PhilRice Negros Profile

PhilRice Negros

Sitio Marañon, Cansilayan, Murcia, 6129, Negros Occidental +63 917 111 7423; @

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• Established in 2003 through the collective efforts of the Department of Agriculture, Provincial Government of Negros Occidental and PhilRice • Provincial government: • lend PhP45M for the land and construction of facilities • PhilRice: • paid loan thru seeds and trainings of provincial agriculture personnel and farmers

ESTABLISHMENT

• Officer-in-Charge (2003-2009): EDGAR M. LIBETARIO

Mr.

• Officer-in-Charge (2010-2012): LEO C. JAVIER

Engr.

• Acting Director (2013-May 2017): Mr. EDGAR M. LIBETARIO

MANAGEMENT

• Officer-in-Charge (June 2017-July 2018) Mr. RIZAL G. CORALES • Director 1 (July 2018-July 2019) Engr. CAESAR JOVENTINO M. TADO • In 2010, the station was named: • Director 1 (July 2019-date) Dr GERARDO F. ESTOY

Joseph G. Marañon Rice Experiment Station

VISION: RICE-SECURE PHILIPPINES

PERSONNEL • R & D Unit • 22 technical staff • 10 field laborers • Admin Unit – 36 support staff – 13 seed inspectors

• RCEF Team – 7 officers – 14 coordinators – 1 extension – 2 comm

• Bus Dev Unit (BDU) – 3 production technical persons – 2 heavy equipment operators, – 2 warehouseman – 26 laborers

STATION FARM The station is a 90-ha land with about 75.0 ha effective area planted to rice dedicated to: a.

Serve the rice industry stakeholders Western, Central and Eastern Visayas,

of

b.

Produce seeds of nationally released and special purpose varieties,

c.

Serve as testing, evaluation and demonstration center for rice engineering and mechanization, and

d.

Conduct R&D and promotion on science and appropriate production technology primarily for rainfed and organically-grown rice, and secondarily, for irrigated rice

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

Rice Area (ha)

Average Yield (t/ha)

Aklan

29,473.29

2.98

Antique

64,477.48

3.36

Capiz

75,150.68

3.25

Guimaras

18,768.18

2.78

Iloilo

203,537.03

3.38

Negros Occ.

110,306.33

3.80

Bohol

34,057.85

2.87

Cebu

1046.84

3.16

18,929.85

2.44

382.96

2.92

556,132.10

3.10

Province

Negros Oriental Siquijor

Total

RCEF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

PHILRICE NEGROS FACILITIES

Administration and R&D Building • – a legacy of the strong support and commitment of the Negrense under the leadership of Governor Joseph G. Marañon

Seed Warehouse

• 2 units Seed Warehouse each with a capacity of 200 tons

Farm Operation Unit Building

– serves as workstation for farm operations personnel and provides shelter for various machinery and equipment.

Crop and Soil Processing Shed – processing shed with storage room for warehousing of supplies, tools, and palay harvest.

Seed Processing Shed

– Connected to warehouse and flatbed dryers, this shed houses all the seed processing activities.

Flatbed Dryers

PhilRice Flatbed Dryer

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100-200 cavans capacity per drying 43-44oC temperature maintained 8-18 hours per drying session uses rice hull as fuel (CRH as byproduct)

PhilRice-Vietnamese Reversible Flatbed Dryer

• An Automatic Weather Station where daily weather data that includes rainfall, sunshine duration, evaporation, minimum and maximum temperature, relative humidity and wind velocity are gathered and monitored

Agro-Meteorological Station

Water Supply

Reservoir for collecting and storing water for agricultural use

Water Tank for the storage and water supply of the Main Building, Warehouses and Housing Units

Housing Facilities

Five Staff houses and a Duplex Guest House serve as transient home to regular staff

Laboratory and Lodging Facilities

Palayamanan

®

Land Preparation Machinery Laboy/Power Tiller

36hp 4-wheel Tractor w/ rotavator attachment 45hp w/ disk plow

Turtle Tiller

Hand Tractor

Crop Establishment Machinery

Plastic Drum Seeder

Walk-behind Mechanical Transplanter

(Direct Seeding)

(Transplanting)

Combine Harvester • For 8-hr operation at PhilRice Negros • can harvest an area of 3ha • can consume 50 liters diesel • requires 2 persons to operate

Hybrid Rice Seed Production

Organic Rice Seed Production

Upland Rice Seed Production

PhilRice Banner Programs

(1) Variety & Seed Selection : - Used high quality seeds of a recommended variety.

(2) Land Preparation: - Well leveled field (3 & 4) Crop Establishment : -Practiced Synchronous planting after a fallow period - Sufficient no. of healthy seedlings (5) Nutrient Management: -Sufficient nutrient from tillering to early panicle initiation and flowering (6) Water Management: -Avoided excessive water or drought stress that could affect the growth & yield of the crop (7) Pest Management: -No significant yield loss due to pest (8) Harvest Management: -Cut & Threshed the crop at the right time (9) Postharvest Management: -Dried, cleaned, and stored grains properly

Station Research Initiatives

1

Research and Development for WaterScarce Environment (VIZ 213)

2

Development of optimum management practices for organic rice production system (VIZ 214)

VIZ-203 Identification of appropriate production model for drought-prone rice areas (LT Sta. Ines, et al.)

Development of suitable rice crop management for quick turn-around (QTA) system (GE Bello, et al.)

Development of ratoon management strategies specific for rice areas in the Visayas (CLC Mondejar, et al.)

Development of suitable rice crop management for quick turn-around (QTA) system (GE Bello, et al.)

Frequency of rice cropping

Cropping Pattern

VIZ-214 Baseline survey of organic rice farmers in the Visayas (CLC Mondejar, et al.)

Identification of appropriate rice genotypes for organic rice production through participatory variety selection (AD Palanog, et al.)

Validation and improvement of existing management practices for organic rice production (KV Canto, et al.)

Traditional and Modern Rice Varieties Demonstration

Traditional and modern rice varieties are being collected in various provinces in the Philippines to be characterized by their agronomic and yield qualities. Eventually, the data gathered will determine the resiliency of varieties to climate change as well their adaptability to Negros condition.

RCM Phase III: Transition to Operational Sustainability for Research and Dissemination from IRRI to DA (MAD Norbe, et al.)

Improving crop productivity in drought-prone rainfed lowlands in the Philippines with mechanized dry-direct seed technology (MP Seeder Project) (ML Romero, RP Española, et al.)

Evaluation of agronomic and yield-related traits of near isogenic lines (NILs) of qRL6.1 in NSIC Rc 160 and Rc 240 genetic backgrounds at PhilRice Negros conditions (EZS Ganela, et al.)

Evaluation of CMS parentals, breeding lines, and promising hybrids for resistance to RTV (EZS Ganela, et al.)

Staggered planting of TGMS lines in MFE sites for increased seed yield and quality (MO Palanog, SR Brena, et al.)

Station Development Initiatives

Collaborative Rice Extension for Achieving Transformation (REACT) [GF Estoy]

1

Knowledge-Sharing and Learning and Other Activities (ACS Suñer, et al.) (VIZ 211-000A)

2

DiscoveRice: Palayamanan® Plus, Varietal and Organic Options (AD Palanog, et al.) (VIZ 211-000B)

Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund

PRISM