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Somatic embryos ready for transfer to Plantlet Producing more good quality beans starts from planting good quality planting materials that are high yielding. To produce true-to-type varieties, CvSU conducted initial activities to optimize the somatic embryogenesis protocol as a tissue culture technique for rapid and massive production of NSIC- registered Arabica and Liberica cultivars. Multiplication …
Banding patterns observed for the different coffee variety using the SSR 124577 marker The Philippine Genome Center has conducted DNA characterization of National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) – registered varieties that may potentially distinguish not just between coffee species but also within species or varieties. It also identified markers for pest and disease resistance, yield …
Spectral signature collected from Cavite (each line correspond to a unique soil sample) Expansion of production area, conversion to coffee production, or replanting of old coffee trees require information on the area-crop suitability. The system for identifying suitable areas for different coffee varieties through Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) has been developed …
With the abaca stripping machine, four persons can harvest one hectare of abaca plantation in 7-8 days. It weighs only 93 kg and can be dismantled and carried in areas not accessible by transportation. It can strip native abaca varieties by replacing stripping blades for variable quality, recovery, and output. The Abaca Coalition witnessed the …
Wiltcure experimental setup. Tomato plants with and without wiltcure. Image Credit: ARMRD, DOST-PCAARRD Solanaceous crops such as tomato, chili pepper and eggplant are being affected by major pests and diseases, including Fusarium oxysporum which causes Fusarium wilt. Farmers still rely on synthetic chemicals to prevent or control Fusarium wilt. However, these chemical pesticides are hazardous …
Low-cost drip irrigation set-up installed in a greenhouse. Image Credit: CLSU The initiative aims to develop a low-cost drip irrigation kit for onion and garlic that can irrigate an area of 500 m2. The irrigation system will be consisting of appropriate sizes of filters, mains and drip laterals that can deliver the water requirement of …
Utilization of Modified Drip Irrigation for Production of High-Quality Onion and Garlic Read More »
AloT-aided Farm Management system installed to optimize production of selected vegetables. Image Credit: Agricultural Resources Management Division, DOST-PCAARRD With the advent of modern technologies, there is a need to improve the management and production system of selected high value crops using Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) to optimize agricultural productivity. This initiative aims to develop …
AIoT-aided Farm Management for the Optimized Production of Selected High Value Crops Read More »
After a crown of thorns infestation in 2019 followed immediately by consecutive typhoon events, extensive rubble fields have developed in ARNP which have become traps for recruiting hard corals because of their relative instability. Parameters to measure substrate stabilization in this high energy area was determined using an experimental set-up that would allow for temporal …
Substrate Enhancement in a High Energy Environment Read More »
The Reef BayBe (A Coral Reef Decision-Making Tool & Primer), is a software with a manual package that integrates quantitative data and experts’ knowledge using a Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) model. This allows a more holistic look at our ridge-to-river-to-reef systems, and aims to help marine protected area managers and other users to make data-driven …
Reef BayBe: A Coral Reef Decision-Making Tool & Primer Read More »
The protocol is a guide on how to conduct coral assessment from site selection to photo transect method to data processing. This is necessary to have a standardized method so that assessment data generated are comparable. Further, considering the need to regularly update data on the country’s 6 marine bioregions or its representative reef area, …