A well-managed and judicious utilization of energy from fossil fuel, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides in intensive rice production may favor less GHG emission and not contribute to global warming as well. To avoid high emissions in rice production, there is a need to thoroughly look into...

With increasing rice production in the country, a major concern in rice production is the management of waste products such as rice straw. One of the country's traditional practices of rice straw management is soil incorporation, where the rice straw ends up being spread out, buried, and degraded...

Investigation of genotypes for their yield stability under various environments is important issue in plant breeding programs. Yield stability of 16 barley (Hordeum vulgar L.) genotypes was tested across four locations and three years. The analysis of variance showed that genotype (G), environment...

Seeds and propagating resources of rice plants can also be the primary source of the pathogens that cause various diseases. A modified isothermal amplification-based biosensor was developed to determine the presence of these pathogens. The isothermal amplification-based biosensor was used for rice...

Traditional rice varieties (TRVs) are affected by rice tungro disease, which is one of the constraints of rice production. Planting of TRVs must consider varieties that possess both tungro resistance and good agromorphological traits. This study aimed to identify tungro resistant Philippine TRVs...

A field experiment was conducted in saline soil to determine the effect of soil salinity and potassium (K) application on the uptake of different bases (Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), Sodium (Na)) in selected corn (Zea mays L.) varieties. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with...

This paper presents the evaluation results of the yield target setting precision of the revised MOET App (v.2.0), following the inclusion of the correction factors generated from rice biomass correlations between MOET and nutrient omission plot setups obtained from 2017 to 2018. The project started...

Cocos nucifera (coconut) is an economically important crop in the Philippines. Coconut is the only species in the genus Cocos of the family Arecaceae and is widely cultivated for its extensive use in agriculture and industry. The SHELL gene has already been characterized in oil palm which is...

There is a great genetic variation in the flavonoid content and phenotypic diversity in the color of maize, however little is known about the linkage between seed color and its systematic flavonoid profile. In this study, the flavonoid metabolic profile in mature seeds of two red maize landraces...

Current practices of rice straw management in the Philippines are an alarming concern as soil incorporation and burning result to significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. One of the innovations that are being explored globally is the utilization of rice straw as a substrate to produce...