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DOST RO I STAGE CARRAGEENAN PGP IN THE NATIONAL RICE TECHNOLOGY FORUM

Monday, April 01, 2019 12:00 AM    Views : 392by:DOST - Region1

The Department of Science and Technology-Region I (DOST RO I) joins the 8thNational Rice Technology Forum (NRTF) as it showcased the Carrageenan Plant Growth Promoter (CPGP) during its launching held at Domanpot, Asingan and Bactad East, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan  last January 24, 2019. The event is a joint efforts of the Rice Board (RB) and Department of Agriculture(DA) in partnership with the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Institute (DA-PhilRice) , Provincial Government of Pangasinan and Local Government Units of Asingan and Urdaneta City, Pangasinan.

The National Rice Technology Forum aims to promote the use of Hybrid Rice technology in the country and  to adopt the different rice planting methods such as Manual and  Mechanical Transplanting and Direct seeding. And for the first time, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) participated  in the National Rice Technology Forum  for the introduction of  new technology for Rice through  the use of Carrageenan  Plant Growth Promoter.  Carrageenan PGP is developed by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department  of Science and Technology which is extracted  from seaweeds  locally known as ‘Kanot-Kanot or Ruprupuok’ in Ilocano and subjected to irradiation  which  can  increase the yield ,  enhanced growth and induced pest and diseases in rice.

Participants to the 8th NRTF are Agri-Seed Companies namely; Advanta, Aljay, Bayer Crop Science, Corteva, Bioseed, Seedworks, Longping, Syngenta, Pioneer, SL AgriTech Corporation, Philrice, PhilSCAT, System Rice Intensification (SRI), YARA and DOST RO I. Demonstrations farms were established in a  37.5 hectares with 85 farmer cooperators who utilized various rice technologies.

The field day of 8“Increase Rice Production Through Hybrid Rice Technology” was held on March 20-22, 2019  with more or less 3,000 farmers  from Regions 1 to 13, CAR and ARMM attended the 3-day activity.

Source: http://www.region1.dost.gov.ph/20-featured-articles/354-dost-ro-i-stage-carrageenan-pgp-in-the-national-rice-technology-forum

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