Strategic R&D

Aeroponics-derived seed potatoes. Image Credit: BSU Potato is the major regional crop of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) particularly in the provinces of Benguet and Mt. Province. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, 86% of the national potato production in 2018 was from the said region, making it the main potato producer of the country. …

Accelerated R&D Program for Capacity Building of Research and Development Institutions and Industrial Competitiveness: Niche Centers in the Regions for Research and Development (NICER): Potato R&D Center Read More »

Tissue cultured garlic (above) and garlic germplasm in Batac, Ilocos Norte. Image Credit: MMSU This initiative seeks to revitalize the dwindling garlic (Allium sativum L.) industry and other agri-food condiments in the Philippines and be able to increase the total volume of production in the coming years.  In 2017, the Philippines ranked 46th (7,751 mt) …

Accelerated R&D Program for Capacity Building of Research and Development Institutions and Industrial Competitiveness: Niche Centers in the Regions for Research and Development (NICER): Garlic and Other Agri-Food Condiments R&D Center Read More »

Indigenous Vegetable pamphlets developed by the research team from the Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, UPLB Indigenous vegetables are part of traditional Filipino food preparations. They are low-cost, nutritious, and prominent in home gardens and traditional farming systems. However, they are heavily underutilized despite their recognized importance. Some of the …

Documentation of Indigenous Vegetables in the Philippines Read More »

Two tomato lines found to be resistant to bacterial wilt by the research team. Image Credit: IPB-CAFS, UPLB Tomato (Solanum Iycopersicum) and pepper (Capsicum annuum) are among the most important vegetables grown by smallholder farmers in the tropics and subtropics. Bacterial wilt (BW), caused by the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC), has been reported as …

Disease Resistant Tomato and Pepper for Chinese Taipei and the Philippines Read More »

Eggplant accessions collected by the Eggplant research team of UPLB. Image Credit: IPB-CAFS, UPLB Eggplant production is severely constrained by two major insect pests, the eggplant fruit and shoot borer or EFSB (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee; Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and leafhopper or LH (Amrasca biguttula (Ishida); Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Yield losses from EFSB and LH infestations have been …

Development of Improved Eggplant Varieties with New Plant Defense Genes for Multiple Insect Resistance using Innovative Technologies Read More »