Category: Agriculturists

Dr. Gelia Castillo was a great rural sociologist and renowned internationally. Her books are major and authoritative works on Philippine Agricultural and Rural Development. Her manuscript All in a Grain of Rice is the first…

A known scientist, educator and administrator, Dr. Leopoldo Castillo was born on November 15, 1921. He has contributed essential research information in the development of the livestock and poultry industries in animal nourishment and supervision….

Dr. Salcedo Eduardo was renowned because of his excellent researches on parasites of livestocks populace with stress on the basic aspects of Helminthology. His workings extensively contributed in the undertaking of sound control procedures in…

He was recognized because of his scientific and technical contributions to the growth of Sex Reversal and Hatchery Techniques that help the commercial fabrication of high yielding market-size tilapia in the Philippines and other nations….

Emil Javier is a famous scientist with his capacity to envision and put into action practical approaches to the troubles that tropical agriculture face in a developing country. He is alert of the small farmer’s…

Dr. Ricardo Lantingan was famous on his research on cytoplasmic inheritance of hypersensitivity to an illness in maize, a finding that has formed awareness along with biologists of the significance of genetic variety as a…

Dr. Faustino Orillo was renowned because of his excellent contributions to Philippine agriculture. He was born on February 16, 1921. Dr. Orillo’s researches in plant pathology helped pave the way to minimize losses suffered by…

Born on November 15, 1946. For his excellent pioneering research in leadership and promotion of natural products chemistry and biotechnology which have led to significant growth and development in these fields in the Philippines.

Born on September 20, 1931. Dr. Ramirez is recognized for her researches in biochemical genetics and cytogenetics. She has been working on the genetic systems controlling the makapun o endosperm of coconut; the genetics of…

Born on February 4, 1916. Dr. Velascos’s pioneering and promising works in various areas of plant physiology such as mineral nutrition, photopediorism, chemical weed control and plant growth in general, have provided the basis of…