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
Enhancing productivity and quality of aromatic rice cultivars through improved cultural and postharvest management practices and product development2017 - 2020
Perceptions of success among MMSU graduates under the expanded tertiary education equivalency and accreditation program (ETEEAP)2017 - 2018
What every beginning reader should know: The first 1000 commonly used Ilokano words/ A dictionary of the First 1000 Commonly Used Ilokano Words2017 - 2018
Mother Tongue-Based-Multilingual Education-The MMSU-LES Experience: Basis for the Development of a Professional Learning Program2017 - 2018
The Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies of BS Entrepreneurship Students Batch 20162017 - 2017
Accelerating, Promotion and Adoption of Less-known Yam production and utilization technologies Through Capacity Building approach2017 - 2020
Species-site suitability assessment of some indigenous timber species in denuded areas2017 - 2021
Assessment and selection of suitable indigenous timber species under denuded hilly areas in Ilocos Norte2017 - 2021
Investigation on the Properties of Bokashi and Development of Its Application Technology2017 - 2020
Development of seismic maps and estimating earthquake risk in MMSU main campus2017 - 2017
Development of Porous Ceramics Utilizing Ilocos Norte Red Clay Deposits for Evaporative Cooling Application2017 - 2018
Optimization of Silica Synthesis from Rice Hull for Advance Ceramic Applications2017 - 2018
Decoding the Cultural Hermeneutics of I.N. Hymns and Marches2017 - 2018
Evaluation of the Genetic Structure of Selected Garlic Populations in Ilocos Using Microsatellites for the Non-conventional Breeding of an Improved Variety2017 - 2018
Performance evaluation of promising indigenous timber species in different management strategies under hilly denuded condition in Ilocos Norte2017 - 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
POSTHARVEST STRATEGIES TO PROLONG THE SHELF LIFE OF SHALLOT ONION GROWN IN THE ILOCOS2017 - 2019
Ic. Investigation on the Influence of Bokashi Technology on the Development, Growth Performance and Productivity of Various Vegetables and Cereals2017 - 2019
Shelf life studies, stirability and viability of garlic planted at different dates2017 - 2019
Multilocation trial of different promising varieties of garlic (Phase II)2017 - 2020
Phenologcal events and pest incidence of different varieties of garlic in Ilocos Norte2017 - 2019
Pest and natural enemies associated in garlic as affected by change in environment2017 - 2020
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT OF TISSUE -CULTURED KLUAI NAMWA BANANA VARIETY UNDER NURSERY AND FIELD CONDITION2017 - 2019
Evaluation and enhancement of the research directorate management information system (RDMIS) application and its information systems quality2017 - 2019
Verification of the MMSU Tomato Storage Technology2017 - 2019
Livelihood on Coastal Resources in Selected Coastal Areas in Ilocos Norte: Socio- Economic Dimension2017 - 2019
Research and Development on Black Garlic Production and Food Product Development2017 - 2019
A corpus-based exploration on lexical innovations in L2 writings across generations: The case of Ilocano speakers of English2017 - 2019
Sustainable Seed Production of Tomato Hybrids for Off-Season Planting (Proj)2017 - 2020