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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

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August-September 2015 Official Publication of the UPLB College of Agriculture Volume 4 Nos. 8-9

CA sets extension agenda

The College of Agriculture (CA) has set the ex
tension road map for the next three years when it
CA to honor
conductedaplanningworkshoplastSeptember21 outstandingalumni
22attheMa aniahResort,Pansol,CalambaCity.
SelectedCAfacultyandstawillbefetedasoutstand
A ended by the extension coordinators and ingalumniduringtheUPLBFellowshipandAwardsNighton
several sta from the various clusters/units, the October9attheBakerHall.
twodayworkshopcameupwithaunifiedextension

program for CA. Included in the said program are Theyareasfollows:

thefollowingprojectstobeledbytheclusterexten
sioncoordinatorsandasec onincharge: Dr.ManuelL.Logroo(MS1984)

Dr.BarbaraL.Caoili(BSA1991,MS1998)
1. Bringing CAUPLB Technologies, Products
andServicestotheCommunitythroughAgri Dr.SoniaM.RubicoJamir(BSFT1978,MSFS1983)
fora,ExhibitsandTradeFairsAnimaland Dr.ReynoldB.Pimentel(BSA1976,MAgr1986)
DairySciencesCluster Dr.PeterS.Guzman(BSA1986,MS1993)

2. Enhancing the U liza on of CAUPLB Tech
Thesaideventispartofthecelebra onofthe97thLoy
nologies Through AgrionWheels, radio
altyDayandAlumniHomecoming.(ALLan can,withinfor-
andsocialmediaCropProtec onCluster
ma onfromTeresitaRosalindaG.Arboleda)
3. Strengthening the Publica on of CAUPLB
ExtensionMaterialsPublica onsSec on

PhilippineconsulinMozambique
4. Enhancing CAUPLBs Agritourism Program
Through the Establishment of OneStop
visitsCA;exploreslinkage

ShopCropScienceCluster
Donald Tulcidas, Philippine honorary consul in Mozam
5. Enhancing the Agricultural and Entrepre bique,visitedtheCollegeofAgriculture(CA)lastSeptember
neurialCapabili esofPersonswithDisabili 1toexplorepossiblecollabora on.

es, OutofSchool Youth and Senior Ci Duringamee ngattheIns tuteofPlantBreeding(IPB)
zensFoodScienceCluster withthescien stsheadedbyDr.PompeC.StaCruz,newly
appointeddirectoroftheCropScienceCluster(CSC),Tulcidas
6. Strengthening Agricultural Community Re
was oriented on the technologies, products and services of
siliencyinResponsetoRisksandVulnerabil
CSCandguidedtoatouratthebiotechnologylaboratoriesat
i estoClimateChangeAgriculturalSystems
IPB.
Cluster
Tulcidas, who is also an entrepreneur, said that his
En tled The Unified Extension Program of the
country is poor but rich in resources. He added that the
CollegeofAgricultureUPLB:AgriculturalOpportuni
main concern of Mozambique right now is technical exper
esandInnova onsforan InclusiveDevelopment,
seonriceandcassava,processingoffruits,androotcrops
thesaidprogramproposal(includingtheaforemen
includingfish.Hethenexpressedpossiblecollabora onwith
onedprojects)wassubmi ed tothe deanforap
CA.
proval. (ApolinarioL.Lan can/Imelda M.Gesmun-
do) Next page please
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Inanearliermee ngofTulcidaswithChancellorFer TheTransforma onofRuralCommuni esinRome,

nandoC.SanchezandotherUPLBocials,hesuggested Italy;September1219

a joint venture between UPLB and Mozambique in the
areas of technical exper se and student exchange pro
Sherry B. Marasigan, assistant professor, ASC; pre
sentedapaper tledFoodSecurityofStakeholders
gram.
fromUplandtoLowlandCommuni esinRome,Ita
Tulcidas was accompanied by Jaycelin Quintana, ly;September1219

execu ve director of the Oce of Middle East and Afri
Dr.MerdelynC.Lit,scien st,CSC;presentedtwooral
can Aairs of the Department of Foreign Aairs and
papers to the World Bamboo Congress en tled
Marinelle Therese Villena, execu ve secretary of Quin
Bamboo Shoots as Food Sources in the Philippines:
tana.(IMGesmundo)
StatusandConstraintsinProduc onandU liza on

and Morphology Based Diagnos cs of Edible Young
FOREIGNTRAVELS*

ShootsofBambooSpecies(SubfamilyBambusoideae:
Family Posceae from the Philippines in Damyang,
SouthKorea;September1624
Dr. Chris an Joseph R. Cumagun, professor, Crop

Protec onCluster(CPC); par cipatedintheInterna Dr. Celia Dr. Medinaassociateprofessor,CPC;pres

onalCenterforGene cEngineeringandBiotechnol entlya endingtheXIInterna onalMangoSymposi
ogy (ICGEB) Theore cal and Prac cal Course: Loop uminDarwin,Australia;September22toOctober5

Mediated Isothermal Amplica on (LAMP) Technique Joy B. Banayo and Katrina M. Umali, university re
forRapidDetec onofPhytoplasmainHoChiMinh searcher and university research associate respec
City,Vietnam;August113 vely, ADSC; a ended the Training on Nucleic Acid

Dr.LourdesD.Taylo,universityresearcher,CropSci Isola onfromCa leHairandbloodforDNAanalysis

ence Cluster (CSC); presently conduc ng her post inNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,Raleigh,NorthCar
doctoral fellowship at the University of Minnesota, olina,USA;September28toOctober18

St.Paul,Minneapolis,USA;August15,2015toJanu Teresita H. Borromeo, professor, CSC; presently

ary1,2016 a endingthesixthsessionoftheGoverningBodyof

Dr. Floren no C. Monsalud, assistant professor and the Interna onal Treaty on Plant Gene c Resources
director, Agricultural Systems Cluster (ASC); par ci for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) in Rome, Italy;
patedintheProgramWorkshoponBasicAgriculture September30toOctober10

inVietnam;August1822
John Paolo P. Nuez, university researcher, CSC;
a ended the training course on Technologies on
Tropical Maize Improvement in Mexico; August 30
toSeptember12
Dr. Enrico P. Supangco,deanandprofessor,College
ofAgricultureandAnimalandDairySciencesCluster
(ADSC), respec vely; provided direct field study ad
viceandmentoringoffieldexperimentanddatacol
lec onforaresearchprojectatUniversidadeNacion
alTimorLorosae,TimorLeste;September17
Dr. Nestor C. Altoveros, associate professor, CSC;
presentlya endingthefourthmee ngoftheAdHoc
Openended Working Group to enhance the func
oningoftheMul lateralSystemofAccessandBen
efitsharing of the Interna onal Treaty on Plant Ge
ne c Resources for Food and Agriculture, as well as
thesixthsessionoftheGoverningBodyofITPGRFAin
Rome,Italy;September30toOctober11
Preparedby*
IMELDAM.GESMUNDOandERLINDAA.BALOT

Nicola Louise Timbas, assistant professor, (ADSC);

gave lecture on peat soil management for rubber
planta on to the researchers of Sembawa Research The CA Monthly Newsletter
CenterinParis,France;September813 is published through the Office of the Dean,
College of Agriculture, UPLB, College, Laguna

Dr. Chris an Joseph R. Cumagun, professor, CPC;

a ended the Southeast Asian Technical and Voca Advisers: Dean Enrico P. Supangco
onal Educa on and Training (SEATVET) Workshop Associate Dean Tonette P. Laude
inSolo,Indonesia;September913 Dr. Mafeo B. Bejo
Editor: Apolinario L. Lantican

Contributors: EA Balot, IM Gesmundo and AL Lantican
Filma C. Calalo,assistantprofessor,ASC;presented Layout Artist: AL Lantican
a paper tled Changing Landscapes and Lifescapes: