider, Oxyopes javanus Cacao is a priority high value crop in the Philippines and one of the flagship exported crops of the Philippines in the 1980’s. But because of the agrarian reform program coupled with the high insect pest infestations from the cacao pod borer, the production of …

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