A PhilRice study on the development of submergence-drought tolerant breeding lines has identified six recombinant inbred lines (RILs) that show good phenotypic traits, high tolerance to submergence and drought stresses, and high grain yield. According to Jonathan S. Conception, among the study researchers, recombinant lines are products of conventional breeding where two varieties with desirable characteristics are crossed or paired to arrive at desired traits. Breeding lines were developed from […]

Among PhilRice’s promising young scientists, Dr. Reynante Lacsamana Ordonio, 36, has already published in high-impact journals such as Science, Nature Cell Research and Scientific Reports, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences-USA. A rare feat for Filipino researchers. He is among the very few researchers at PhilRice that focus on plant molecular breeding and genetic engineering. Rey is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Nagoya University, working on rice […]

Sorjan farming system, which originated in Indonesia, appears to be a good alternative cropping method that promotes climate change adaptation, farm productivity, food security, and regular income for the farm family. In a PhilRice Agusan study, a 1-ha Sorjan farm generated Php75,000 additional income in a year. In 2016, income generally came from the sales of assorted vegetables such as lady finger, eggplant, string beans, cucumber, and tomato. This farming […]

Being a local gives one the advantage of seeing the needs in his community. It fuels the passion to contribute something in whatever means possible. PhilRice researcher Alvin D. Palanog, 35, grew up in a sugarcane hacienda in La Carlota City in Negros Occidental where his father worked as a laborer. As in most agricultural communities in the Philippines, life is difficult in their community during lean months or what […]

Photo credit: Honors Awards Program Committee, Civil Service Commission Information Office We introduce Mr. Rizal G. Corales, acting branch manager of PhilRice Negros, who was among the recipients of the PAG-ASA award, a prestigious recognition given by the Civil Service Commission last month. Kuya Rizal, as he is fondly called at PhilRice, hails from Sanchez Mira, Cagayan now residing at Bagong Sikat, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. He oftentimes […]

Farmers in Cagayan Valley has more options to reach PhilRice through its Madiskarteng Pagsasaka radio program aired over seven stations in the region. Conceptualized in 2014, the radio program assists rice farmers by airing topics on the latest in rice farming. Its weekly airings revolve around the PalayCheck, a dynamic rice crop management system that packages key strategies and technologies farmers must observe to obtain optimum yield, and PalaYamanan, an […]

Rice shows healthy growth 14days after desubmergence Photo credit: Jonathan S. Concepcion PhilRice has recently developed a new breeding line, which shows high submergence tolerance. In the Development of NSIC Rc160-Sub1: Progress on marker-assisted breeding study, PhilRice researchers reported 90 to 95% survival of advanced breeding materials under submerged conditions.  The same trial in 2012 reported only 58% survival. The research team employed different levels of submergence in two stages […]

Working in the agriculture research sector for 36 years now, PhilRice Scientist Dr. Norvie L. Manigbas has been involved in around 100 studies and has published widely in local and international journals. His group led the development of the first released direct-wet seeded rice variety, NSIC Rc298, which is now grown nationwide. At PhilRice, he leads projects with support and collaborators from Japan, South Korea, and eight ASEAN-member countries. Childhood, […]

ASEAN Rice Science and Technology Ambassadors Awards August 7, 2017 – Quezon City Outstanding Rice ScientistPhilRice Acting Executive Director Dr. Sailila E. Abdula   National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines Annual Scientific Meeting July 12-13, 2017 – Manila 2017 Outstanding Scientific Paper Award“Quantitative Trait Loci for High-Temperature Tolerance in Rice” Jupiter L. Grospe,  Norvie L. Manigbas   Food and Nutrition Research Institute Seminar Series – Undergraduate Thesis Competitions […]

A  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on providing training on rice machine operation and the science of rice production was signed between PhilRice Los Baños and Nicolas L. Galvez Memorial Integrated High School (NLGMINHS) in San Antonio, Bay, Laguna. NLGMINHS officials tapped PhilRice Los Baños to enhance their offering of organic agriculture production and rice machine operation under the Senior High School Program. “We will train students on how to operate […]