Locally derived food, feed, and environment technologies of UPLB-BIOTECH were introduced to around 150 farmers, women’s group members, and Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) faculty and students in the coastal town of Infanta, Quezon during the Stakeholders Forum and Orientation on Products, Innovation, and Services of UPLB-BIOTECH on 15 August...
BIOTECH researchers mentor Philippine Science High School students
Eleven Philippine Science High School (PSHS) students from the CALABARZON Region Campus learned new scientific techniques and honed their critical thinking skills under the supervision of scientists and researchers of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), through the PSHS Science...
Oryzinc™ – A Sustainable Solution for Rice Biofortification and Soil Zinc-Solubilization
Did you know that one of the most important micronutrients for plant growth and development is also a vital nutrient for human health? Zinc, a mineral often overlooked, plays a crucial role in plant and human biology. Without enough zinc in the soil, plants can suffer from stunted growth, lower...
BIOTECH trains state universities, government regulatory agency on laboratory techniques for chemical and electron microscopy analysis
Researchers, faculty, staff, and students from Laguna State Polytechnic University, Batangas State University (Alangilan and Borbon Campuses), Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, University of Immaculate Concepcion, UP Mindanao, UPLB; and technical staff from the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry learned about basic biological sample preparation techniques for...
Insulin plant beverage gets boost from UPLB-BIOTECH’s MONASCUS red
With this, InsuPlus, originally called InsuJuice, stands to benefit people who have elevated blood sugar or those with diabetes and those who have high body cholesterol levels. InsuPlus, a beverage made of extracts from the leaves of insulin plants or spiral flag (Chamaecostus cuspidatus), is a product of Ultimate Sams Herbs, a startup company based...
UPLB-BIOTECH technology enhances hog immunity and rids farms of stench
What? This microscopic, single-celled organism can really enhance the immunity of swine from diseases and help get rid of the stench that swine-raising causes. Yes! This group of good bacteria promises to save the day, as it has for some backyard hog raisers in the province of Batangas. But not...
UPLB-BIOTECH’s Bio N may help ease PH farmers’ fertilizer woes
Philippine agriculture is taking a hit from multiple fronts in the midst of the war waged by Russia in Ukraine. One of these is the shortage of and skyrocketing prices of fertilizers caused by the increase in oil prices and because 40% of the global requirement of fertilizers comes from...
It’s alive! Mykovam, the hardworking biofertilizer
Imagine that by applying a fertilizer once in a plant’s early life, it gets a major upgrade thereafter. Visualize little fungi helpers clinging to the plant’s roots to supply additional moisture and nutrients, in exchange for a share of plant sugars. This is the mechanism by which biofertilizer Mykovam works...
Use Bio N today, keep high farm costs away
Almost 40 years after its discovery, the Bio N biofertilizer of the UPLB-National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (UPLB-BIOTECH) continues to ease the burdens of struggling farmers who have found it extremely difficult to keep up with the high prices of chemical fertilizers. Ricky Mabunga, a farmer-businessman in Isabela...
UPLB-BIOTECH’s Probiotics for Aquaculture are a fish farmer’s best friend
Known as good bacteria, probiotics have been proven beneficial to human health, the agriculture and fisheries, and various industries. A probiotics technology developed by the UPLB-National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (UPLB-BIOTECH) has been helping fish farmers in Nueva Vizcaya improve and increase their yield. Eliazar B. De Guzman,...