Ongoing Projects

OVCRE ID	Project Title	Project Leader	Status	Funding Agency
18139	Breeding high yielding sweet potato varieties with improved nutraceutical properties and resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses	Abustan, Mary Ann M.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
	Agro-morphological and Genetic Characterization of In Situ Philippine Coconut Populations Towards Hybrid Breeding for Improved Yield and Special Traits and Comparative Protein Profile of the Local Coconut Varieties for Food, Nutraceutical and Industrial Applications	Abustan, Mary Ann M.	On going	DOST-PCAARRD
19393	Ensuring Optimal Genetic Diversity of Philippine Vegetable, Legume and Cereal Germplasm Intended for Safety Duplication at Svalbard Global Seed Vault	Aguilar, Catherine Hazel M.	On going	Global Crop Diversity Trust Fund
18118	Strengthening the establishment of effective mango breeding block	Alcasid, Carolyn E.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
18119	Field trial of promising pineapple hybrids with good horticultural fruit traits and lesser spines	Alcasid, Carolyn E.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
19201	Diversity of Philippine Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Germplasm Collection: A Treasure Trove for Food Security and Enhanced Resilience	Antesco, Gerlie P.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
18356	Developing Banana Cavendish Clones with Relative Resistance to Fusarium Wilt (TR1 and TR4) by Cell Selection	Balendres, Mark Angelo O.	On going	DA-BAR
15976	Addressing Food and Nutrition Security thru Promotion, Production and Distribution of Corn Grits and Seeds	Beltran, Ayn Kristina M.	On going	UPLB-FI
19276	Characterization and Genetic Improvement of Sorghum Germplasm for Feed and Forage Utilization	Beltran, Ayn Kristina M.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
19410	From seeds to grits: Addressing food value chain challenges through case study analysis and promotion of white corn as an alternative staple	Beltran, Ayn Kristina M.	On going	ECWRG
19698	Varietal Development and Improvement of CGUARD Populations for Regional Utilization	Beltran, Ayn Kristina M.	On going	DA-BAR
19659	Breeding and Selection of Single Bulb and Multiplier Onion for Improved Yield and Longer Shelf Life Phase I. Population development and Multiplication (3 years)	Bengoa, Jennelyn C.	On going	IPB Core Fund
16094	Conservation and Management of the Corn and Minor Cereal Crops Germplasm Collection at the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory	Bon, Sancho G.	On going	IPB Core Fund
18316	Project 1. Distribution, Diversity and Host Range of Banana bract mosaic potyvirus in the Philippines	Cortaga, Cris Q.	On going	DOST-PCAARRD
19376	Screening of the Philippine Cassava Germplasm Accessions towards the Development of NSIC-registered, Clean, and Quality Cassava Planting Materials	Cortaga, Cris Q.	On going	DA-BAR
19407	Genome-wide prediction of effector proteins involved in host-pathogen interaction and studies on mutations associated with fungicide resistance in Colletotrichum	Cortaga, Cris Q.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
19411	Philippine garlic virome profiling: harnessing next generation approaches in safeguarding the garlic industry	Cortaga, Cris Q.	On going	ECWRG
18138	Development of high yielding, cassava varieties with improved product quality and stress resilience traits	Crisostomo, Speedy D.	On going	IPB Core Fund
	Improvement of Coconut R&D Laboratory for Hybrid Production	Crisostomo, Speedy D.	On going	DOST-PCAARRD
19277	Seed Multiplication and Multi-location Trials of GTRRO, Evaluation and Characterization of Lima bean Germplasm with Improved Agronomic Traits	De Chavez, Hidelisa DR.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19280	Morphological Characterization and Preliminary Evaluation of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan)	De Chavez, Hidelisa DR.	On going	IPB Core Fund
	Developing Propagation Methods and Production Systems of Selected Medicinal Plants Towards the Establishment of Sustainable Community Healing Gardens in MIMAROPA. Phase 1: Culion, Palawan	De Chavez, Hidelisa DR.	On going	DOH-PITAHC
13653	Virus Indexing and Disease Diagnosis of Banana and Other Economically Important Crops	Dela Cueva, Fe M.	On going	UPLB Basic Research
18313	Project 4. Evaluation of Selected Irradiated Cardaba Mutants with Short Stature and other Musa accessions for Banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV) Resistance	Dela Cueva, Fe M.	On going	DOST-PCAARRD
18824	Disease Indexing, Post-entry Quarantine of Introduced Varieties and Germplasm Conservation and Maintenance of Sugarcane Collections	Dela Cueva, Fe M.	On going	DA-SRA
18842	RE20-0010 Genomic Sequencing of Downy Mildew	Dela Cueva, Fe M.	On going	USDA & UC Davis
	Surveillance on Disease Dispersal and Pathogenicity Variation of Corn Rusts in Asia (RE23-0010)	Dela Cueva, Fe M.	On going	AISO
19406	Rapid Multiplication of Cassava Planting Materials through two-node Propagation System	Delfin, Evelyn F.	On going	IPB Core Fund
	Upgrading of the IPB Plant Physiology Laboratory	Delfin, Evelyn F.	On going	DOST-PCAARRD
19608	Phase 2: Development of Site-Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM) for Lakatan and Saba Banana in the Philippines	Descalsota, Jesse C.	On going	DA-BAR
18115	Conservation and Management of Philippine Indigenous Orchid Collections at the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory	Descalsota, Michelle Lyka V.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
18315	Project 3: Virus Elimination and Production of Virus-Free Planting Materials of “Saba” Varieties	Descalsota, Michelle Lyka V.	On going	DOST-PCAARRD
19322	Morphological Characterization of In vitro Conserved Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) and Identification of its Alternative Conservation Strategies	Descalsota, Michelle Lyka V.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
19235	Breeding Mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) for Dull Green Seedcoat	Enicola, Elmer E.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19679	Promoting the Utilization of IPB Seeds and Seedling for 2023 – 2	Enicola, Elmer E.	OVCRE ID registration	IPB Core Fund
18974	REDIFINE: Unraveling regulatory divergence, heterosis and allelic imbalance polymorphism between abaca and banana using their BC2, Bandala	Ereful, Nelzo C.	On going	UPLB Basic Research
19099	Assessing nutritional composition, agro-morphological, and molecular variations in heirloom local foxtail millet landraces #HeirloomFoxtail	Ereful, Nelzo C.	On going	ECWRG
19417	RNA-sequencing analysis of six abaca varieties for high fiber quality and Abaca bunchy top virus resistance	Ereful, Nelzo C.	On going	DOST Balik Scientist Program
18131	Generation and maintenance of mapping populations and genetic stocks in corn and sorghum	Gardoce, Roanne R.	On going	IPB Core Fund
18616	Characterization of Philippine endemic Hoyas towards conservation	Gardoce, Roanne R.	On going	UPLB Basic Research
19576	Development of mutant populations for genetic studies and breeding applications	Gardoce, Roanne R.	On going	IPB Core Fund
15978	BBTV mitigation: Community management in Nigeria, and screening wild banana progenitors for resistance	Gueco, Lavernee S.	On going	BMGF
18314	Project 2. Evaluating the Impact of BBrMV on the Yield of Selected Banana Cultivars in the Philippines	Gueco, Lavernee S.	On going	DOST-PCAARRD
19621	Phase 2: Scaling-Out the Utilization of Selected Registered Fruit Varieties and Other Native Fruit Species Toward Sustainable Seed Network	Gueco, Lavernee S.	On going	DA-BAR
	Safeguarding the Philippine Indigenous Fruits and Nuts at the National Repository through Conservation and Use	Gueco, Lavernee S.	On going	DA-BAR
	Promoting the Utilization of IPB Seeds and Seedling for 2023 – 3	Gueco, Lavernee S.	OVCRE ID registration	IPB Core Fund
17444	Varietal Improvement in Papaya	Guevarra, Maria Luisa D.	For Extension	UPLB Core Fund
17445	Varietal Improvement in Guava and Dragon Fruit and other fruit crops	Guevarra, Maria Luisa D.	For Extension	UPLB Core Fund
18237	Breeding in Flowering Ornamental Plants for Landscaping and Pot Plants: Hibiscus, Vinca, Adenium, Zinnia, Marigold and Cosmos	Guevarra, Maria Luisa D.	For Extension	UPLB Core Fund
18652	Varietal Development in Philippine Native Hoyas	Guevarra, Maria Luisa D.	On going	DOST-PCAARRD
18653	Development of New Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Varieties through Conventional Hybridization and Embryo Rescue	Guevarra, Maria Luisa D.	On going	DOST-PCAARRD
19057	Collection, Improvement, and Utilization of Philippine Indigenous Ornamentals: Mussaenda, Medinilla, and Ornamental Trees	Guevarra, Maria Luisa D.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
18654	Monitoring of Plant Germplasm Distribution, Uplifting Awareness on Their Utilization and Proffering of Plant Germplasm Conservation and Management	Huelgas, Visitacion C.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
18655	Data Management and Maintenance of the Philippine Genetic Resources Data and Information Management System (PHLGRIS©) and Web-based Publication of the National Plant Genetic Resources Repository Non-confidential Data and Online Access to the Genetic Resources	Huelgas, Visitacion C.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
19269	Breeder Seed Production and Maintenance for Selected Varieties of Vegetables and Legumes for 2021-2022	Ladia, Villamor A. Jr.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
15868	Sugarcane Varietal Improvement to Develop High-Yielding and Climate Change Resilient Varieties	Lalusin, Antonio G.	On going	DA-SRA
18140	Development of high yielding, climate resilient, abaca hybrids with improved fiber quality and disease resistance	Lalusin, Antonio G.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
18064	Fast-tracking the Development of BBTV-resistant Banana Cultivars through Modern Biotech Tools: Molecular Profiling towards Marker Development and Diagnostics (Phase 1)	Lantican, Darlon V.	On going	DA-BIOTECH
19195	Whole-genome sequencing of Musa acuminata cv. ‘Lakatan’ and ‘Mapilak’ for high throughput detection of induced mutations contributing to banana bunchy top disease resistance	Lantican, Darlon V.	On going	IPB Core Fund
	Fast-tracking the Development of BBTV-Resistant Banana Cultivars through Modern Biotech Tools: Molecular Genetics and Functional Genomics for Marker-Assisted Breeding and New Breeding Techniques (Phase II)	Lantican, Darlon V.	On going	DA-BIOTECH
19699	Breeding for Resilience: Evaluation of Corn Varieties against Philippine Downy Mildew and Waterlogging	Laude, Tonette P.	On going	DA-BAR
15915	Impact Assessment of CSC Products and Technologies	Lee, Virma Rea G.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
15916	Improvement of enzyme (e.g. cellulase, laccase, lipase, ligninase, rennet) production using recent advanced technologies	Lee, Virma Rea G.	On going	IPB Core Fund
16304	Impact Assessment of IPB Products and Technologies	Lee, Virma Rea G.	On going	IPB Core Fund
16434	IPB Information Management	Lee, Virma Rea G.	On going	IPB Core Fund
17213	Training Program of IPB-Developed Technologies for Crop and Seed Production	Lee, Virma Rea G.	On going	IPB Core Fund
18127	Laboratory mass rearing of major insect pests of corn in support of host plant resistance entomology studies	Lit, Merdelyn C.	On going	IPB Core Fund
18128	Insect pest monitoring of corn at IPB Experimental Station, Tranca, Bay, Laguna and Survey of alternate hosts plants of the Asian corn borer and fall armyworm	Lit, Merdelyn C.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19610	Evaluation of Promising and New Accessions of Philippine Traditional Maize Against Asian Corn Borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée), Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) and Corn Weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky)	Lit, Merdelyn C.	On going	DA-BAR
	Greening Copper, Silver and Gold Mined-Out Areas in Marinduque using New Indigenous Isolates from Mined-Out Area in Mogpog, Marinduque on Native Bamboo and Native Lesser-Known Tree Species with Industrial Uses	Lit, Merdelyn C.	On going	DOST-NRCP
	Greening Nickel and Chromium Mined-out Areas in Sta. Cruz and Masinloc, Zambales (GMAP-Zambales)	Lit, Merdelyn C.	On going	DOST-NRCP
18130	Design and utilization of oligonucleotide polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers targeting genes for pest/disease resistance and value-added traits of high-value crops	Manohar, Anand Noel C.	On going	IPB Core Fund
18618	Genome size estimation and cytogenetic characterization of core IPB Musa germplasm collection	Manohar, Anand Noel C.	On going	UPLB Basic Research
19562	Identification of suitable internal calibrators for gene expression (GX) analysis on Philippine high-value crops in response to select biotic stresses and drought	Manohar, Anand Noel C.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19678	Promoting the Utilization of IPB Seeds and Seedling for 2023	Matanguihan, Lorna G.	OVCRE ID registration	IPB Core Fund
19227	Coconut Tissue Culture Towards Mass Propagation and Generation of Double Haploids	Oraye, Claudette D.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19229	Micropropagation of Aglaonema and Philodendron Towards Mutation Breeding	Oraye, Claudette D.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19384	Performance of Ilahas (wild) Ginger in Comparison to Commercial Varieties	Oraye, Claudette D.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19385	Optimization of PCTCL Garlic Tissue Protocol Towards Technology Transfer and Commercialization	Pamiloza, Raol P.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19386	Garlic Tissue Culture Protocols for In Vitro Regeneration	Pamiloza, Raol P.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19660	Developing Bruchid-Resistant Mungbean Varieties	Pamiloza, Raol P.	On going	IPB Core Fund
14927	Seed Production and Marketing of Upland Crops (Vegetables Fruit Crops, and Ornamentals Crops)	Rasco, Agripina O.	On going	UPLB-RF
16021	Commercialization of IPB Varieties and Technologies (Phase 1)	Rasco, Agripina O.	Continuous	UPLB-FI
18136	Heat tolerance in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)	Reyes, Jose Arnel O.	On going	IPB Core Fund
18137	Evaluation of tolerance Indices of mungbean (vigna radiata wilczek) using yield and yield components and morphophysiological responses under drought conditions	Reyes, Jose Arnel O.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19488	Towards Climate-smart Tomato Variety Development: Heat-stress Response of Selected Tomato Cultivars and Identification of Heat-stress Tolerance-related Traits	Reyes, Jose Arnel O.	On going	UPLB Basic Research
19662	Profiling of Nitrogen- and Potassium- Use Efficiency of Selected Cassava Varieties	Reyes, Jose Arnel O.	On going	IPB Core Fund
	Nutrient Use Efficiency Assessment of Promising Drought Tolerant Sugarcane Varieties	Reyes, Jose Arnel O.	On going	SRA
19254	Variety Development of Green Pole Sitao (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.): Generation Advancement and Yield Trials	Rodriguez, Maria Cielo Paola B.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
19206	Somatic Embryogenesis Protocol Development for Banana and Sugarcane	Rodriguez, Sherry Anne G.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19207	Production of Good Quality Planting Material of High Yielding Sugarcane Varieties through Micropropagation and Single-Node Canepoint Planting Techniques	Rodriguez, Sherry Anne G.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19524	IN VITRO CONSERVATION OF PHILIPPINE SUGARCANE VARIETIES AND ACCESSIONS at the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory, Institute of Plant Breeding, University of the Philippines Los Baños	Rodriguez, Sherry Anne G.	On going	SRA
19663	Assessment of IPB Yellow Corn Varieties for Forage Utilization and Large-Scale Production	Roxas, Gilbert R.	On going	Laguna Creamery
19197	Production of Binary Vectors for Use in CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Gene Editing of Some Economically Important Philippine Crops	Sagarbarria, Mark Gabriel S.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19198	Development of Genetic Transformation Protocols and Assessment of Fruit Browning Related Traits in Eggplant	Sagarbarria, Mark Gabriel S.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19490	Determining the effect of Agrobacterium tumefaciens co-culture on banana (Musa sp.) calli shoot formation	Sagarbarria, Mark Gabriel S.	On going	UPLB Basic Research
19196	Cytogenetic Characterization of Selected Syzygium Species in the Philippines	Salinas, Alma O. Canama	On going	UPLB Core Fund
19519	Molecular and Cytogenetic Characterization in Selected Syzigium Species in the Philippines	Salinas, Alma O. Canama	On going	ECWRG
18129	Association of Basil, Ocimum spp to Difffferent Species of Fruit flies (Bactrocera sp).	Sison, Maria Luz J.	On going	IPB Core Fund
18843	Support to Mass Production and Adopt-A-Community Programs to Increase Production of High Yielding, Quality Planting Eggplant Varieties with Reduced Pesticide Use Through Biotechnology in Sta. Maria, Pangasinan and Tiaong,Quezon	Taylo, Lourdes D.	For Extension	DA-BAR/DA-BPO
13684	Public Information and Technology Awareness	Ubaldo, Dianne B.	On going	IPB Core Fund
15917	Dissemination of Scientific, Technical and Popular Information on Plant Breeding and Crop Science	Ubaldo, Dianne B.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
19609	Phase 2: Scaling-Out the Utilization of IPB-Developed Seeds for Selected Lowland Vegetables Towards Sustainable Seed System	Ubaldo, Dianne B.	On going	DA-BAR
19383	Evaluation and Screening of Sweet Potato Germplasm, Varietal Hybrids and Advanced Lines for Resistance to Sweet Potato Weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius)	Villavicencio, Maria Lea H.	On going	UPLB Core Fund
19805	IPB Website Development and Management	Ubaldo, Dianne B.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19830	Response of Selected Foxtail Millet Accessions to Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilization	Ereful, Nelzo C.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19829	Nutrient composition and molecular variation analyses of 21 foxtail millet accessions collected from the 2023 dry season	Ereful, Nelzo C.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19799	Developing Mungbean Lines with High Iron (Fe) Content	Enicola, Elmer E.	On going	IPB Core Fund
19836	Preliminary Field Validation of a DNA-based Colorimetric Nanobiosensor for the Detection of Plant Pathogens	Purificacion, Marynold V.	On going	IPB Core Fund
	IPB Digital Content Provision	Ubaldo, Dianne B.	OVCRE ID registration	IPB Core Fund
	Surveillance on disease dispersal and pathogenicity variation of corn rusts in Asia	Dela Cueva, Fe M.	On going	BIOTEC

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