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
Development of Value-adding Processed Products of Sweet Potato (Sty 3)2016 - 2018
R&D on the Indigenous Vegetable Alokon (Allaeanthus luzonicus)2016 - 2024
Research and Development on Black Garlic Production and Food Product Development2016 - 2018
Enhancing the adoptability of organic-based technologies through the establishment of a techno demo farm2016 - 2020
Enhanced Production System and Development of Value Adding Products of Sweet Potato in the Ilocos (Proj)2015 - 2019
Needs and Problems of Mariano Marcos State University Students with Absentee Parents2015 - 2015
Profile of dragonfruit growers and assessment of dragonfruit industry in Ilocos Norte2015 - 2016
Pagbuo at Pagbalideyt ng Batayang-Sanayang Aklat ng Masining na Pagpapahayag2015 - 2016
Pagbuo at Pagbalideyt ng Batayan at Sanayang Aklat sa Filipino 1 at 22015 - 2016
Adoption of the Improved Tomato Storage Technology by Rural Women/Housewives2015 - 2015
Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of a Mobile Cloth Press Electric Flat Iron2015 - 2015
Assessment of the Dragonfruit Industry in Ilocos Norte2015 - 2016
Germplasm Characterization of MMSU Cassava Collections in the Ilocos (Study 1)2015 - 2020
Characterization, Evaluation and Utilization of MMSU Cassava Collections for Subsistence Households in Marginal Areas of Ilocos Norte2015 - 2020
Batayang-Sanayang Aklat ng Panitikan ng Pilipinas2015 - 2018
Sanayang Aklat sa Masining na Pagpapahayag (Filipino 3)2015 - 2018
Varietal Evaluation of Promising Peanut Lines and Varieties at MMSU (Study 1)2015 - 2016
Pagbuo at Pagbalideyt ng Batayang-Sanayang Aklat sa Panitikan ng Pilipinas2014 - 2016
Assessment and Optimization of Water Consumption of Major Rice-based Crops Under Rainfed Lowland Conditions in Ilocos Norte2014 - 2018
Documentation of the Traditional and Conventional (Indigenous Knowledge) Health Practices with Regard to Weather Extreme (Study 3)2014 - 2015
Genomic DNA Yield in Cattle Using Different Methods of Isolation2014 - 2015
Psychosocial Risk Factors for Work-Related Stress Among Teachers of Mariano Marcos State University2014 - 2015
Spatial Analysis of Tourism Attractions and Support Services in Ilocos Norte2014 - 2015
Varietal Development, Evaluation and Maintenance of Legumes in the Ilocos2014 - 2018
Performance Evaluation of OPVs and Glutinous Corn Varieties (Study 4)2014 - 2018
Evaluation of Different Tomato Lines in the Ilocos (Study 2)2014 - 2018
Performance Evaluation of New Entry Yellow Corn Hybrids (Study 3)2014 - 2018
Performance Evaluation of Old Entry Yellow Corn Hybrids (Study 2)2014 - 2018
Varietal Selection, Maintenance, and Seed Production of Glutinous Corn (Study 1)2014 - 2018
Evaluation of Pole Sitao Lines in the Ilocos (Study 1)2014 - 2018