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Major Diseases of Queen Pineapple

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Figure 1. A) Queen pineapple with Heart rot disease and B) Phytophthora cinnamomi under a microscope (100x)

A. Heart rot and root rot
• Causal Organism: Phytophthora cinnamomi
• Symptoms: soft rotting of the basal white tissues of the youngest leaves at the heart of the apical meristem; necrosis (Green and Nelson, 2015; Ceniza et al, 2018)
• Economic Importance: most destructive soil-borne pathogen with 20-30% prevalence (Shen et al., 2013)
• Distribution: As surveyed, it was observed in Ormoc City, Leyte and Silago, Southern Leyte

a. Management Options: Integration of regulatory, cultural, chemical, and biological practices (Green and Nelson, 2015); Use of antagonists Trichoderma and Penicillium sp. (Oclarit, 2018)

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Figure 2. A) Queen pineapple leaves with anthracnose disease, B) Colletotrichum gloeosporioides under microscope (100x)

B. Anthracnose
• Causal Organism: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
• Symptoms: dark, water-soaked lesions on leaves (Kumar, 2014; Ceniza et al, 2018)
• Economic importance: wide host range: coconut, mango, banana, avocado, papaya, etc. (Nelson 2008)
• Distribution: As surveyed, it was observed in Baybay City, Javier, Leyte, and Silago, Southern Leyte

a. Management Options: Carry out regular weeding and timely pruning of the infected plant parts; Plant resistant varieties (Waller, 1992); use of wood vinegar (Torres, 2018); use of plant extracts (Payot, 2018)

Leaf Blotch.pngFigure 3. A) Queen pineapple leaves with leaf blotch, B) Pestalotia sp. under a microscope (100x)

C. Leaf Blotch
• Causal Organism: Pestalotia
• Symptoms: chlorotic, water-soaked flecksthat enlarge to become dry, yellow, then red-brown, blocky to oval lesions (IPCM, 2013; Alegre et al, 2018)
• Economic Importance: Affects photosynthesis of the plant (Alegre et al, 2018)
• Distribution: It was observed pineapple fields in the Municipality of Basud and San Vicente, Camarines Norte (Alegre et al, 2018)

a. Management Options: Crop rotation, proper crop debris management, and fungicide treatments (IPCM, 2013)

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Figure 4. A) Queen Pineapple with blight disease; B) Fusarium sp. under microscope (400x)

D. QP Blight
• Causal Organism: Fusarium
• Symptoms: Drying of leaves, noticeable loss of vigor and severe injury to the vascular level (Alegre et al, 2018)
• Economic Importance: Death of plants (Alegre et al, 2018)
• Distribution: It was observed in San Lorenzo Ruiz, San Vicente, Basud, Bibirao and Calasgasan, Camarines Norte (Alegre et al, 2018)

a. Management Options: Crop rotation, proper crop debris management, and fungicide treatments (IPCM, 2013)

Leaf Spot.pngFigure 5. A) Queen pineapple with leaf spot; B) Curvularia sp. under a microscope (100x)

E. QP Leaf Spot
• Causal Organism: Curvularia
• Symptoms: Yellow, brown lesions which eventually turns dark on QP leaves (Alegre et al, 2018)
• Economic Importance: Affects photosynthesis of the plant if severe could result to death of plant (Alegre et al, 2018)
• Distribution: It was observed in San Lorenzo Ruiz, San Vicente, Basud, Bibirao and Calasgasan, Camarines Norte (Alegre et al, 2018)

a. Management Options: Crop rotation, proper crop debris management, and fungicide treatments (IPCM, 2013)

 

Queen Pineapple - Major Insect Pest

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Figure 1. Queen Pineapple fruit infested with PPMB

Description
  • Pink pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell (PPMB), is one of the major pests of pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill].
  • Belongs to Family Pseudococcidae and described as cottony, small, oval and soft-bodied sucking insect (Joy, et al., 2013).
  • Feeds on the fruits, roots, stem, and leaves of the plant (Ceniza et al, 2018)
  • Dispersed by ants (Joy et, 2013) because PPMB secreteS sweet and sticky liquid called honeydew as a by-product of its feeding (Rohrbach and Johnson, 2003).
  • Distribution: Baybay City, Javier, Ormoc City, Villaba in Leyte; Silago in Southern Leyte; San Lorenzo in Camarines Norte (QP Project 4)

Graduate School Faculty

College of Agriculture and Food Science

Department of Agronomy

Department of Agricultural Education and Extension

Department of Animal Science

Department of Development Communication

Department of Food Science and Technology

Department of Horticulture

Department of Pest Management

Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics

Department of Soil Science

 

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biological Sciences

Department of Arts,Languages and Literature

Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences

Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry

Department of Statistics

 

College of Education

Institute of Human Kinetics

Department of Teacher Education

 

College of Engineering

Department of Agricultural Engineering

 

College of Forestry and Environmental Sciences

Department of Forest Science

Institute for Tropical Ecology and Environmental Management

 

College of Management and Economics

Department of Business Management

Department of Economics

Institute of Strategic Research and Development Studies

 

 

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Graduate Faculty of Dept of Pure & Applied Chemistry

Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry

GRADUATE FACULTY

  • Teaching and Research Faculty 
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Elizabeth S. Quevedo

Associate Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. Agricultural Chemistry

Specialization

Research Interest

  • Environmental Quality Monitoring
  • Biochemical Researchers
  • Nutracentical Researchers
  • Food Quality & Food Safety Researchers

Role

  • Teaching Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Felix M. Salas

Professor VI

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. Chemistry

Specialization

  • Bioregulation Studies

Research Interest

  • Heavy Metal Pollution in the Environment
  • Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Vegetables
  • Liquid Nutrient Formalations for Hydroponics
  • Natural Product Preservatives

Role

  • Teaching Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Edgardo E. Tulin

University President

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor in Agricultural Science (Biotechnology)

Specialization

  • Bioreaction Engineering and Biotechnology

Research Interest

  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • Natural Product Chemistry
  • Soil Biochemistry

Role

  • Teaching Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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James A. Patindol

Associate Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. Food Science

Specialization

  • Food Science Biochemistry

Research Interest

  • Cereal chemistry, processing, and utilization

Role

  • Teaching Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

 

  • Teaching Faculty 
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Ma. Theresa P. Loreto

Associate Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. Biochemistry

Specialization

  • Biochemistry

Research Interest

  • Enzymes
  • Lectins

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Allan A. Ramal

Associate Professor V 

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • M. Chemistry ( Agricultural Chemistry ) 

Specialization

Research Interest

  • Natural Products
  • Environmental Risk Assessment
  • Water Analysis
  • Pesticide Chemistry
  • Air Quality Assessment

Role

  • Teaching Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

GCA 

Genesis Albarico

Instructor II 

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • MS in Chemistry 

Specialization

Research Interest

Natural products research and Or anicsynthesis

Role

  • Teaching Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

MRRT 

Mark Ryan R. Tripoli

Instructor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • MS in Chemistry 

Specialization

Research Interest

  • Computational Materials Research (Perovskites, Heusler Alloys, etc.)
  • Computational Drug Discovery (Molecular Docking, QSAR, Molecular Dynamics)

Role

  • Teaching Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

Graduate Faculty of Dept of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics

Department of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics

GRADUATE FACULTY

  • Teaching Faculty 

 

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Norberto E. Milla

Associate Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. Statistics

Specialization

Research Interest

  • Statistics education
  • Small area estimation
  • Linear models
  • Bayesian statistics

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent
 

 

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Edilberto Gonzaga Jr. 

Assistant Professor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • M.Ed in Math

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

Graduate Faculty of Dept Liberal Arts & Behavioral Sciences

Department of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences

GRADUATE FACULTY

  • Teaching and Research Faculty 
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Annie A. Parmis

Associate Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Education (Language Teaching)

Specialization

Research Interests

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Seregena Ruth L. Martinez

Associate Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. in English Language 

Specialization

Research Interests

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Rhodora Abalajen-Bande

Associate Professor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Arts in Language Teaching (Candidate)

Specialization

  • English Language Teaching

Research Interests

  • Second Language Teaching and Learning
  • Narrative Inquiry
  • Reflective Teaching

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Michael Carlo C. Villas

Assistant Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master in English

Specialization

  • Comparative Literature

Research Interest

  • Literary Theory and Criticism
  • Literary and Intellectual History
  • Translation Studies

Role

  • Graduate Research Adviser and Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

  • Teaching Faculty 
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Maria Vanessa E. Gabunada

Associate Professor III

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. in English Language and Literature

Specialization

  • Politics of Translation
  • Cebuano Literature
  • Language Imperialism

Research Interest

  • Postcolonial Translation
  • Regional Literary History
  • Linguistic Landscape
  • Translingualism

Role

  •  Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Cherry N. Rola

Associate Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Arts in Literature and Communication

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

 

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Sheena Mae P. Lubrio

Assistant Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master of Arts in Education - Language and Literacy Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Reading Educ. (candidate)

Specialization

  • Language and Literacy Education

Research Interest

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Children's Literature
  • Metacognition

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

 

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Daisy P. Acoritay

Assistant Professor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master in English

Specialization

  • English Language Teaching
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Language Pedagogy

Research Interest

  • Discourse Analysis
  • Critical Discourse Analysis
  • Critical Language Awareness
  • Language Pedagogy
  • Corpus Linguistics
  • Teacher Cognition
  • Language Assessment

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

 

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Bethlehem A. Ponce

Associate Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • PhD in Anthropology

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

Graduate Faculty of Institute of Human Kinetics

Institute of Human Kinetics

GRADUATE FACULTY

  • Teaching Faculty 
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Joselle R. Cayetano

Associate Professor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Masters of Arts in Education, Music Ed.
  • PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. (Candidate)

Specialization

  • Music Education and Physical Education

Research Interest

  • Music Education
  • Cuture and the Arts
  • Instructional Materials Development and Qualitative Research

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Florife A. Gatchalian

Associate Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • M.A.Ed Physical Education

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

 

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Charis L. Rivera

Associate Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Education major in Physical Education

Specialization

  • Physical Education

Research Interest

  • Curriculum Development
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Physical Education

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Andrew A. Mazo

Assistant Professor I

Highest Degree Attained

  • M.Ed. Physical Education

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

 

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Sheena Eunice B. Tabudlong

Assistant Professor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • M.A.Ed. Physical Education

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

 

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Mary Jean M. Sapan

Associate Professor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • M.S. Physical Education

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Aleli A. Villocino

Associate Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Education major in Physical Education

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Dennis Joel L. Cerna

Instructor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master of Education major in Physical Education

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Kevin R. Sumayang

Instructor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master of Education major in Physical Education

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Irish N. Catacutan

Instructor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master of Education major in Physical Education

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Graduate Faculty of Dept of Teacher Education

Department of Teacher Education

GRADUATE FACULTY

  • Teaching Faculty 
R Abela

Rosario P. Abela

Associate Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Education ( Early Childhood Education) 

Specialization

  • Early Childhood Education

Research Interest

  • Social Science Research

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Aure Kim

Ma. Rachel Kim L. Aure

Associate Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Education ( Research and Evaluation) 

Specialization

  • Research and Evaluation 

Research Interest

  • Social Sicence Research

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Barredo Bayron

Bayron S. Barredo

Associate Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Education ( Education Management ) 

Specialization

  • Educational Management

Research Interest

  • Social Science Research

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Bellen Joy

Joy A. Bellen

Associate Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master of Education in Biology

Specialization

  • Science Education

Research Interest

  • Social Science Research

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Manaig Marilyn

Marilyn N. Manaig

Associate Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Education (Early Childhood Education )

Specialization

  • English Languge Teaching

Research Interest

  • Social Science Research

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

MAbalhin 

Joel Q. Mabalhin

Associate Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of education ( Filipino Language Teaching ) 

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Leo A. Mamolo

Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. in Math

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Shalom Grace S. Vega

Associate Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. in Science Education

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Mark Gil A. Vega

Assistant Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • PhD in Science Education

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

Graduate Faculty of Department of Arts, Languages and Literature

Department of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences

GRADUATE FACULTY

  • Teaching and Research Faculty 
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Annie A. Parmis

Associate Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Education (Language Teaching)

Specialization

Research Interests

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Seregena Ruth L. Martinez

Associate Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. in English Language 

Specialization

Research Interests

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

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Rhodora Abalajen-Bande

Associate Professor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Arts in Language Teaching (Candidate)

Specialization

  • English Language Teaching

Research Interests

  • Second Language Teaching and Learning
  • Narrative Inquiry
  • Reflective Teaching

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Image

Michael Carlo C. Villas

Assistant Professor IV

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master in English

Specialization

  • Comparative Literature

Research Interest

  • Literary Theory and Criticism
  • Literary and Intellectual History
  • Translation Studies

Role

  • Graduate Research Adviser and Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

  • Teaching Faculty 
Image

Maria Vanessa E. Gabunada

Associate Professor III

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. in English Language and Literature

Specialization

  • Politics of Translation
  • Cebuano Literature
  • Language Imperialism

Research Interest

  • Postcolonial Translation
  • Regional Literary History
  • Linguistic Landscape
  • Translingualism

Role

  •  Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Image

Cherry N. Rola

Associate Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Doctor of Arts in Literature and Communication

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

 

Image

Sheena Mae P. Lubrio

Assistant Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master of Arts in Education - Language and Literacy Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Reading Educ. (candidate)

Specialization

  • Language and Literacy Education

Research Interest

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Children's Literature
  • Metacognition

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Temporary

 

Image

Daisy P. Acoritay

Assistant Professor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master in English

Specialization

  • English Language Teaching
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Language Pedagogy

Research Interest

  • Discourse Analysis
  • Critical Discourse Analysis
  • Critical Language Awareness
  • Language Pedagogy
  • Corpus Linguistics
  • Teacher Cognition
  • Language Assessment

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

 

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J-Annie G. Ebit

Assistant Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Master of Education (Language and Literature)

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

    • Permanent
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