Welcome to Research and Development Directorate:
Research and Development (R&D) is one of the main concerns of the Vice President for Research and Extension (VPRE). It is coordinated by the university's R&D Directorate, which act as the central planning, coordinating, monitoring and implementing unit for R&D activities of the university. College and special/consortia projects are linked to the directorate through College Research Coordinators and project leaders, respectively.
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MMSU Off-Season Tomato Hybrids
The three hybrids offer excellent opportunities for Ilocos farmers to venture into profitable tomato production during off-season. These are fresh market tomato type and perform better than the native cultivar as well as the recommended open-pollinated varieties. This is particularly so during periods of high intensity rainfall and strong typhoons, which are typical in the Ilocos Region. With appropriate cultural management all the three hybrids could recover from typhoon damage by producing new buds and lateral shoots/branches which subsequently produce flowers and fruits. The fruits possess the qualities preferred by local consumers, i.e., juicy and sour but are modestly susceptible to moderately resistant to cracking so these should be harvested at breaker stage or half ripe. These possess the external features of the native cultivar and thus, marketing of the product is not a problem. These hybrids mature in 62 to 67 days and have an average vine length of 137 cm to 148 cm at maturity. These produces an average fruit yield of 740 to 880 gplant -1 equivalent to 23.19 to 25.86 tha-1.
Seeds are available at the Crops Research Laboratory, Mariano Marcos State University R&D Directorate. The price/sachet at 3g is Php 50.00 which is enough to plant 150 - 200 m 2.
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MMSU GOLD
MMSU Gold is a National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) registered Carabao mango strain owned by the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU). The mother tree is found at Payao, Batac, Ilocos Norte. It is vigorous and a regular bearer. A fruit weighs 288 g; elliptical, with full cheeks and yellow skin when ripe. The flesh is also yellow, smooth and firm, sub acid (180 brix) with scanty or no fiber. Its edible portion is about 74.13% of the fruit.
MMSU Gold is now being used as a source of scion for the mass production of cleft grafted seedlings to help meet the heed for quality planting materials of grafted Carabao mango in Ilocos Norte. The foundation / scion grove at MMSU Batac had also received certification from the National Seed Quality Control Services (NSQCS). Grafted seedlings are sold at the MMSU Fruit Crops Nursery ranging from fifty to one hundred fifty pesos each (Php 50-150) depending on size.
Biogas and water treatment plant soon to operate
The MMSU will soon be operating its own Biogas and Water Treatment Plant after construction is completed by mid October this year.Dr. Nathaniel Alibuoyg, R&D Director, disclosed that the project ...
CHED confirms 2 MMSU research programs as reg’l winners
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) through its National Evaluation Committee (NEC) recently confirmed two research programs of the Mariano Marcos State University as best higher education ...
Research chief, 4 others attend int’l confab, seminars
The director of research of the Mariano Marcos State University, Dr. Nathaniel R. Alibuyog and four full-time researchers participated in separate conferences and seminars in different Asian, ...
MMSU got 2 AFMA R&D paper award
Two research papers from the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) were awarded AFMA R&D paper during the 23rd National Research Symposium (NRS) of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of ...
In reg’l stat congress:MMSU gets 5 out of 10 papers presented
The Mariano Marcos State University presented five papers related to statistics in the 1st Regional Statistics Congress held October 18 at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, City of San Fernando, La ...
Bioethanol paper, 3 others win in reg'l confab
THE PAPER " MMSU hydrous bioethanol I: Production, characterization, and testing" bagged the first place award in the best research paper category during ILARRDEC's 23rd Regional Symposium on ...
R&D directorate holds undergrad thesis tilt
As part of its tradition, the R&D Directorate once again conducted the search for the Best Undergraduate Thesis last March 30-31 at the Crops Research Laboratory One-Stop Information Shop. ...
SUBMISSION OF COLLEGE’S 2011 RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT
In view of the preparation of the 2011 Integrated R&D Accomplishment Report, college accomplishment report for 2011 should be submitted at the Office of the Director for Research on December ...
