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Generally, land plants of the northern hemisphere have higher frost resistance than those of the southern hemisphere. [1] An example of a frost resistant plant is Drimys winteri which is more frost-tolerant than naturally occurring conifers and vessel-bearing angiosperms such as the Nothofagus that can be found in its range in southern South ...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) is a council of the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines government. The council aims to help national research and development efforts in agriculture, forestry, and natural resources of the Philippines. It does so by ...
Agriculture in the Philippines is a major sector of the economy, ranking third among the sectors in 2022 behind only Services and Industry. Its outputs include staples like rice and corn, but also export crops such as coffee , cavendish banana , pineapple and pineapple products, coconut , sugar , and mango . [ 1 ]
In the field of scientific studies as a research agricultural school, CPU College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Sciences has programs in extension and research in crop science and propagation, Philippine native chicken, aquaculture, green agricultural technology, soils and earth sciences, environmental sciences and resources.
With Republic Act No. 8435 or the Agriculture and Fishery Modernization Act (AFMA), BPRE coordinates with the Post-Harvest Horticulture, Training and Research Center of the University of the Philippines Los Baños to determine postharvest technologies that can help the country's fisheries and agricultural industries. [2]
The Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) is a research institute of the University of the Philippines Los Baños.It is the national biotechnology research center and repository for all crops other than rice, which is handled by the Philippine Rice Research Institute.
Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical, civil, electrical, food science, environmental, software, and chemical engineering to improve the efficiency of farms and agribusiness enterprises [1] as ...
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is a government corporate entity attached to the Department of Agriculture created through Executive Order 1061 on November 5, 1985 (as amended) to help develop high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies for farmers.