Copyright 2017 by Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Maligaya, Science City Muñoz, 3119 Nueva Ecija. Backed by state-of-the-art rice research for development initiatives, we demonstrate how we provide intellectual and practical leadership in rice S&T in the country.
PLANT BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
We developed a software for predicting physical properties in milled rice such as percent calcareous grains and immature grains, and grain length and shape. We developed a software to predict physical properties in milled rice such as percent calcareous grains.
GENETIC
RESOURCES
AGRONOMY,SOILS, AND PLANT
PHYSIOLOGY
It will be a useful tool for farmers in the application of N fertilizer based on their desired yield. We want to determine the extent of accumulation in the grains that will affect consumer health so we can offer management options.
CROP
Organic engineering helped create a 76-79% increase in the population of beneficial organisms (predators and parasitoids) and reduction of damage caused by defoliants and stem borers. Light trap catches of RGB increased in March and peaked in June (57-67 adults/. light trap) at two sites in Alegria, Surigao del Norte, when the rice crop was in the ripening stage.
PROTECTION
The damage caused by RGB is approximately the same as that caused by the rice bug: unfilled grains due to early infestation and mottled dark brown grains from later infestations. We found three weedy rice biotypes from Aurora and Iloilo (WR-B3, WR-Ilo2 and WR-Ilo3) with resistance.
RICE CHEMISTRY AND FOOD
We conducted a consumer preference study for raw and cooked rice qualities in rainfed and saline areas in Pangasinan to facilitate the recommendation of location-specific release of varieties with grain quality (GQ) as one of the most important criteria.
SCIENCE
We promoted our developed food products and the healthy consumption of rice-based vegetables and brown rice. We wrote the paper "Maternal Factors Affecting Child Nutrition of Rice-Based Farming Families in Central Luzon, Philippines."
RICE ENGINEERING
AND MECHANIZATION
Can work on wet muddy soil condition Technology status: Ready for field testing Local riding type rice transplanter. Locally manufactured and assembled Technology status: For piloting (funded by DOST-PCAARRD before its promotion and commercialization) in 2017-2018.
SEED
TECHNOLOGY
Two protocols showed that the P line had flowering duration of 6 – 8 days, while the S lines flowered longer by 2 days.
Research programs
FARMING WITHOUT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
It reduces the cost of pumping water as rice husk biomass will be used instead of gasoline. It uses continuous flow rice husk gasifier and an s-type tube axial air moving device.
HIGH-VALUE
PRODUCTS FROM RICE AND ITS
ENVIRONMENT
With our interest in their biomedical applications, we optimized the extraction process of anthocyanins and evaluated the anticancer properties of black and red rice bran extracts. With our interest in their biomedical applications, we optimized the extraction process of anthocyanins and evaluated the anticancer properties of black and.
COPING WITH
CLIMATE CHANGE
We have done our first field test for the capillarization system, a do-it-yourself irrigation system similar to the drip irrigation system. Intended to help farmers effectively manage the limited water supply for agricultural operations, the establishment of the system costs an average of 50 to 60%. Some components can be made from recyclable materials, such as used cotton T-shirts for the capillary wall and tarpaulin sheets for the water channels.
Its water use efficiency is 50 to 120% higher than manual irrigation, using green pepper and tomato as test crops. We then came up with the second prototype of the multi-purpose farm structure, the main feature of which is a simplified construction method using precast concrete reinforced with bamboo.
We identified several QTLs associated with root plasticity at different soil depths under soil moisture fluctuation. To help reduce breeding time, we analyzed the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and genes associated with desirable traits to develop.
BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER
CENTERS
We have finally established the protocols and methods for DNA fingerprinting and rice variety identification. We also produced and sequenced the entire genome of one rice mutant with potential resistance to bacterial leaf blight (BLB). We generated some traditional rice variety (TRV) lines introgressed with both Glh14 (green leaf hopper-resistant gene) and tsv1 (tungro-resistant gene), which showed minimal symptoms when infected with tungro disease.
Several TRV accessions were also identified as potential sources of Glh14, tsv1 or other resistance genes. We have also completed the SSIIA allele database using three single-nucleotide polymorphism markers.
APPLIED BIOLOGY CENTER FOR
THE RICE
Our initial pot experiments showed that replacing 50% of the recommended amount of NPK fertilizer with BGA did not reduce yield. Scalable systems are also being designed for the production of the edible Nostoc commune (“tabtaba”) using agricultural raw materials. The responses to ShB of rice plants treated with Bacillus spp (24.08%) were not significantly different from those of the VAM-inoculated plants (24.40%).
Actinomycetes are economically and biotechnologically the most valuable bacteria, producing half of the discovered bioactive secondary metabolites. By understanding cultural practices and soils, we aim to restore the dwindling population of BGA in rice fields.
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION
Publications
Info hubs
Press releases
Microblogs
On the ground
We have also produced 36 broadcast publications, 43 radio scripts, 21 interviews on climate change, 16 radio plugs and 2 radio dramas broadcast regularly on four free-to-air partner radio stations (eg Maunlad na Magsasaka and Bagong Sigla sa Agrikultura). Our communications experts connected with our stakeholders through 225 exchange opportunities – seminars, training programs, forums, symposia, seminars, dialogues, radio and TV interviews and conferences – that we conducted. Internally, we also improved access to our communication resources by upgrading our database system with 12,996 new photos and videos tagged, cataloged and shared on media sharing sites (Flickr/ . YouTube).
MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES
SOCIOECONOMICS
To reach our target customers more effectively, we have sent twelve technical updates on the rice industry and trade. We have consolidated our socio-economic data on rice production into one information portal called PalayStat, which is now available across the PhilRice system.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
These provided ready-made references to stations covering topics in plant breeding, soil, climate change, fertilizers, pests and diseases, gender and other related topics.
Development programs
INTENSIFIED RICE-BASED
AGRIBIOSYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
On average, we provided technical services to 50 customers every month based on Palayamanan Plus. Through our community project Palayamanan Plus in Regions 1-3 and Caraga, we have also engaged 250 farmer-beneficiaries in the agricultural, livestock and mushroom components. We have continued our work on the AgRiDOC app, which allows a farmer to view a digitally geo-referenced map of his/her farm and all its plots.
We have completed the basic design and prototype, now with the following features: farmer profile, farm/crop objects, crop cost tracking, geographic visualization, links to useful tools, embedded information and notes. We tried the unmanned aerial vehicle-based imagery with the following applications: aerial photography and videography, photogrammetry, time-lapse monitoring, location mapping, visual aid shot from above, and vegetation.
FUTURERICE
Be RICEponsible
Infomediary Campaign
Rice Science Museum
To help improve children's nutrition and preach rice conservation in Nueva Ecija, a rice-based food art competition was launched during Nutrition July, in which 37 nutritious rice-based recipes were developed. It helps in assessing, studying and analyzing the pulsating relationship between the rice plant, the farmer and the community. As such, we launched the Philippine Rice Material Culture Database and Rice Cultural History on November 3 during the presentation of the exhibition of.
Results of our cultural research on three rice-based festivals – the Carabao-Carroza in Iloilo, Pahiyas in Quezon, and Kuliglig in Nueva Ecija – will serve as the basis of the presentation of rice through the seven arts. Our research role of Rice Museum in Rice R&D won the 3rd place in the 2016 International Commission for Museums Conference in Milan, Italy.
PalaYamaNayon: The Rural Transformation Movement
Idiay Pampanga, inwayatmi ti kampania a "Saanko nga umanamong kadakami, kalpasanna aramidem" kontra iti open burning. Karaman kadagiti aktibidadmi a panag-brainstorming dagiti agribusiness workshops, panagbisita iti talon ken educational field trips kadagiti pilot sites-mi. Kadagiti lokasionmi, nangipasdekkami iti natibker a panagkakadua kadagiti kooperatiba ti pagay, gobierno ken organisasion ti kagimongan sibil.
Our "Tularan si Mang Juan", a campaign promoting excellent practices in agriculture, generated deep curiosity among netizens. Enhancing Technology Promotion and Delivery through Capacity Enhancement of Next-Gen Rice Extension Professionals and Other Intermediaries.
Project IPaD
We co-sponsored the 2016 AFNR Extension Policy Symposium, which addressed policy and other recommendations to improve the nation's extension system. Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) results revealed that the training had improved the technical knowledge, field experience and core values and attributes of the AgRiDOCs. An improved support system for REIs is also needed to maintain their motivation and ability to help.
We also participated in three international conferences, and our colleague won the best presenter award in Singapore. Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) results revealed that the training improved the technical knowledge, field experience and core.
Palayabangan
Nearly 16,000 of our customers were served through our capacity expansion initiatives, primarily serving rice and rice farmers and seed growers. The branch stations also served more than 1,500 walk-in visitors and reached more than 2,000 customers through our One-Stop Information Shops. President Duterte's creation in Los Baños made the front page of a national newspaper and attracted thousands of visitors who captured it through selfies or groupies.
Los Baños conducted four seminars on the benefits of rice and rice-based farming systems, mechanization, genetic engineering and the development of different farming groups. With funding from DA-RFO 5, Los Baños launched the 4-volume coffeetable book “Anthropological and Socio-Economic Characterization of Selected Indigenous Farming Communities in the Bicol Region”.
PHILIPPINE RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ADMINISTRATION
AMMI and GGE Biplot analyzes of multi-environment tests in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under lowland irrigation conditions in the Philippines. Orge Biochar-Based Engineering Technologies for Rice-Based Farming Communities in the Philippines: Agro-Environmental Research Challenges in Monsoon Asia. Assessing the potential of the Quingua soil series towards a more productive and sustainable lowland rice-based agriculture in the Philippines.
Accelerating the development and adoption of next-generation (next-generation) rice varieties for key ecosystems in the Philippines. Identification and selection of transgressive segregants in hybrid rice varieties released from the Philippines. Value Chain Analysis of the Philippine Rice Industry. Collection and evaluation of farmers' rice lines in lowland irrigated and rainfed areas in the Philippines.
5th Round of Regular Monitoring of Rice-Based Farm Households in the Philippines DA-Biotech Gene Mining of Yield-Related Traits in Philippine Rice Lands.
