R&D Thrusts and Programs

The university R&D Agenda and Programs includes an array of researchable areas/activities along the eight fields of science: agriculture, business and economics, industry and energy, education, fisheries, health, forestry, and environment.

Research Title Duration
Performance evaluation of promising indigenous timber species in different management strategies under hilly denuded condition in Ilocos Norte2017 - 2021
Evaluation of the Genetic Structure of Selected Garlic Populations in Ilocos Using Microsatellites for the Non-conventional Breeding of an Improved Variety2017 - 2018
Decoding the Cultural Hermeneutics of I.N. Hymns and Marches2017 - 2018
Investigation on the Properties of Bokashi and Development of Its Application Technology2017 - 2020
Species-site suitability assessment of some indigenous timber species in denuded areas2017 - 2021
Development of Postharvest Strategies to Prolong the Shelf Life of Bulb Crops and Vegetables Grown in the Ilocos (Project)2017 - 2020
Screening and Evaluation of Indigenous Plants for Health and Other Applications2017 - 2020
Sustainable Seed Production of Tomato Hybrids for Off-Season Planting (Proj)2017 - 2020
Phenologcal events and pest incidence of different varieties of garlic in Ilocos Norte2017 - 2019
Livelihood on Coastal Resources in Selected Coastal Areas in Ilocos Norte: Socio- Economic Dimension2017 - 2019
Multilocation trial of different promising varieties of garlic (Phase II)2017 - 2020
A corpus-based exploration on lexical innovations in L2 writings across generations: The case of Ilocano speakers of English2017 - 2019
Shelf life studies, stirability and viability of garlic planted at different dates2017 - 2019
Evaluation and enhancement of the research directorate management information system (RDMIS) application and its information systems quality2017 - 2019
Pest and natural enemies associated in garlic as affected by change in environment2017 - 2020
Establishment of a Community-based Bioethanol Industry and Continued Research and Development on the Feasibility of Hydrous Bioethanol as Biofuel Blend2016 - 2017
2017 Citizen Satisfaction Report for Laoag City, Ilocos Norte2016 - 2017
Innovation of Modified Smoke House2016 - 2017
Evaluation on the pre-formulation, formulation and stability parameters of dragon fruit2016 - 2018
Pre-Formulation, Formulation and Quality Assessment of Dragon Fruit Products2016 - 2018
Nutritional Analysis of Dragon Fruit Food Products2016 - 2018
Assessment on the pre-formulation, formulation and stability of Dragon Fruit herbal supplements2016 - 2018
Resource and biological assessment of corals, seaweeds, seagrasses, mangroves, invertebrates, fin fishes and integrated coastal resources management program in Ilcos Norte2016 - 2018
Development of Cultural Management Technology for the Increased Productivity of the Less-known Yam Species (Study 2)2016 - 2022
Evaluation of Different Varieties/Accessions of Less-known Yam Species for Yield and Acceptability (Study 1)2016 - 2022
Enhancing the Economic Potentials of the Less-known Yam Species Through Product Development (Study 3)2016 - 2022
Development of a Technology to Increase the Productivity of the Less-Known Yam Species2016 - 2022
Selection of promising ‘varietes’ of alokon2016 - 2018
Biology and phenology of Alokon2016 - 2018
Evaluation of Different Sweet Potato Accessions in the Ilocos (Sty. 1)2016 - 2018