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A. BASIC INFORMATION:
1. Title of the Project: ON-FARM ADAPTATION TRIALS OF ADLAY (Coix
lacryma Jobi. L.) AS OTHER STAPLE FOOD IN
REGION XII
2. Proponent (s)
2.1. Name and Signature :
ALIMODIN K. MACASIBAR
Designation
:
Agriculturist ll
Institution
:
DA-CEMIARC
Address
:
Amas, Kidapawan City
Telefax
:
(064) 278-3670
2.2. Name and Signature :
ISIDRO V. ABRAZADO
Designation
:
Agriculturist l
Institution
:
DA-CEMIARC
Address
:
Amas, Kidapawan City
2.3. Name and Signature :
ANGELITA F. ABRAZADO
Designation
:
Agriculturist II
Institution
:
DA CEMIARC
Address
:
Amas, Kidapawan City
Telefax
:
(064) 278 3670
Email add
:
bbette_24@yahoo.com
3. Implementing Agency
Lead Agency:

Department of Agriculture XII - Central Mindanao Integrated

Agricultural Research Center (DA-CEMIARC)
Amas,Kidapawan City

Collaborating Agency: Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU)

Municipal Local Government Units MLGU)
4. Project Duration: 2 years (Phase II)
5. Project Location: Provinces of Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and
Sarangani
6. Source of Funds:

BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (BAR)

7. Total Budget Requirement: 785,800.00

7.1Budget Requested
: 785,800.00
7.2Agency Counterpart
:
7.3 Others Sources
:

B. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
1. Rationale
Adlai (Coix lacryma jobi L.) is a freely-branching upright herb that can grow as
tall as three feet and propagates through seeds; it comes from the family Poaceae or
the grass, the same family with wheat, corn and Rice. Adlai is said to have originated
in Southeast Asia, and it is considered an alternative source of food next to rice and
corn.
According to Corpuz et. al. (2010), Philippines has been annually experiencing
rice shortage and has to import rice since 1870s to sustain the needs of the
Filipinos.
Among the many problems of insufficient production of rice are the results of
climate change and land conversion. Hence, to provide solutions to the problems of
food security, there is a need to look for alternative sources of food that can be
substituted to rice and corn in every Filipino household.
It is within this context that this R & D program is exploring indigenous plantbased products and their potential uses as alternate staple food crops necessary to
sustain food sufficiency programs of the Department of Agriculture XII and by the
year, 2013 to prevent importation of rice from other countries, since the country is
blessed with good weather condition, rich fertile soils for suitable agricultural
production.
2. Objectives
General:
The project is geared towards the conduct of On-farm Adaptability trials of
adlay as other source of food in Region XII.
Specifically:
1. To evaluate the performance of different Adlai varieties in

three

provinces of Region XII

2. To determine the growth and yield of Adlay intercropped with cash
crops
3. To produce 1,300 kg of adlay seeds for distribution to eighty (80)
interested farmers in the provinces of region XII.

3. Review of Literature
DA-BAR supports adaptability trials in Region XI, IV, V, and X through its
Regional Integrated Agricultural Research Center (RIARCs) for development of different
food products such as sinaing na adlay (which is similar to cooked rice) and other
recipes using glutinous varieties of adlay (Leyson, et. Al. 2012).
Alcala, et. al. (2011) said that apart from its nutritional value, adlay is known to
cure diabetes and some types of allergies. This crop is cooked the same manner with
rice. Adlai grows anywhere especially in the hilly lands, tolerant to pests and diseases
and resilient to drought and flood. One round of soil clearing or weeding is enough and
does not require chemical synthetic fertilizer application (Benaning, et.al. 2011).
4. METHODOLOGY
The project will be implemented by the Department of Agriculture-Central
Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center (DA-CEMIARC) Amas, Kidapawan
City in selected municipalities in every province of Region XII.
The project will be anchored in two (2) major areas:
A. On-farm Adaptation trial of different varieties of Adlay planted for wet
and dry season
B. Yield performance of Adlay intercropped with cash crops.
C. Seed multiplication of the best three (3)
Adlai varieties for distribution to farmers of region Xll.
On-farm adaptation trial of adlay varieties/strains in Region XII
The on-farm trials of Adlay will be conducted in four (4) provinces of
Region XII: North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato and Sarangani.
Each province will be utilizing an area of 2,500 sqm to be planted with three (3)
best Adlay varieties for three (3) farmer cooperators. Conduct of farmers field
day in every province will be conducted for crop promotion of promising varieties
and cultural management.

Yield production of Adlai intercropped with cash crop

The project will be established in DA-CEMIARC Experimental Area for the
yield production of adlay and cash crops. Strip cropping system method of
planting will be followed: adlai / mungbean and adlay / peanut, planting will be
in three rows for adlay and another three rows for the cash crop respectively.
Seed Multiplication and Distribution of Adlay varieties to the farmers
The Adlai seeds produced in different on-farm trials
In the province will be processed into seeds for distribution to the farmers, and
Also Seed Increased will be conducted in selected Station of the Department in
the region. This is to ensure availability of seeds for promotion and out scaling
activities for adlay.
The researchers will conduct a series of trainings on the Package of
Technology (POT) on Adlay production and its products and by products
promotion.
STRATEGIES OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
a.

Project Coordination: At the start of project implementation, coordination

with LGU officials is necessary to pre-arrange/determine the roles and
responsibilities between researchers and LGU partners. Identification
of project sites will also emanate from Municipal Agriculturist office
where the project will be conducted.

b.

Pre-implementation meeting.

Conduct of pre-planning with project

implementers and partners (PLGU & MLGU) in Region XII (Cotabato,

Sultan Kudarat, (South Cotabato & Sarangani) is necessary to
determine their responsibility in the implementation of the project.
c. Site Selection and Validation: Project site will be selected and validated
by the researchers in the area identified

by the LGU-Municipal

Agriculturist. The area must be accessible to transportation and the

selected farmer Cooperator is willing to allocate a certain portion of
his/her land of more or less 2,500 sqm.

d. Selection of Farmer Cooperator: To facilitate the project implementation,

farmer cooperator will be selected based on the criteria set by the
project based on the guidelines in the conduct of On-Farm Research
(OFR).

The experimental sites will be research-managed and role the of

cooperators is to take good care of the crops/plants not to be destroyed

by animals. The cooperators will be also oriented on the mechanics of
project implementation and its responsibility to the project.
e. Project Establishment: Project establishment will be headed by the DACEMIARC researchers in partnership with the Municipal Agriculturist (MA)
in the locality where the project is conducted. The researchers will be also
responsible for the gathering of data and maintenance of the crop until
harvest.
f. Project Design: The project will be carried out in Randomized Complete Block
Design (RCBD). Each province will represent one (1) replication across
the farm, Three (3) varieties of Adlay will be planted in one (1) cropping
season (either wet & dry season).
g. Soil Sampling and Analysis: After the identification of sites, soil samples will
be collected evenly in the whole experimental area and submitted to the
soils laboratory for analysis as basis of fertilizer application.
h. Land Preparation: The land will be prepared thoroughly with one (1) plowing
and two harrowings. Plow early to allow enough time between plowing
and harrowing to ensure effective control and decomposition of weeds.
i. Field Lay-out: An area of 2,500 sqm for the project will be divided into three (3)
sub-plots to accommodate the three (3) varieties of Adlay. Every
experimental area will be representing one replication per province. Each
plot will measure 20 meters in width and 125 meters in length consisting
twenty two (22) rows per plot. These will be planted in a space of 90 cm
between rows and 60 cm between plants, each plot will be provided with
2.5 cm alley to determine that each plot corresponds with different variety
of Adlay.
j. Fertilizer Application: Since the crop is without specific fertilizer
recommendation, the project will be using low level of fertilizer application
based on the results of soil analysis gathered in every location of the
sites. All P & K and of N will be applied basally and remaining of of

N will be applied 75

days after planting and thereafter no fertilizer

application will be applied.

k. Planting and Thinning: Furrowing of the experimental area will be done on the
day scheduled for planting. Planting will be done by manual method at 3
to 4 seeds per hill spaced of 90 cm between rows and 60 cm between
hills and cover the seeds with approximately 2 3 cm thick of fine soil.
Thinning will be done 20 days after planting leaving 3 to 4 plants per hill.
l. Weeding and Cultivation: Weeds will be controlled through manual weeding
and this will be done when 30% of weeds are associated in the crop.
Shallow cultivation (off barring) will be done at 30-40 days after planting.
m. Hilling-up: will be done 75 days after planting (DAP) at the same time the
application of the remaining Nitrogen fertilizer. This will be done
through the application of N along the Adlai furrows followed by plowing
along the center of the crop using animal drawn. Weeding or cultivation
will not be done until the crop is harvested.
n. Insect Pest and Diseases Observation: Since the crop is newly introduced in
Region XIl, control of pest and diseases is not the priority. Instead, Insect
pest and diseases attacking/infecting Adlay plants will be rated according
to the extent of damage.
o. Harvesting and Threshing: Harvesting will be done when the crops reached
the 80 90% maturity, usually 5 6 months from planting. The harvested
panicles will be threshed through the use of corn Sheller and will be dried
to 14% Moisture Content (MC).
p. Farmers field Day. Before the crop is harvested, conduct of farmers field day
will be done in one site per province to disseminate the importance of
Adlay as an alternative source of food and disseminate Package of
Technology (POT) developed through series of adaptability trials
conducted in different provinces and to elaborate further that there are
several promising varieties of adlay identified in the Region that can
tolerate a wide range of climatic condition.

q. Trainings. The researchers will be conducting a series of training on the

Package of Technology (POT) on adlay production and its products and
By products promotion.
5. Data to be gathered:
a. On Farm Trial (OFR):
1. Days to emergence & seedling vigor (50% germination)
2. Days to flowering (50%)
3. Leaf characteristics (erect/droopy) 10 sample plants
4. Stem color of varieties 10 SP
5. Pest and disease incidence - after 15, 45, 70 DAP and at maturity
(name of pest/disease, degree of infestation (slight,
moderate,severe)
6. Days to maturity (80% matured grain)
7. No. of Leaves at maturity
8. No. of tillers/hill 10SPH
9. Plant height at maturity 10 SP (base up to tip)
10. No. of productive tillers/hill 10 SPH
11. Lodging (%)
12. No. of panicles produced per hill/2 10SPH
13. Length of panicle (cm) 10 SPH (main stem and tillers)
14. No. of grains/panicle (main stem and tillers) 10 SPH
15. Herbage yield per unit area (9.75 sqm) fresh weight (kg/ha)
16. Moisture content of grain at harvest
17. Grain yield at 14% MC (9.75 sqm) three rows by 6 hills kg/ha
18. Cost and return analysis
19. Fresh Weight of 20 Panicles (kgm)
20. Fresh Weight of Adlay Grains (20 sample plants)
21. Dry Weight of Adlay Grain (20 sample plants)
b. Intercropping Adlai with cash crops
1. Days of emergence & seedling vigor
2. Days to flowering
3. Pest & disease incidence
4. Days to maturity

5. Plant height at maturity

6. No. of productive tillers/hill
7. Lodging percentage
8. Yield/Ha of Adlay
9. Yield/Ha of Cash crop
10. Cost and Return analysis
c. Seed Multiplication and Distribution of adlay promising varieties
1. Grain yield (kg/ha)
2. Kilograms of seeds distributed and area planted/province
3. Economic analysis (production and profit)
Labor requirement
Materials and supplies
Post harvest handling cost

Literature Cited

BAR Chronicle, 2012.

Benaning, M. N. 2011.

Leyson, E. D. 2012.

Champion Crop of the Subanen Tribe. Vol. 13 no.2.

February 12,2012
NGOs Support adlai seed production. Manila Bulletin.
Publishing Corporation, January 22,2011.
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Adaptability trial of Adlai. Sole Vision