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September 1-30, 2014 Official Publication of the UPLB College of Agriculture Volume 3 No. 9
Dr. Pablito M. magdalita, CA research coordinator, pre- One thing which the students would probably not
sented the proposal. He said that the said office would en- forget about their visit is, when they had fun eating
hance the role played by research in the operation of CA and balot, a boiled egg with unfertilized embryo from a
will emphasize the administration of research in the college. mallard duck, in Victoria, Laguna.
The proposal will be submitted to the Office of the Chan- The said visit was part of the Overseas Practice
cellor. (Domingo E. Angeles) for International Cooperation Studies Unit of the stu-
dents of OUAVM. (Imelda M. Gesmundo)
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CLUSTER NEWS *
campus which will offer post graduate training program on the
use and application of high-end analytical equipment. The
graduates of the program can serve as technicians in analyti-
cal laboratories in the university and the industry. Dean Ange- Animal and Dairy Sciences
les informed the visitors that the UP System has acquired
through donation a sizeable area in Clark Air Base, Pampan- Demonstration on Organic Vegetable Pro-
ga which TUAT may utilize as its satellite campus. duction; ICM site, Purok Silangan, Brgy. Hor-
nalan, Calamba City; Sept. 4, Dr. Mafeo B.
Students of the Graduate School of Agricultural Conducted loss assessment of cassava; Isabela, Sept.
Sciences; Kobe University, Sept, 20-27; Dr. 15-19; Dr. Josephine U. Agravante, Dr. Edralina P.
Christian Joseph R. Cumagun as lecturer on Serrano, Dr. Dormita R. Del Carmen and Ryan Antho-
Plant Pathology ny O. Lualhati
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FOREIGN TRAVELS* Dr. Christian Joseph R. Cumagun, associate
dean and professor, CA and CPC, respectively;
delivered lectures on plant pathology to students
Dr. Rommel C. Sulabo, professor, Animal and Dairy of the Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences
Sciences Cluster (ADSC); served as resource speaker at Kobe University, Japan; September 20-27.
and presented the topics entitled, Considerations in
Using Alternative Feed Ingredients in Swine Diets in
Southeast Asia and Nutritional Strategies to Minimize Filma C. Calalo, assistant professor, ASC; par-
Feed Production Cost and Improve Farm Profitability ticipated in the 5th Global Forum for Rural Advi-
at U.S. Soybean Export Councils Technical Servicing sory Services Annual Conference; Buenos
Activity; Indonesia; September 1-6. Aires, Argentina; September 21-29.
Bong M. Salazar, assistant professor, Crop Science Dr. Desiree M. Hautea, research professor,
Cluster (CSC); participated in the 2012 Norman E. Bor- CSC; met with Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Com-
laug International Agricultural Science and Technology pany Limited (MAHYCO) officials for technical
Fellowship Program Global Cocoa Initiative (Cacao and business discussions on collaborative pro-
Borlaug Fellowship Program) at the Department of jects with MAHYCO; Dalwalwadi, India; Septem-
Natural Resources and Environmental Management of ber 22-26.
the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Re-
sources in University of Hawaii; Manca, Honolulu, Ha- Dr. Desiree M. Hautea, research professor, par-
waii; September 1- October 31.
ticipated in the 7th Meeting of Conference of
Parties serving as the meeting of parties to the
Dr. Reynaldo A. Comia, associate professor, Agricul- Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; Pyongyang,
tural Systems Cluster (ASC); presented a paper enti- Republic of Korea; September 27 to October 3.
tled Conservation Tillage Effects on Soil Conditions
and Crop Yield in Corn-Based and Agroforestry Pro-
duction Systems in the Philippines during the seminar Dr. Nestor C. Altoveros, associate professor,
on Soil Management at the Department of Soil and CSC; attended the informal stakeholder work-
Environmental Science; Uppsala, Sweden; September shop convened by Meridian Institute and hosted
6-14. by Biodiversity International to discuss the im-
plementation of the International Treaty on Plant
Dr. Susan A. Bacud, university researcher, Crop Pro-
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture with
particular attention to benefit - sharing related
tection Cluster (CPC); attended the 4th International
issues; Rome, Italy; September 28 to October 1
Conference on Building Resilience; visited and estab-
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lished collaboration with researchers from the Universi- *Compiled by Imelda M. Gesmundo and Erlinda A.
ty of Salford and University of Huddersfield; Salford Balot
Quays, United Kingdom; September 6-21.