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
The Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies of BS Entrepreneurship Students Batch 20162017 - 2017
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