Molecular Plant Breeding Laboratory
About
It is a specialized laboratory that utilizes molecular techniques for varietal improvement of various crops. The lab’s activities are centered in the university’s core functions of instruction, research, and extension.
Services/Analysis Offered
Training on Molecular Techniques
Facilities and Equipment
PCR machine
Spectrophotometer
Gel Documentation System
Gel electrophoresis
Seed Science and Technology Laboratory
About
Catering seed-related needs of students, researchers, faculty, as well as public & private entities & groups; it is a venue for the conduct of new and innovative seed research & activities.
Services/Analysis Offered
Germination and Viability Tests, Moisture Content Test, Seed Vigor Tests
Facilities and Equipment
Oven
Desiccators
Multi-gran moisture meter
Seed divider
Microscope
Top Load balance/
Seed grinder
Macapuno Propagation Laboratory
About
The laboratory that houses one of the most significant breakthroughs in coconut research during the 20th century, i.e. the Macapuno Coconut Embryo Culture Technology; the technique has allowed the propagation of pure macapuno-bearing trees, one that is not possible by the conventional growing of trees from seednut.
Services/Analysis Offered
Provides quality embryo-cultured macapuno planting materials
Facilities and Equipment
Analytical balance
Distilling apparatus
Inoculation chamber
Autoclave
Culture rooms
Jardin de Hierbas
About
A garden of medicinal plants, culinary herbs, spices and oil-bearing plants; showcases some of the commonly used medicinal plants that the Philippine Department of Health recommended or its medicinal value in the relief and treatment of various ailments.
Services/Analysis Offered
Garden tour and provision of available quality planting materials and plant samples
Facilities and Equipment
Garden of medicinal plants, culinary herbs, spices and plants-yielding essences
Environmental Physiology Laboratory
About
This laboratory is the hub of research on the interactions between crop and its environment, systems agronomy and crop responses to stress environments using state-of-the-art equipment.
Services/Analysis Offered
Plant tissue drying; analysis of living, intact leaves and other plant parts for study
Facilities and Equipment
Analytical and Top loading balances
SPAD Chlorophyll meter
Tensiometer
Light meter
Plant Canopy Analyzer
Plant Tissue Culture Facility
About
The facility that provides services involving the methods of in vitro culture or micropropagation for research, breeding and propagation of various crops.
Services/Analysis Offered
Training on banana tissue culture
Facilities and Equipment
Microscopes (Compound and Stereo)
Laminar flow hood
Shaker
Analytical balance
Autoclave
Culture rooms
Plantation Crops Processing Laboratory
About
The laboratory that focuses on the demonstration of the primary processing of plantation crops such as abaca, rubber, coffee and cacao.
Services/Analysis Offered
Primary processing for coffee, abaca, cacao and rubber; can provide for available planting materials of coffee and cacao
Facilities and Equipment
Coffee grinder and roaster
Areas for plantation crops multiplication
Fruit Crops Nursery
About
The Fruit Crops Nursery plays an important role in the production of fruit tree seedlings for instruction, research and extension. It is also a venue for training, lecture and demonstration to various clients interested in different techniques of asexual propagation, as it is peopled with technical know-how on plant propagation as well as ample supply of good materials for these procedures.
Services/Analysis Offered
Training/Lecture-Demo of Asexual Propagation; seedlings and grafted plants for sale
Facilities and Equipment
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Shed house
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Elevated seed beds
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Screenhouse
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Potting area
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Mist beds
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Laboratory room
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Lecture hall
Crop Breeding and Genetic Resource Laboratory
About
The laboratory that specializes in plant research on genetic resources conservation and management, breeding, cultivated plant systematics and other allied fields. It houses the Philippine herbarium of cultivated plants.
Services/Analysis Offered
Species and/or varietal authentication of crops (through molecular and/or morphological characterization)
Facilities and Equipment
Growth chambers
Gel electrophoresis machine
PCR machine
Analytical balance
Water purification system
Drying oven
Microtome
Microscopes (Compound and Stereo)
Fume hood
Laminar flow hood
Microcentrifuge
Desiccator cabinet and jars
Ultra-low freezer