COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

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June 1-30, 2016 Official Publication of the UPLB College of Agriculture Volume 5 No. 6

BOR appoints CA honors 2016 graduates

UP Scientists from CA
T
heCollegeofAgriculture(CA),ledbyDeanEnrico

T
P.Supangco,feteditsgraduatesduringadinner
heUPBoardofRegents(BOR)appointedve recep onheldlastJune24attheAgro-Soils-Hor building
facultymembersoftheCollegeofAgriculture lobby,UPLB.
(CA)asUPScien stsduringitsrecentmee ng.

This years graduates were led by Pee-jay A. Rebuso,

Drs.LuisReyI.VelascoandCeliaDR.Medinaofthe BSAgriculture,magna cum laude, andrecipientofJoaquin
Crop Protec on Cluster were conferred the UP Scien- J. Gonzales medal, Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of
stI tlewhileDr.PompeC.Sta.Cruz,directorofthe AgriculturemedalandDeansMedalofExcellence.
Crop Science Cluster (CSC), has been reappointed as

Otherhonorgraduateswere:
Scien st III. Meanwhile, Dr. Teodoro C. Mendoza of

CSC and Dr. Renato SA. Vega of the Animal and Dairy DeansMedalofExcellence

SciencesClusterwerepromotedtoScien stII. BS Agriculture (cum laude)

TheUPScien cProduc vitySystem(SPS)aimsto EdelynJoyM.Vicencio

support the development of science and technology NerisaV.Paduit
and to encourage and reward scien c produc vity. RoselleE.Madayag
Facultymembersareevaluatedbasedontheirpublica- AlbertoLouisA.Basinillo
onsinreputablerefereedjournalsandbooks.Deserv- MarielleAnnM.Solpico
ingscien stsareconferredthe tleUPScien stwith GladysS.Morado

monetary awards of PhP 150,000.00, PhP 200,000.00
BS Food Technology (cum laude)
andPhP250,000.00perannumforScien stI,IIandIII,
KeianeB.Ambos
respec vely. (Imelda M. Gesmundo, with informa on
JanaLouriaM.Malingan
from h p://ovpaa.up.edu.ph/upscien cproduc vity
TristanJohnM.Zamora
system2/)

BS Agricultural Biotechnology (cum laude)

CA associate dean is MaryRanzelleA.Pasang

NASTs Outstanding BS Agricultural Chemistry

NaelaV.Delmo
Young Scientist

Duringtherecogni onprogram,inspira onalmessag-

C
A Associate Dean Tone e P. Laude is one of
the Outstanding Young Scien sts for 2016, as
citedbytheNa onalAcademyofScienceandTechnol-
ogy(NAST).
es were provided by Dr. Chamnian Yosraj (president of
Maejo University, Chiangmai, Thailand) who served as
guest speaker, Chancellor Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr., and
Dr.ElpidioM.Agbisit,Jr.,directoroftheAnimalandDairy
Sciences Cluster and president of CA Alumni Associa on.

Dr. Laude, also a professor from the Crop Science Likewise, Rebuso gave his response message in behalf of
Cluster, has conducted numerous researches in plant thestudents.(Apolinario L. Lan can)
breeding and authored scien c papers for local and
foreignjournals.

The award, which is given to young Filipino scien- Weeds function as an unseen
sts for signicant contribu ons in science and tech-
nology,willbeconferredtoheronJuly14attheCen- tax on the crop harvest.
tennial Hall, Manila Hotel. (Excerpted from EarlM.Hildebrand
ca.uplb.edu.ph)
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Dean Supangco urges Thai students

graduates: Be entrepreneurial undergo internship
& inspire people at CA
Asyoustartanewjourney,beyourownboss,saidDeanEnrico
P. Supangco as he advised the CA graduates during the dinner
recep onheldrecently.
JirapornAu haphongandChalida
Tanoi, two BS Agriculture stu-
dents from Ubon Ratchathani Universi-

In his opening remarks, Dean Supangco urged the graduates to be ty, Thailand, are a ending a one and a
passionate and entrepreneurial as there is a bright future for them in half month internship at the CAs Crop
agriculturalbusiness.Headvisedthemtoactsoonas meisindeedlim- ScienceCluster(CSC).

ited. Since their arrival last June 7, the

Moreover,DeanSupangcoremindedthemtobehumbleinsuccess students had their orienta on with the

becauseonecanhaveameaningfullifenotbecauseofmoneybutdue staoftheOceofIns tu onalLinkag-
tohumility. GoandinspiretheFilipinopeople, hechallenged them, es(OIL),amee ngwiththeCAassociate
beatrueIskolar Para sa Bayan. dean and the director of CSC, and a
brieng with the CSC heads of oces
Lastly, he congratulated the graduates and wished them well. (AL regarding the clusters academic pro-
Lan can) gram and extension ac vi es. The in-
terns also toured the dierent facili es
Chancellor Sanchez to graduates: where some technologies were show-
casedbytheCSC.TheseincludetheOr-
Go for excellence, serve the people namentalCropsNursery,OrchidLabora-

C
tory,TissueCultureFacility,Postharvest
hancellor Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr., during the same ac vity,
Training and Research Center, Edible
challengedthegraduatestoupholdUPsstandardofexcellence
Landscaping, and Roo op and Ver cal
inwhateverprofessionalcareertheytake.
Garden.
In his welcome message, Chancellor Sanchez said that they now

The interns were given lecture and

bear the universitys legacy of producing only the best; hence, they
hands-on prac cum on the following:
mustusetheknowledgetheyhavegainedtostrengthenagricultureand
ricebreedingandproduc on,basiccon-
otherrelateddisciplines.
cepts and prac cal applica ons of gene
Likewise,ChancellorSanchezsaidthegraduatesarenowinabe er banking,vegetablebreedingandorganic
posi on to serve the Filipino people and show their gra tude to their vegetableproduc on,fruitcropsbreed-
family,communityandcountry. ing (papaya, mango and pineapple), ce-

Relishyourstoryofsuccess,heconcluded,butneverlosesightof reals, root crops and hibiscus produc-

whatUPstandsfor. (AL Lan can) on, edible landscaping, SNAP Hydro-
ponics,andpostharvesttechniques.
Maejo University president

Sinceeachinternhasherowncom-
modity interest, one of them will con-
relates experience to graduates duct a mini -research on rice and corn

D

breeding while the other one will do a
r.ChamnianYosraj(presidentofMaejoUniversity,Changmai, mini-research on postharvest tech-
Thailandandguestspeakerduringthedinnerrecep on)gave niques on fruits, specically mango and
somewordsofwisdomtothegraduates. papaya.

Rela nghisexperienceasstudent,Dr.Yosrajurgedthegraduatesto
controlandmo vatethemselves,dowhatisright,ghthard,workhard, Theinternswillpresenttheiraccom-
ndsolu onstoproblems,keepanopenmind,donotwaste me,keep plishmentsataclosingceremonyonJuly
learning, adapt to situa ons, take risks for be er life and make a big 28 at the CA Deans Oce Conference
dierencetosociety. Roominthepresenceofthedean,the

associate dean, CSC heads and a repre-
Dr. Yosraj opined that earning a degree is just the beginning of a senta vefromOIL.(IM Gesmundo, with
life meprocess.Thus,youshouldneverstoplearningandprac cing, informa on from Maria Emblem O.
hesaid.Setyourgoalsandfollowthem,heconcluded.(AL Lan can)
Grulla)
CA Monthly Newsletter Page 3

CA trains students on ASC launches free seminars

technical writing Where one can learn from the masters

T he CA conducted a writeshop for

their gradua ng MS and PhD stu-
dentstohelpthemnalizepaper(s)forscien-
A seminar series en tled Learning from the Masters
wasrecentlylaunchedbytheASClastApril.Expertsin
theeldofagriculturalresearchandextensionareinvitedeach
c journals last June 20-21 at the Develop- monthtoprovidefreeseminartothepublic.

ment Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay Sofar,twoseminarswerealreadyconducted.JimLeandro

City,Cavite. Cano,countryrepresenta veofYoungProfessionalsforAgricul-

Titled, Writeshop to Produce Ready to tural Development Philippines, presented about Strategic In-
PublishScien cPapersfromResearchofMS clusion of Youth in Na onal, Regional, and Global Agricultural
andPhDAdviseesofCAFaculty,thetwo-day Systems last April 20. Meanwhile, Dr. Daniel Garcia, a French
training was aimed to increase CAs research sustainableagricultureadvocate,talkedaboutMakingNature
produc vity. Hopefully, this years target of WorkforYou:LaborSavingTechniquesinOrganicAgriculture"
0.2 peer-reviewed journal ar cle per PhD for lastJune7.
everyfacultyeachsemesterwillbeachieved.
The upcoming topics of the seminar will also feature the
Thisini a veofthecollege,withthesupport
professor emeri and other re red experts of the College of
oftheuniversity,isalsogearedtowardsmain-
Agriculture. Through the seminar, they will share the wisdom
tainingUPLBsstatusasthepremieruniversity
obtained from their years of prac ce in their respec ve elds.
for agriculture in the country. Likewise, dis-
Thiswillenabletheyoungergenera onstodirectlylearnfrom
semina onofCAsresearchoutputstoawid-
themasidefromtheirpublishedworks.
er regional and global audience will also
a ractmoreresearchcollaboratorsfromoth- Knowledge seekers may check out the seminar schedules
eruniversi esandresearchcenters. and announcements at the ocial Facebook Page of ASC:

Atotalof26par cipants(21MS,3PhD,1 @agrisystems.

faculty and 1 REPS) a ended the writeshop.
Drs.OfeliaK.Bau staandTeresitaL.Rosario,
re red professor and professor emeritus of
the Crop Science Cluster, respec vely, and
former editors of the Philippine Agricultural
Scien st journal, served as resource persons.
(IM Gesmundo, with informa on from Lorina
M. Cas llo)
ASC revives newsletter
The seminar series is part of the Capacity Building in Agri-
cultural Systems Development project of the Agricultural Sys-
tems Extension and Entrepreneurship program of ASC. (AFB
Jamias)
June is OJT season at IPB-CSC
JustwhentwoBSBiologystudentsfromSouthernLuzon
State University in Lucban, Quezon have nished their
On-the-Job Training (OJT) in plant breeding, gene banking and

T
seedproduc onattheIns tuteofPlantBreeding-CropScience
heASCUpdates,theocialnews- Cluster (IPB-CSC) from May 16 to June 10, four more batches
le er of the Agricultural Systems cameinthisJune.
Cluster (ASC), returned in the circula on last

May2016a eritslastissuefouryearsago. Two BS Agronomy and Hor culture students from Ubon
Ratchathani University, Thailand are having a mini-research in
Readers can expect that the newsle er rice breeding and fruit postharvest techniques from June 7 to
shallcon nuewithitsmissiontodisseminate July 30; seven senior high school students from Philippine Sci-
the latest breakthroughs of ASCs programs enceHighSchool(PSHS)QuezonCityCampusandvestudents
and projects. Further, the newsle er is also fromPSHSClark,PampangaCampusaredoingplant ssuecul-
aimedatrecognizingtheachievementsofthe tureworksfromJune16toJuly1,andfromJune20toJuly29,
clustersstaandstudents. respec vely. On the other hand, four BS Agricultural Biotech-
nology students of UPLB who are Department of Science and
Thenewsle erwillbereleasedeverytwo Technology (DOST) scholars are having a Summer Prac cal
months. As it has limited printed copies, the Training Program on molecular techniques in plant pathology
readers may access the publica on through fromJune20toJuly29.
the ocial website of ASC: h p://

This OJT is part of the schools or DOSTs curriculum as a

www.ca.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/agricultural-
requirementfortheirgradua on.(Laureano B. Lanosia, Jr.)
systems-cluster.(Augustus Franco B. Jamias)
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FOREIGN TRAVELS*
Dr.TeresitaU.Dalisay,associateprofessor,CropProtec-
onCluster(CPC);a endedandpresentedapaper tled
Iden ca onofRustFungionVariousPlantsinSelect-
edAreasinLuzonatthe8thInterna onalKasetsartUni-
versityScienceandTechnologyAnnualResearchSympo-
sium(I-KUSTAR2016)inBangkok,Thailand;June1-5
Dr. Elda B. Esguerra, professor, Crop Science Cluster
(CSC);providedtechnicalleadershipandsupporttothe
quan ca onofpostharvestlosses,pilotdemonstra on
ofpostharvestimprovementsandtrainingofstakehold-
ersinthesupplychainofmangoaspartoftheFoodand
Agriculture Organiza on (FAO)s Project tled
Reduc on of Postharvest Losses in Hor cultural Chain
in South Asian Associa on for Regional Coopera on in
Bangladesh;June1-5
Sara Jane B. Manaday, university research associate,
CPC; a ended and presented a paper tled Sooty
MoldsonFoliageofPhilippineOrnamentalPlantsatthe
8thI-KUSTAR2016Symposium
Melissa P. Montecalvo,universityresearcher,CPC;pre-
sented a paper tled Eect of Integrated Postharvest
TreatmentonMangoStemEndRotIncidenceatthe8th
I-KUSTAR2016Symposium
Mary Joy C. Mendoza, university researcher, CPC; pre-
sented a paper tled Analysis of Popula on Structure
of Mycosphaerella jiensis in Luzon Philippines at the
th
8 I-KUSTAR2016Symposium
ManuelaA. Samaco,universityresearchassociate,CSC; CatherineHazelM.Aguilar, university research-
presented a paper tled, Occurrence, Iden ca on,
Characteriza on and Pathogenecity of Fusarium spp.
Associated with Pokkah Boeng Disease of Sugarcane in
thePhilippinesatthe8thI-KUSTAR2016Symposium
Rizalina L.Tiongco,laboratorytechnician,CSC;present-
edapaper tled,FieldSymptomVariabilityandPatho-
genecityTes ngofSugarcaneLeafScaldCausedbyXan
thomonas albilineansatthe8thI-KUSTAR2016Sympo- *Prepared by Imelda M. Gesmundo and Erlinda A.
sium
Dr. Fe M. Dela Cueva, university researcher, CSC;
a endedthe8thI-KUSTAR2016Symposium;June2-6
Dr. Chris an Joseph R. Cumagun, professor, CPC;
a ended the 7th World Didac Asia and Technical Voca-
onal Educa on and Training Connex at the Hongkong Advisers:
Conven onandExhibi onCentre;June6-9
Dr. Enrico P. Supangco,CAdeanandprofessor,Animal Contributors: Erlinda A. Balot, Imelda M. Gesmundo,
and Dairy Sciences Cluster (ADSC); a ended the Mul -
country Observa onal Study Mission on Agricultural In-
nova onsinTokyo,Japan;June6-10
CA Monthly Newsletter
Dr.BabyRichardR.Navarro, associate profes-
sor, Food Science Cluster; par cipated in the
seminar and the Daegu Flower Show in Daegu
Metropolitan City, South Korea; June 2-6; Also
a endedtheTeaWorldFes valinCOEX,Seoul,
SouthKorea;June9-12
JohnnyF.Balidion, assistant professor, CPC;
currentlya endingatrainingonCacaoPatholo-
gy in the United States of America; June 12 to
September10
Dr.JoseNestorM.Garcia, university researcher,
AgriculturalSystemsCluster;par cipatedinthe
Regional Mee ng on the Improvement and De-
velopmentofEmissionFactorforN2OfromAg-
ricultural Soil Management in Patancheru, Hy-
derabad,Telangana,India;June13-18
LeonisaA.Artes, university extension specialist,
CSC;a endedandpresentedapaper tledThe
postharvest situa on of local bananas in the
Philippinesduringthe2ndAsianFoodandAgri-
culture Coopera on Ini a ve (AFACI) Interna-
onal Training Workshop on Postharvest Man-
agement Technology for Hor cultural Crops in
Bangkok,Thailand;June15-28
Dr.RodelG.Maghirang, UP Scien st 1, CSC;
a ended the ASEAN+6 Organic Agriculture Fo-
rum 2016: Sustainable Agriculture at Imperial
MaepingHotel,ChangMai,Thailand;June27to
July1
er,CSC;a endedtheConserva onAsia2016,
ajointmee ngoftheAsia/PacicChapterof
SocietyofConserva onBiologyandAssocia on
forTropicalBiologyandConserva onatthe
Na onalUniversityofSingapore;June28to
July3
Balot
The College of Agriculture Monthly Newsletter
is published through the Office of the Dean,
College of Agriculture, UPLB, College, Laguna
Dean Enrico P. Supangco
Associate Dean Tonette P. Laude
Editor/Layout Artist: Apolinario L. Lantican
Maria Emblem O. Grulla, Augustus Franco B.
Jamias, Laureano B. Lanosia, Jr., Apolinario L.
Lantican and Lorina M. Castillo
Circulation Officer: Venecia B. Batain